Eighty-sixth Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 6, 2009 | – January 4, 2011||||
Election | 2008 General Election | ||||
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Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President | James Metzen | ||||
Majority Leader | Lawrence Pogemiller | ||||
Minority Leader | David Senjem | ||||
Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | Margaret Anderson Kelliher | ||||
Majority Leader | Anthony Sertich | ||||
Minority Leader |
Marty Seifert, Kurt Zellers |
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Party control | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
The eighty-sixth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 6, 2009 and ended upon the beginning of the next Legislature in January 2011. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the 2006 General Election, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the 2008 General Election.
Two special sessions were held. The first was for several hours on May 17, 2010, to complete a budget bill. The second special session was held October 18, 2010, to provide disaster relief to flood areas in Southern Minnesota.
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present
Minnesota Legislators Past and Present, 86th Session
Results of Special Elections for the Minnesota Legislature, 1971-present