The seventy-seventh Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 8, 1991. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 6, 1990.
Sessions
The legislature met in a regular session from January 8, 1991, to May 20, 1991. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 6, 1992, and April 16, 1992. There were no special sessions of the seventy-seventh Legislature.
Party summary
Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
President of the Senate
Jerome M. Hughes (DFL-Maplewood)
Senate Majority Leader
Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine)
Senate Minority Leader
Duane Benson (IR-Lanesboro)
House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Until January 6, 1992 Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague)
After January 6, 1992 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)
House Majority Leader
Until July 11, 1991 Dee Long (DFL-Minneapolis)
After July 11, 1991 Alan Welle (DFL-Willmar)
House Minority Leader
Terry Dempsey (IR-New Ulm)
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Membership changes
Senate
House of Representatives
Notes
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