93rd Minnesota Legislature

The Ninety-third Minnesota Legislature is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state of Minnesota, composed of the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives. It convened in Saint Paul on January 3, 2023.

93rd Minnesota Legislature
←92nd 94th→
Overview
TermJanuary 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) –
Senate
Members67 senators
PresidentBobby Joe Champion (DFL)
Majority LeaderKari Dziedzic (DFL)
Minority LeaderMark Johnson (R)
House of Representatives
Members134 representatives
SpeakerMelissa Hortman (DFL)
Majority LeaderJamie Long (DFL)
Minority LeaderLisa Demuth (R)
Sessions
2023January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) –

Major events
Governor Walz's SOTS address
  • January 3, 2023: On the first day of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature, new legislators were sworn in in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
  • April 19, 2023: Governor Tim Walz delivers his State of the State address to a joint sitting of the Legislature.[2]

Major legislation

Enacted

Proposed

Boldface indicates the bill was passed by its house of origin.

Political composition

Senate
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Republican Independent Democratic–
Farmer–Labor
End of the previous Legislature 34 1 31 66 1
Begin 2023 33 0 34 67 0
Latest voting share 49% 0% 52%

House of Representatives
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic–
Farmer–Labor		 Republican
End of the previous Legislature 70 64 134 0
Begin 2023 70 64 134 0
Latest voting share 52.2% 47.8%

Leadership

Senate
Senate President
Bobby Joe Champion (DFL)

Majority (DFL) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives
House Speaker
Melissa Hortman (DFL)

Majority (DFL) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members
Senate districts
  Republican
  DFL

Senate
District Name Party Residence First elected
1 Mark Johnson Republican East Grand Forks 2016
2 Steve Green Republican Fosston 2022
3 Grant Hauschild DFL Hermantown 2022
4 Rob Kupec DFL Moorhead 2022
5 Paul Utke Republican Grand Rapids 2016
6 Justin Eichorn Republican Grand Rapids 2016
7 Robert Farnsworth Republican Hibbing 2022
8 Jen McEwen DFL Duluth 2020
9 Jordan Rasmusson Republican Fergus Falls 2022
10 Nathan Wesenberg Republican Little Falls 2022
11 Jason Rarick Republican Brook Park 2019[nb 2]
12 Torrey Westrom Republican Alexandria 2012
13 Jeff Howe Republican Rockville 2018[nb 2]
14 Aric Putnam DFL St. Cloud 2020
15 Gary Dahms Republican Redwood Falls 2010
16 Andrew Lang Republican Olivia 2016
17 Glenn Gruenhagen Republican Glencoe 2022
18 Nick Frentz DFL North Mankato 2016
19 John Jasinski Republican Faribault 2016
20 Steve Drazkowski Republican Mazeppa 2022
21 Bill Weber Republican Luverne 2012
22 Rich Draheim Republican Madison Lake 2016
23 Gene Dornink Republican Austin 2020
24 Carla Nelson Republican Rochester 2010
25 Liz Boldon DFL Rochester 2022
26 Jeremy Miller Republican Winona 2010
27 Andrew Mathews Republican Milaca 2016
28 Mark Koran Republican North Branch 2016
29 Bruce Anderson Republican Buffalo Township 2012
30 Eric Lucero Republican Saint Michael 2022
31 Cal Bahr Republican East Bethel 2022
32 Michael Kreun Republican Blaine 2022
33 Karin Housley Republican Stillwater 2012
34 John Hoffman DFL Champlin 2012
35 Jim Abeler Republican Anoka 2016[nb 2]
36 Heather Gustafson DFL Vadnais Heights 2022
37 Warren Limmer Republican Maple Grove 1995[nb 2]
38 Susan Pha DFL Brooklyn Park 2022
39 Mary Kunesh-Podein DFL New Brighton 2020
40 John Marty DFL Roseville 1986
41 Judy Seeberger DFL Afton 2022
42 Bonnie Westlin DFL Plymouth 2022
43 Ann Rest DFL New Hope 2000
44 Tou Xiong DFL Maplewood 2022
45 Kelly Morrison DFL Deephaven 2022
46 Ron Latz DFL St. Louis Park 2006
47 Nicole Mitchell DFL Woodbury 2022
48 Julia Coleman Republican Chanhassen 2020
49 Steve Cwodzinski DFL Eden Prairie 2016
50 Alice Mann DFL Edina 2022
51 Melissa Halvorson Wiklund DFL Bloomington 2012
52 Jim Carlson DFL Eagan 2006[nb 3]
53 Matt Klein DFL Mendota Heights 2016
54 Eric Pratt Republican Prior Lake 2012
55 Lindsey Port DFL Burnsville 2020
56 Erin Maye Quade DFL Apple Valley 2022
57 Zach Duckworth Republican Lakeville 2020
58 Bill Lieske Republican Lonsdale 2022
59 Bobby Joe Champion DFL Minneapolis 2012
60 Kari Dziedzic DFL Minneapolis 2012[nb 2]
61 Scott Dibble DFL Minneapolis 2002
62 Omar Fateh DFL Minneapolis 2020
63 Zaynab Mohamed DFL Minneapolis 2022
64 Erin Murphy DFL Saint Paul 2020
65 Sandy Pappas DFL Saint Paul 1990
66 Clare Oumou Verbeten DFL Saint Paul 2022
67 Foung Hawj DFL Saint Paul 2012

House of Representatives
House districts by party
  DFL
  Republican
District Name Caucus Residence First elected
1 A John Burkel Republican Badger 2020
B Deb Kiel Republican Crookston 2010
2 A Matt Grossell Republican Clearbrook 2016
B Matt Bliss Republican Pennington 2016
3 A Roger Skraba Republican Ely 2022
B Natalie Zeleznikar Republican Fredenberg Township 2022
4 A Heather Keeler DFL Moorhead 2020
B Jim Joy Republican Hawley 2022
5 A Krista Knudsen Republican Lake Shore 2022
B Mike Wiener Republican Long Prairie 2022
6 A Ben Davis Republican Merrifield 2022
B Josh Heintzeman Republican Nisswa 2014
7 A Spencer Igo Republican Grand Rapids 2020
B Dave Lislegard DFL Aurora 2018
8 A Liz Olson DFL Duluth 2016
B Alicia Kozlowski DFL Duluth 2022
9 A Jeff Backer Republican Browns Valley 2014
B Tom Murphy Republican Underwood 2022
10 A Ron Kresha Republican Little Falls 2012
B Isaac Schultz Republican Elmdale Township 2022
11 A Jeff Dotseth Republican Kettle River 2022
B Nathan Nelson Republican Hinckley 2019[nb 4]
12 A Paul Anderson Republican Starbuck 2008
B Mary Franson Republican Alexandria 2010
13 A Lisa Demuth Republican Cold Spring 2018
B Tim O'Driscoll Republican Sartell 2010
14 A Bernie Perryman Republican St. Augusta 2022
B Dan Wolgamott DFL St. Cloud 2018
15 A Chris Swedzinski Republican Ghent 2010
B Paul Torkelson Republican Hanska 2008
16 A Dean Urdahl Republican Grove City 2002
B Dave Baker Republican Willmar 2014
17 A Dawn Gillman Republican Dassel 2022
B Bobbie Harder Republican Henderson 2022
18 A Jeff Brand DFL St. Peter 2018
B Luke Frederick DFL Mankato 2020
19 A Brian Daniels Republican Faribault 2014
B John Petersburg Republican Waseca 2012
20 A Pam Altendorf Republican Red Wing 2022
B Steven Jacob Republican Altura 2022
21 A Joe Schomacker Republican Luverne 2010
B Marj Fogelman Republican Fulda 2022
22 A Bjorn Olson Republican Elmore 2020
B Brian Pfarr Republican Le Sueur 2020
23 A Peggy Bennett Republican Albert Lea 2014
B Patricia Mueller Republican Austin 2020
24 A Duane Quam Republican Byron 2010
B Tina Liebling DFL Rochester 2004
25 A Kim Hicks DFL Rochester 2022
B Andy Smith DFL Rochester 2022
26 A Gene Pelowski DFL Winona 1986
B Greg Davids Republican Preston 1991[nb 5]
27 A Shane Mekeland Republican Clear Lake 2018
B Kurt Daudt Republican Crown 2010
28 A Brian Johnson Republican Castle Rock 2012
B Anne Neu Republican North Branch 2017[nb 4]
29 A Joe McDonald Republican Delano 2010
B Marion O'Neill Republican Maple Lake 2012
30 A Walter Hudson Republican Albertville 2022
B Paul Novotny Republican Elk River 2020[nb 4]
31 A Harry Niska Republican Ramsey 2022
B Peggy Scott Republican Andover 2008
32 A Nolan West Republican Blaine 2016
B Matt Norris DFL Blaine 2022
33 A Patti Anderson Republican Dellwood 2022
B Josiah Hill DFL Stillwater 2022
34 A Danny Nadeau Republican Rogers 2022
B Melissa Hortman DFL Brooklyn Park 2004
35 A Zack Stephenson DFL Coon Rapids 2018
B Jerry Newton DFL Coon Rapids 2009
36 A Elliott Engen Republican White Bear Township 2022
B Brion Curran DFL Vadnais Heights 2022
37 A Kristin Robbins Republican Maple Grove 2018
B Kristin Bahner DFL Maple Grove 2018
38 A Mike Nelson DFL Brooklyn Park 2002
B Samantha Vang DFL Brooklyn Center 2018
39 A Erin Koegel DFL Spring Lake Park 2016
B Sandra Feist DFL New Brighton 2020
40 A Kelly Moller DFL Shoreview 2018
B Jamie Becker-Finn DFL Roseville 2016
41 A Mark Wiens Republican Lake Elmo 2022
B Shane Hudella Republican Hastings 2022
42 A Ned Carroll DFL Plymouth 2022
B Ginny Klevorn DFL Plymouth 2018
43 A Cedrick Frazier DFL New Hope 2020
B Mike Freiberg DFL Golden Valley 2012
44 A Peter Fischer DFL Maplewood 2012
B Leon Lillie DFL North St. Paul 2004
45 A Andrew Myers Republican Tonka Bay 2022
B Patty Acomb DFL Minnetonka 2018
46 A Larry Kraft DFL St. Louis Park 2022
B Cheryl Youakim DFL Hopkins 2014
47 A Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger DFL Woodbury 2022
B Ethan Cha DFL Woodbury 2022
48 A Jim Nash Republican Waconia 2014
B Lucy Rehm DFL Chanhassen 2022
49 A Laurie Pryor DFL Minnetonka 2016
B Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn DFL Eden Prairie 2018
50 A Heather Edelson DFL Edina 2018
B Steve Elkins DFL Bloomington 2018
51 A Michael Howard DFL Richfield 2018
B Nathan Coulter DFL Bloomington 2022
52 A Liz Reyer DFL Eagan 2020
B Ruth Richardson DFL Mendota Heights 2018
53 A Mary Frances Clardy DFL Inver Grove Heights 2022
B Rick Hansen DFL South St. Paul 2004
54 A Brad Tabke DFL Shakopee 2018
B Ben Bakeberg Republican Jordan 2022
55 A Jessica Hanson DFL Burnsville 2020
B Kaela Berg DFL Burnsville 2020
56 A Robert Bierman DFL Apple Valley 2018
B John Huot DFL Rosemount 2018
57 A Jon Koznick Republican Lakeville 2014
B Jeff Witte Republican Lakeville 2022
58 A Kristi Pursell DFL Northfield 2022
B Pat Garofalo Republican Farmington 2004
59 A Fue Lee DFL Minneapolis 2016
B Esther Agbaje DFL Minneapolis 2020
60 A Sydney Jordan DFL Minneapolis 2020[nb 4]
B Mohamud Noor DFL Minneapolis 2018
61 A Frank Hornstein DFL Minneapolis 2002
B Jamie Long DFL Minneapolis 2018
62 A Hodan Hassan DFL Minneapolis 2018
B Aisha Gomez DFL Minneapolis 2018
63 A Samantha Sencer-Mura DFL Minneapolis 2022
B Emma Greenman DFL Minneapolis 2020
64 A Kaohly Her DFL Saint Paul 2018
B Dave Pinto DFL Saint Paul 2014
65 A Samakab Hussein DFL Saint Paul 2022
B María Isa Pérez-Vega DFL Saint Paul 2022
66 A Leigh Finke DFL Saint Paul 2022
B Athena Hollins DFL Saint Paul 2020
67 A Liz Lee DFL Saint Paul 2022
B Jay Xiong DFL Saint Paul 2018

Committees

Senate
Committee Chair(s) Vice Chair Republican Lead
Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Aric Putnam Rob Kupec Torrey Westrom
Capital Investment Sandy Pappas Susan Pha Karin Housley
Commerce and Consumer Protection Matt Klein Judy Seeberger Gary Dahms
Education Finance Mary Kunesh Heather Gustafson Jason Rarick
Education Policy Steve Cwodzinski Erin Maye Quade Julia Coleman
Elections Jim Carlson Bonnie Westlin Mark Koran
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate Nick Frentz Tou Xiong Andrew Matthews
Finance John Marty Nick Frentz Eric Pratt
Health and Human Services Melissa Wiklund Alice Mann Paul Utke
Higher Education Omar Fateh Aric Putnam Zack Duckworth
Housing and Homelessness Prevention Lindsey Port Liz Boldon Eric Lucero
Human Services John Hoffman Omar Fateh Jim Abeler
Jobs and Economic Development Bobby Joe Champion Zaynab Mohamed Rich Draheim
Judiciary and Public Safety Ron Latz Clare Oumou Verbeten Warren Limmer
Labor Jen McEwen Grant Hauschild Gene Dornink
Rules and Administration Kari Dziedzic Ann Rest Mark Johnson
State and Local Government and Veterans Erin Murphy Nicole Mitchell Bruce Anderson
Taxes Ann Rest Matt Klein Bill Weber
Transportation Scott Dibble Kelly Morrison John Jasinski

House of Representatives
Committee Chair(s) Vice Chair Republican Lead
Agriculture Finance and Policy Samantha Vang Kristi Pursell Paul Anderson
Capital Investment Fue Lee Liz Reyer Dean Urdahl
Children and Families Finance and Policy Dave Pinto Heather Keeler Brian Daniels
Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Patty Acomb Larry Kraft Chris Swedzinski
Commerce Finance and Policy Zack Stephenson Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn Tim O'Driscoll
Economic Development Finance and Policy Hodan Hassan Jessica Hanson Jon Koznick
Education Finance Cheryl Youakim Mary Frances Clardy Ron Kresha
Education Policy Laurie Pryor Josiah Hill Peggy Bennett
Elections Finance and Policy Mike Freiberg Emma Greenman Paul Torkelson
Environment and Natural Resources Policy Rick Hansen Sydney Jordan Josh Heintzeman
Ethics Kelly Moller Paul Torkelson
Health Finance and Policy Tina Liebling Robert Bierman Joe Schomacker
Higher Education Finance and Policy Gene Pelowski Dan Wolgamott Marion O'Neill
Housing Finance and Policy Michael Howard Esther Agbaje Brian Johnson
Human Services Finance Mohamud Noor Kristin Bahner Anne Neu Brindley
Human Services Policy Peter Fischer Luke Frederick Deb Kiel
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Jamie Becker-Finn Cedrick Frazier Peggy Scott
Labor and Industry Finance and Policy Michael Nelson Kaela Berg Joe McDonald
Legacy Finance Leon Lillie Samakab Hussein Jeff Backer
Public Safety Finance and Policy Kelly Moller Sandra Feist Paul Novotny
Rules and Legislative Administration Jamie Long Athena Hollins Lisa Demuth
State and Local Government Finance and Policy Ginny Klevorn John Huot Jim Nash
Sustainable Infrastructure Policy Erin Koegel Brion Curran Mary Franson
Taxes Aisha Gomez Matt Norris Greg Davids
Property Tax Division Dave Lislegard Liz Lee Duane Quam
Transportation Finance and Policy Frank Hornstein Brad Tabke John Petersburg
Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Jerry Newton Steve Elkins Matt Bliss
Ways and Means Liz Olson Heather Edelson Pat Garofalo
Workforce Development and Policy Jay Xiong Jeff Brand Dave Baker


Notes
    1. Proposal was included in the Judiciary and Public Safety Omnibus bill, signed by Governor.
    2. Elected in a special election.
    3. Lost re-election 2010. Elected again in 2012.
    4. Elected in a special election.[48]
    5. Elected in a special election. Lost re-election in 2006. Elected again in 2008.

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