Eighty-seventh Minnesota Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Jurisdiction | Minnesota, United States | ||||
Meeting place | Minnesota State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 4, 2011 | – January 8, 2013||||
Election | 2010 General Election | ||||
Website | www |
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Minnesota State Senate | |||||
Members | 67 Senators | ||||
President | Michelle Fischbach | ||||
Majority Leader |
Amy Koch, David Senjem |
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Minority Leader | Tom Bakk | ||||
Party control | Republican Party | ||||
Minnesota House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 134 Representatives | ||||
Speaker | Kurt Zellers | ||||
Majority Leader | Matt Dean | ||||
Minority Leader | Paul Thissen | ||||
Party control | Republican Party |
The eighty-seventh Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 2011 and ended upon the beginning of the next Legislature in January 2013. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were all elected during the 2010 General Election.
Two special sessions were held. The first was held on July 19–20, 2011, to complete the passage of budget bills. The second was held on August 24, 2012, to provide disaster assistance for the flooded areas of Duluth.
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1901-present
Minnesota Legislators Past and Present, 87th Session Results of Special Elections for the Minnesota Legislature, 1971-present Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present