Family Connections within the Minnesota Legislature

Compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

The following is a list of known family connections in the Legislature. Please report any additions or errors to the library staff.

Generation to Generation

Albert Alonzo Ames (House 1867) is the son of Alfred Elisha Ames (Territorial House 1853; Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857)
Alfred Elisha Ames (Territorial House 1853; Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857) is the father of Albert Alonzo Ames (House 1867)
Donald Arthur Anderson (Senate 1983-1990) is the father of Mark Anderson (House 2013-2016)
Mark Anderson (House 2013-2016) is the son of Donald Arthur Anderson (Senate 1983-1990)
Alexis Bailly (Territorial House 1849) is the father of Henry G. Bailly (Territorial Council 1856-57; Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1857-58)
Henry G. Bailly (Territorial Council 1856-57; Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1857-58) is the son of Alexis Bailly (Territorial House 1849)
Riley Lucas Bartholomew (Republican Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1859-60) is the father-in-law of Edgar Nash (House 1872)
Jamie Becker-Finn (House 2017-2022; House 2023-2024) is the daughter of Harold R. Finn (Senate 1991-96)
Halvor Sigurd Berg (House 1875) is the son of Segur Halvorson Berg (House 1877)
Segur Halvorson Berg (House 1877) is the father of Halvor Sigurd Berg (House 1875)
Len Francis Biernat (House 1997-2004) is the son of Thaddeus Lewis Biernat (House 1949-56)
Thaddeus Lewis Biernat (House 1949-56) is the father of Len Francis Biernat (House 1997-2004)
Jerome V. Blatz (Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-76) is the father of Kathleen Ann Blatz (House 1979-82; House 1983-92; House 1993-94) and is the father-in-law of Thomas R. Berkelman (House 1977-83)
Kathleen Ann Blatz (House 1979-82; House 1983-92; House 1993-94) is the daughter of Jerome V. Blatz (Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-76)
John R. Blomquist (House 1947-54) is the grandfather-in-law of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
Harlow H. Bonniwell, Sr. (Senate 1915-35) is the son of William T. Bonniwell, Jr. (Senate 1871; House 1877; Senate 1878-82)
William T. Bonniwell, Jr. (Senate 1871; House 1877; Senate 1878-82) is the father of Harlow H. Bonniwell, Sr. (Senate 1915-35)
George C. Chamberlain (House 1862-63) is the great great grandfather of Steven Douglas Strachan (House 2003-2004)
Sampson Reed Child (House 1913-14) is the father of Sherman Walker Child (House 1917-18; House 1921-22; Senate 1923-34)
Sherman Walker Child (House 1917-18; House 1921-22; Senate 1923-34) is the son of Sampson Reed Child (House 1913-14)
Homer J. Covert (House 1935-36; House 1939-44; Senate 1951-54) is the grandson of Joseph Covert (House 1876; House 1879-80)
Joseph Covert (House 1876; House 1879-80) is the grandfather of Homer J. Covert (House 1935-36; House 1939-44; Senate 1951-54)
Edwin Cox (House 1889-90) is the great grandfather of Raymond R. Cox (House 2003-2006)
Raymond R. Cox (House 2003-2006) is the great grandson of Edwin Cox (House 1889-90)
G. G. Dalen (House 1903-06) is the father of G. H. Dalen (House 1935-38)
G. H. Dalen (House 1935-38) is the son of G. G. Dalen (House 1903-06)
John Van Ness Daniels (Senate 1862-68; House 1875; Senate 1876-77; House 1881) is the father of Milton J. Daniels (House 1883-86; Senate 1887-90)
Milton J. Daniels (House 1883-86; Senate 1887-90) is the son of John Van Ness Daniels (Senate 1862-68; House 1875; Senate 1876-77; House 1881)
Calvin Deming (House 1927-30) is the son of Portius C. Deming (House 1899-1904)
Portius C. Deming (House 1899-1904) is the father of Calvin Deming (House 1927-30)
Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010) is the great great grandson of Edward Harrison Hutchins (Senate 1872-73)
Guy E. Dilley (House 1919-30) is the son of James F. Dilley (House 1873-74; House 1876-77)
James F. Dilley (House 1873-74; House 1876-77) is the father of Guy E. Dilley (House 1919-30)
William B. Dosland (Senate 1959-62; Senate 1963-72) is the father-in-law of Randy P. Kamrath (Senate 1981-86)
Emmett L. Duemke, Sr. (House 1939-44; Senate 1945-54) is the son of Lewis Duemke (House 1923-26; Senate 1927-32)
Lewis Duemke (House 1923-26; Senate 1927-32) is the father of Emmett L. Duemke, Sr. (House 1939-44; Senate 1945-54)
Robert Campbell Dunn (House 1889-90; House 1893-94; House 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) is the grandfather of Robert G. Dunn (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; Senate 1973-80)
Robert G. Dunn (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; Senate 1973-80) is the grandson of Robert Campbell Dunn (House 1889-90; House 1893-94; House 1911-14; Senate 1915-18)
Francis Adelbert Duxbury, Sr. (Senate 1911-18) is the grandfather of Lloyd L. Duxbury, Jr. (House 1951-66; House 1967-70)
Lloyd L. Duxbury, Jr. (House 1951-66; House 1967-70) is the grandson of Francis Adelbert Duxbury, Sr. (Senate 1911-18)
Kent Eken (House 2003-2012; Senate 2013-2022) is the son of Willis Roy Eken (House 1971-72; House 1973-84)
Willis Roy Eken (House 1971-72; House 1973-84) is the father of Kent Eken (House 2003-2012; Senate 2013-2022)
Henry G. Emmons (House 1877-78) is the father of Henry H. Emmons (House 1919-21)
Henry H. Emmons (House 1919-21) is the son of Henry G. Emmons (House 1877-78)
Alexander Faribault (Territorial House 1851) is the father-in-law of William Henry Forbes (Territorial Council 1849-51; Territorial Council 1852-53)
Ray W. Faricy (House 1971-72; House 1973-80) is the grandson of Robert Joseph Faricy (House 1887-90)
Robert Joseph Faricy (House 1887-90) is the grandfather of Ray W. Faricy (House 1971-72; House 1973-80)
Harold R. Finn (Senate 1991-96) is the father of Jamie Becker-Finn (House 2017-2022; House 2023-2024)
Knut K. Finseth (House 1868) is the grandfather of Albert Harold Quie (Senate 1955-1958)
John Moonan Fitzgerald (House 1957-62) is the grandson of John Moonan (Senate 1907-14)
George Henry Fletcher (House 1893-94) is the son of Lafayette Gilbert Mortiere Fletcher (Senate 1883-86)
Lafayette Gilbert Mortiere Fletcher (Senate 1883-86) is the father of George Henry Fletcher (House 1893-94)
Fred Kelton Gage (Senate 1939-46) is the father of Fred Kelton Gage, Jr. (Senate 1967-72)
Fred Kelton Gage, Jr. (Senate 1967-72) is the son of Fred Kelton Gage (Senate 1939-46)
Richard Pillsbury Gale (House 1939-40) is the grandson of John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75)
Peter Anners Gandrud (House 1901-06; Senate 1915-22) is the great great grandfather of Mary A. Olson (Senate 2007-2010)
Cephas Gardner (Territorial House 1854) is the father-in-law of Lucius Campbell Walker (Republican Constitutional Convention 1857; House 1857-58)
Eric A. Glende (House 1931-32) is the son of Thore Glende (House 1927-29)
Thore Glende (House 1927-29) is the father of Eric A. Glende (House 1931-32)
Richard L. Gorman (House 1885-86) is the son of Willis Arnold Gorman (Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857)
Willis Arnold Gorman (Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857) is the father of Richard L. Gorman (House 1885-86)
Clifford C. Graba (House 1955-56; House 1959-60) is the father of Jerome Clifford Graba (House 1983-84) and is the father of Joseph P. Graba (House 1971-72; House 1973-76)
Jerome Clifford Graba (House 1983-84) is the son of Clifford C. Graba (House 1955-56; House 1959-60)
Joseph P. Graba (House 1971-72; House 1973-76) is the son of Clifford C. Graba (House 1955-56; House 1959-60)
Gilbert Graham (House 1864) is the father-in-law of John B. Goodspeed (House 1899-1900; House 1909-10)
Harry M. Greer (House 1949) is the son of Robert R. Greer (House 1883-84)
Herbert L. Greer (House 1927-28) is the son of Robert R. Greer (House 1883-84)
Robert R. Greer (House 1883-84) is the father of Harry M. Greer (House 1949) and is the father of Herbert L. Greer (House 1927-28)
Ben E. Gustafson (House 1981-84) is the son of Earl B. Gustafson (House 1963-66; House 1969-70; Senate 1971-72)
Earl B. Gustafson (House 1963-66; House 1969-70; Senate 1971-72) is the father of Ben E. Gustafson (House 1981-84)
Dan D. Hall (Senate 2011-2012; Senate 2013-2020) is the father-in-law of Chad Anderson (House 2016)
Laurie Halverson (House 2013-2020) is the granddaughter of Howard I. Nelson (House 1959-60; Senate 1963-70)
John N. Hanson (House 1873-74) is the great great grandfather of David H. Senjem (Senate 2003-2012; Senate 2013-2022)
Judson D. Hilton (House 1947-48) is the son of Roy E. Hilton (House 1935-46)
Roy E. Hilton (House 1935-46) is the father of Judson D. Hilton (House 1947-48)
Erick Clausen Himle (House 1879-80) is the great great grandfather of John Himle (House 1981-82; House 1983-90)
John Himle (House 1981-82; House 1983-90) is the great great grandson of Erick Clausen Himle (House 1879-80)
Stanley Willard Holmquist, Sr. (House 1947-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-72) is the son of Victor Holmquist (House 1919-22; House 1927-28)
Victor Holmquist (House 1919-22; House 1927-28) is the father of Stanley Willard Holmquist, Sr. (House 1947-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-72)
Mark William Holsten (House 1993-2002; House 2003) is the son of Roy W. Holsten (Senate 1967-72)
Roy W. Holsten (Senate 1967-72) is the father of Mark William Holsten (House 1993-2002; House 2003)
Bernard A. Hompe (House 1943-44) is the son of John Bernard Hompe (House 1889-90; Senate 1891-94; House 1915-32)
Edward Gordon Hompe (House 1939-42) is the son of John Bernard Hompe (House 1889-90; Senate 1891-94; House 1915-32)
John Bernard Hompe (House 1889-90; Senate 1891-94; House 1915-32) is the father of Edward Gordon Hompe (House 1939-42) and is the father of Bernard A. Hompe (House 1943-44)
Edward Harrison Hutchins (Senate 1872-73) is the great great grandfather of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
David Wallace Illsley (Senate 1923-26) is the father of Ralph H. Illsley (House 1945-52)
Ralph H. Illsley (House 1945-52) is the son of David Wallace Illsley (Senate 1923-26)
Carl A. Jensen (House 1951-60; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-80) is the father of Scott Jensen (Senate 2017-2020)
Scott Jensen (Senate 2017-2020) is the son of Carl A. Jensen (House 1951-60; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-80)
Frank B. Johnson (House 1947-49) is the grandson of Parsons King Johnson (Territorial House 1849; Territorial House 1856)
Parsons King Johnson (Territorial House 1849; Territorial House 1856) is the grandfather of Frank B. Johnson (House 1947-49)
Jim Joy (House 2023-Present) is the great great grandson of Archie Whaley (House 1937-38)
Thaddeus Jude (House 1973-82; Senate 1983-88) is the son of Victor N. Jude (House 1957-62; House 1963-66; Senate 1967-72)
Victor N. Jude (House 1957-62; House 1963-66; Senate 1967-72) is the father of Thaddeus Jude (House 1973-82; Senate 1983-88)
James R. Keller (House 1949-50; Senate 1951-62) is the father of Patricia Louise Kronebusch (Senate 1981-86)
Debra Kiel (House 2011-2012; House 2013-2022; House 2023-2024) is the great granddaughter of John T. Perry (House 1921-22)
Delores J. Knaak (Senate 1977-80) is the mother of Frederic W. Knaak (Senate 1983-92)
Frederic W. Knaak (Senate 1983-92) is the son of Delores J. Knaak (Senate 1977-80)
Daniel J. Knuth (House 1983-88) is the father of Katherine Knuth (House 2007-2012)
Katherine Knuth (House 2007-2012) is the daughter of Daniel J. Knuth (House 1983-88)
David L. Knutson (Senate 1993-2002; Senate 2003-2004) is the son of Howard A. Knutson (House 1967-72; Senate 1973-82; Senate 1983-90)
Howard A. Knutson (House 1967-72; Senate 1973-82; Senate 1983-90) is the father of David L. Knutson (Senate 1993-2002; Senate 2003-2004)
John S. Kozlak (House 1969-70) is the son of Joseph A. Kozlak, Sr. (House 1921-22; House 1925-34; Senate 1935-38; House 1941-42)
Joseph A. Kozlak, Sr. (House 1921-22; House 1925-34; Senate 1935-38; House 1941-42) is the father of John S. Kozlak (House 1969-70)
Patricia Louise Kronebusch (Senate 1981-86) is the daughter of James R. Keller (House 1949-50; Senate 1951-62)
Peter Nilsen Langemo (House 1878-80) is the grandfather-in-law of Roy L. Voxland (House 1945-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-70)
Robert Latz (House 1959-62; House 1963-66) is the father of Ronald Steven Latz (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2022; Senate 2023-Present)
Ronald Steven Latz (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2022; Senate 2023-Present) is the son of Robert Latz (House 1959-62; House 1963-66)
James Franklin Lee (House 1911-14) is the father of Robert Franklin Lee, Sr. (House 1933-36; House 1939-50)
Robert Franklin Lee, Sr. (House 1933-36; House 1939-50) is the son of James Franklin Lee (House 1911-14)
Homer Francis Lemm, Sr. (Senate 1951-54) is the son of Ignatius Lemm (Senate 1927-30)
Ignatius Lemm (Senate 1927-30) is the father of Homer Francis Lemm, Sr. (Senate 1951-54)
Edward Lende (House 1909-10) is the son of Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94)
Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94) is the father of Edward Lende (House 1909-10)
Samuel Lord (House 1857-58; Senate 1866-67; Senate 1870-71) is the father of Samuel Lord (Senate 1899-1906)
Samuel Lord (Senate 1899-1906) is the son of Samuel Lord (House 1857-58; Senate 1866-67; Senate 1870-71)
Rebecca Jo Lourey (House 1991-92; House 1993-96; Senate 1997-2006) is the mother of Tony Lourey (Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2019)
Tony Lourey (Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2019) is the son of Rebecca Jo Lourey (House 1991-92; House 1993-96; Senate 1997-2006)
Claude Hillel MacKenzie (Senate 1923-36) is the son of George Allison MacKenzie, Sr. (House 1905-06; House 1909-12) and is the grandson of Malcom McKenzie (House 1877)
George Allison MacKenzie, Sr. (House 1905-06; House 1909-12) is the father of Claude Hillel MacKenzie (Senate 1923-36) and is the son of Malcom McKenzie (House 1877)
Henry C. Magoon (House 1862) is the father-in-law of Elijah Easton (House 1869)
Charles McClure (Republican Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1862-63) is the father of John C. McClure (Senate 1878)
John C. McClure (Senate 1878) is the son of Charles McClure (Republican Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1862-63)
Joe McDonald (House 2011-2012; House 2013-2022; House 2023-Present) is the son of Kenneth James McDonald (House 1977-82; House 1983-90)
Kenneth James McDonald (House 1977-82; House 1983-90) is the father of Joe McDonald (House 2011-2012; House 2013-2022; House 2023-Present)
John Henry McKee, Sr. (House 1951-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-66) is the father-in-law of Wendell Richard Anderson (House 1959-62; Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-70)
Malcom McKenzie (House 1877) is the grandfather of Claude Hillel MacKenzie (Senate 1923-36) and is the father of George Allison MacKenzie, Sr. (House 1905-06; House 1909-12)
Henry Turney McKnight, Sr. (Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-70) is the son of Sumner T. McKnight (House 1923-28; Senate 1929-30)
Sumner T. McKnight (House 1923-28; Senate 1929-30) is the father of Henry Turney McKnight, Sr. (Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-70)
John L. Merriam (House 1870-71) is the father of William Rush Merriam (House 1883-84; House 1887-88)
William Rush Merriam (House 1883-84; House 1887-88) is the son of John L. Merriam (House 1870-71)
John Moberg (House 1939-40) is the great grandfather of Cal Warwas (House 2025-Present)
John Moonan (Senate 1907-14) is the grandfather of John Moonan Fitzgerald (House 1957-62)
Ancher Nelsen (Senate 1935-50) is the father of Bruce G. Nelsen (House 1974-82)
Bruce G. Nelsen (House 1974-82) is the son of Ancher Nelsen (Senate 1935-50)
Howard I. Nelson (House 1959-60; Senate 1963-70) is the grandfather of Laurie Halverson (House 2013-2020) and is the father of Peter C. Nelson (House 2003-2006)
Peter C. Nelson (House 2003-2006) is the son of Howard I. Nelson (House 1959-60; Senate 1963-70)
Sydney George Nelson (House 1991-92; House 1993-94) is the great grandson of Edmund C. Weston (House 1899-1900)
John Nicols (Senate 1864-65; Senate 1872-73) is the father-in-law of William Blake Dean (Senate 1891-94)
Bud B. Nornes (House 1997-2012; House 2013-2020) is the great grandson of Ole I. Opdahl (House 1903-06)
Boleslaw G. Novak (House 1915-18; Senate 1935-58) is the father of Edward G. Novak (Senate 1959-62; Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-74)
Edward G. Novak (Senate 1959-62; Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-74) is the son of Boleslaw G. Novak (House 1915-18; Senate 1935-58)
Bernard P. Omann, Sr. (Senate 1980; House 1983-86) is the father of Bernard P. Omann, Jr. (House 1987-92)
Bernard P. Omann, Jr. (House 1987-92) is the son of Bernard P. Omann, Sr. (Senate 1980; House 1983-86)
Ole I. Opdahl (House 1903-06) is the great grandfather of Bud B. Nornes (House 1997-2012; House 2013-2020)
Paul Phillip Overgaard (House 1963-66; House 1967-68; Senate 1971-72) is the father-in-law of Tony Albright (House 2013-2022)
Abraham Ozmun (House 1859-60) is the father of Edward Henry Ozmun (Senate 1895-98)
Edward Henry Ozmun (Senate 1895-98) is the son of Abraham Ozmun (House 1859-60)
John T. Perry (House 1921-22) is the great grandfather of Debra Kiel (House 2011-2012; House 2013-2022; House 2023-2024)
Aaron Peterson (House 2003-08) is the son of Doug Peterson (House 1991-92; House 1993-2002) and is the grandson of Harry W. Peterson (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; House 1973-74)
Doug Peterson (House 1991-92; House 1993-2002) is the son of Harry W. Peterson (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; House 1973-74) and is the father of Aaron Peterson (House 2003-08)
Harry W. Peterson (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; House 1973-74) is the father of Doug Peterson (House 1991-92; House 1993-2002) and is the grandfather of Aaron Peterson (House 2003-08)
Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86) is the grandfather of George Sturgis Pillsbury (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-82)
George Sturgis Pillsbury (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-82) is the grandson of Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86)
John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75) is the grandfather of Richard Pillsbury Gale (House 1939-40) and is the grandfather of John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28) and is the father-in-law of Frederic Beal Snyder (House 1897-98; Senate 1899-1902)
Albert Harold Quie (Senate 1955-1958) is the grandson of Knut K. Finseth (House 1868)
Axel Hayford Reed (House 1870) is the father of Frank Elisha Reed (House 1917-18)
Frank Elisha Reed (House 1917-18) is the son of Axel Hayford Reed (House 1870)
Christian Rosenmeier (Senate 1923-32) is the father of Gordon Rosenmeier (Senate 1941-70)
Gordon Rosenmeier (Senate 1941-70) is the son of Christian Rosenmeier (Senate 1923-32)
Patrick J. Ryan (House 1919-20) is the father of Roy R. Ryan (House 1967-72; House 1973-74)
Roy R. Ryan (House 1967-72; House 1973-74) is the son of Patrick J. Ryan (House 1919-20)
Julie Ann Sabo (Senate 2001-2002) is the daughter of Martin Olav Sabo (House 1961-62; House 1963-72; House 1973-78)
Martin Olav Sabo (House 1961-62; House 1963-72; House 1973-78) is the father of Julie Ann Sabo (Senate 2001-2002)
John B. Sanborn, Jr. (House 1913-14; House 1915-16) is the son of John Benjamin Sanborn (House 1859-60; Senate 1861; House 1872; House 1881-82; Senate 1891-94)
John Benjamin Sanborn (House 1859-60; Senate 1861; House 1872; House 1881-82; Senate 1891-94) is the father of John B. Sanborn, Jr. (House 1913-14; House 1915-16)
Ernest E. Schafer (House 1963-66; House 1967-70) is the father of Gary L. Schafer (House 1981-82; House 1983-92)
Gary L. Schafer (House 1981-82; House 1983-92) is the son of Ernest E. Schafer (House 1963-66; House 1967-70)
David H. Senjem (Senate 2003-2012; Senate 2013-2022) is the great great grandson of John N. Hanson (House 1873-74)
Kathleen J. Sheran (Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2016) is the daughter of Robert J. Sheran (House 1947-50)
Robert J. Sheran (House 1947-50) is the father of Kathleen J. Sheran (Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2016)
Katie Sieben (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2016) is the daughter of Michael R. Sieben (House 1973-82)
Michael R. Sieben (House 1973-82) is the father of Katie Sieben (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2016)
Frederic Beal Snyder (House 1897-98; Senate 1899-1902) is the father of John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28)
John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28) is the grandson of John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75) and is the son of Frederic Beal Snyder (House 1897-98; Senate 1899-1902)
George Washington Somerville (Senate 1899-1906) is the son of William Somerville (House 1871)
William Somerville (House 1871) is the father of George Washington Somerville (Senate 1899-1906)
Edward W. Stark (House 1901-04) is the son of Lars Johan Stark (House 1865; House 1875)
Lars Johan Stark (House 1865; House 1875) is the father of Edward W. Stark (House 1901-04)
Steven Douglas Strachan (House 2003-2004) is the great great grandson of George C. Chamberlain (House 1862-63)
Henry Holland Sullivan (Senate 1935-54) is the son of John D. Sullivan (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-30)
John D. Sullivan (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-30) is the father of Henry Holland Sullivan (Senate 1935-54)
Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) is the son of Swen Swenson (House 1887-88)
Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) is the grandson of Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50) and is the great grandson of Swen Swenson (House 1887-88)
Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004) is the grandson of Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50) and is the great grandson of Swen Swenson (House 1887-88)
Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50) is the son of Swen Swenson (House 1887-88) and is the grandfather of Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) and is the grandfather of Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004)
Swen Swenson (House 1887-88) is the father of Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) and is the father of Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50) and is the great grandfather of Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) and is the great grandfather of Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004)
Barbara Sykora (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2006) is the daughter of John Matthew Zwach, Sr. (House 1935-46; Senate 1947-62; Senate 1963-66)
Albert E. Teigen (House 1939-42) is the son of Lars O. Teigen (House 1905-06; House 1915-26)
Lars O. Teigen (House 1905-06; House 1915-26) is the father of Albert E. Teigen (House 1939-42)
Jonathan Peterson Temple (House 1889-90) is the father of Judson C. Temple (House 1893-94)
Judson C. Temple (House 1893-94) is the son of Jonathan Peterson Temple (House 1889-90)
Joseph M. Thornton (House 1913-14; House 1915-18) is the son of P(atrick?) H. Thornton (House 1879-82)
P(atrick?) H. Thornton (House 1879-82) is the father of Joseph M. Thornton (House 1913-14; House 1915-18)
Ambrose Tighe (House 1903-04; House 1907-08) is the father of Richard Lodge Tighe (House 1935-38)
Richard Lodge Tighe (House 1935-38) is the son of Ambrose Tighe (House 1903-04; House 1907-08)
Abraham Van Vorhes (Territorial House 1856) is the father of Andrew Jackson Van Vorhes (House 1859-60)
Andrew Jackson Van Vorhes (House 1859-60) is the son of Abraham Van Vorhes (Territorial House 1856)
Douglas Wardlow (House 2011-2012) is the son of Lynn Wardlow (House 2003-2008)
Lynn Wardlow (House 2003-2008) is the father of Douglas Wardlow (House 2011-2012)
Cal Warwas (House 2025-Present) is the great grandson of John Moberg (House 1939-40)
William Drew Washburn, Jr. (House 1901-02; House 1905-06; House 1909-12; House 1917-18; House 1921-26) is the son of William Drew Washburn, Sr. (House 1871)
William Drew Washburn, Sr. (House 1871) is the father of William Drew Washburn, Jr. (House 1901-02; House 1905-06; House 1909-12; House 1917-18; House 1921-26)
Charles R. Weaver, Sr. (House 1967-72; House 1973-74) is the father of Charlie Weaver, Jr. (House 1989-98)
Charlie Weaver, Jr. (House 1989-98) is the son of Charles R. Weaver, Sr. (House 1967-72; House 1973-74)
Henry P. Webb (House 1907-12) is the son of William Webb, Jr. (House 1876-77)
William Webb, Jr. (House 1876-77) is the father of Henry P. Webb (House 1907-12)
Knud Magnus Wefald (House 1913-14; House 1915-16) is the father of Knut Magnus Wefald (Senate 1947-58)
Knut Magnus Wefald (Senate 1947-58) is the son of Knud Magnus Wefald (House 1913-14; House 1915-16)
Edmund C. Weston (House 1899-1900) is the great grandfather of Sydney George Nelson (House 1991-92; House 1993-94)
Archie Whaley (House 1937-38) is the great great grandfather of Jim Joy (House 2023-Present)
Richard Wigley (House 1885-86) is the great grandfather of Richard E. Wigley (House 1971-72; House 1973-82; House 1983-84)
Richard E. Wigley (House 1971-72; House 1973-82; House 1983-84) is the great grandson of Richard Wigley (House 1885-86)
Frank M. Wilson (House 1893-94) is the son of Horace B. Wilson (House 1877; Senate 1879-82)
Horace B. Wilson (House 1877; Senate 1879-82) is the father of Frank M. Wilson (House 1893-94)
Francis Wrabeck (House 1879-80) is the father of Frank M. Wrabek (Senate 1951-54)
Frank M. Wrabek (Senate 1951-54) is the son of Francis Wrabeck (House 1879-80)
Donald Orr Wright, Sr. (House 1927-34; Senate 1935-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-70) is the son of Fred Beriah Wright (House 1907-10)
Fred Beriah Wright (House 1907-10) is the father of Donald Orr Wright, Sr. (House 1927-34; Senate 1935-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-70)
John Matthew Zwach, Sr. (House 1935-46; Senate 1947-62; Senate 1963-66) is the father of Barbara Sykora (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2006)

Siblings

Christ Ackerman (House 1875) and Julius Henry Ackerman (Senate 1883-86; House 1889-90)
Raymond H. Bares (Senate 1963-64) and John A. Bares, Jr. (House 1969-72)
Daniel Bassett, Jr. (House 1875-76) and Joel B. Bassett (Territorial Council 1857)
Jeff Bertram (House 1987-92; House 1993-96) and Joe Bertram, Sr. (Senate 1981-92; Senate 1993-96)
Michael Richard Cashman, Sr. (Senate 1935-42) and Thomas E. Cashman (Senate 1907-14)
Albert L. Cole (House 1903-06) and Alonzo B. Cole (Senate 1895-98; Senate 1903-06; House 1923-24)
Eugene Belnap Collester (Senate 1895-98; Senate 1903-06; Senate 1915) is the half brother of M. D. L. Collester (House 1885-86)
Brian Daniels (House 2015-2022; House 2023-2024) and Marion Rarick (House 2013-2022; House 2023-Present)
Judson Leroy Day (House 1931-34) and Walter Edwin Day (House 1919-34; House 1937-60)
Jerome Richard Dempsey (House 1993-2002; House 2003-2006) and Terence M. Dempsey (House 1979-80; House 1981-92)
Gary Lee Doty (House 1975-76) and Ralph R. Doty (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-76)
Jerome Clifford Graba (House 1983-84) and Joseph P. Graba (House 1971-72; House 1973-76)
Harry M. Greer (House 1949) and Herbert L. Greer (House 1927-28)
Earl B. Gustafson (House 1963-66; House 1969-70; Senate 1971-72) and James Gustafson (Senate 1985-92)
Bernard A. Hompe (House 1943-44) and Edward Gordon Hompe (House 1939-42)
Jeff R. Howe (House 2013-2018; Senate 2018-2022; Senate 2023-Present) and John Sterling Howe (Senate 2011-2012)
Hans P. Hulebak (House 1881-82; House 1883-84) and Ole P. Hulebak (House 1876-77)
Frederic Iltis (Senate 1895-98) and Peter Iltis (House 1885-86)
Arnold E. Kempe (House 1975-78) and Raymond J. Kempe (House 1973-80)
Daniel J. Knox (House 1885-88) and George Whitfield Knox (House 1907-08)
J. LeRoy Koppendrayer (House 1991-92; House 1993-97) and Betsy L. Wergin (Senate 2003-08)
Frank Stewart Lane (House 1901-02) and Freeman Parker Lane (House 1889-90)
Eli F. Lewis (House 1867) and Isaac I. Lewis (House 1868)
Leon M. Lillie (House 2005-2012; House 2013-2022; House 2023-Present) and Ted H. Lillie (Senate 2011-2012)
Colin Francis MacDonald (Senate 1877-82) and John Louis MacDonald (House 1869-70; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-76)
Frank Mantor (Republican Constitutional Convention 1857) and Peter Mantor (House 1859-60; House 1861)
John McKusick (Senate 1863-66) and William McKusick (Territorial House 1854; Senate 1859-60; Senate 1874-75)
Donald M. Moe (House 1971-72; House 1973-80; Senate 1981-90) and Roger D. Moe (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-2002)
Darius F. Morgan (House 1889-90; Senate 1895-98) and Henry A. Morgan (Senate 1903-06)
Anthony J. Perpich (Senate 1967-74; Senate 1975-76) and George F. Perpich (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-80)
Anthony J. Perpich (Senate 1967-74; Senate 1975-76) and Rudolph George Perpich, Sr. (Senate 1963-70)
George F. Perpich (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-80) and Rudolph George Perpich, Sr. (Senate 1963-70)
George F. Perpich (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-80) and Anthony J. Perpich (Senate 1967-74; Senate 1975-76)
Rudolph George Perpich, Sr. (Senate 1963-70) and Anthony J. Perpich (Senate 1967-74; Senate 1975-76)
Rudolph George Perpich, Sr. (Senate 1963-70) and George F. Perpich (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-80)
Carl Donald Peterson (House 1959-62) and Paul Kenneth Peterson (House 1947-54)
Marion Rarick (House 2013-2022; House 2023-Present) and Brian Daniels (House 2015-2022; House 2023-2024)
Edwin Sondresen Reishus (Senate 1895-98) and Olav Sondresen Reishus (House 1872)
Albert George Scherf (House 1901-02) and Frederick A. Scherf (House 1919-20)
Harry A. Sieben, Jr. (House 1971-72; House 1973-82; House 1983-84) and Michael R. Sieben (House 1973-82)
Delano T. Smith (Territorial House 1857; Senate 1857-58) and Melville C. Smith (Senate 1865)
Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) and Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50)
Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) and Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004)
Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90) and Swen Swenson (House 1887-88)
Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50) and Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18)
Swen Swenson (House 1887-88) and Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90)
Daniel F. Temple (Senate 1867) and Jonathan Peterson Temple (House 1889-90)
Clark W. Thompson (Territorial House 1855; Territorial Council 1856-57; Republican Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1871) and Edward Thompson (Senate 1873-74)
Amos L. Warner, Jr. (House 1913-14) and Eli S. Warner (House 1885-86; House 1895-96)
Charles R. Weaver, Sr. (House 1967-72; House 1973-74) and John L. Weaver (House 1979-82)
Betsy L. Wergin (Senate 2003-08) and J. LeRoy Koppendrayer (House 1991-92; House 1993-97)
John L. Wilson (Territorial House 1856-57; House 1870) and Joseph P. Wilson (Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1864-65)

Spouses

Ellen R. Anderson (Senate 1993-2011) and Andrew J. Dawkins (House 1987-2002)
Thomas R. Berkelman (House 1977-83) and Kathleen Ann Blatz (House 1979-82; House 1983-92; House 1993-94)
Donna Jean Christianson (House 1969-70) and Marvin Ervin Christianson, Sr. (House 1965-66; House 1967-69)
Andrew J. Dawkins (House 1987-2002) and Ellen R. Anderson (Senate 1993-2011)
Joshua Heintzeman (House 2015-2022; House 2023-Present) and Keri Heintzeman (Senate 2025-Present)
Richard H. Jefferson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) and Alice Mae Johnson (House 1987-92; House 1993-2000; Senate 2013-2016)
Mary Kiffmeyer (House 2009-2012; Senate 2013-2022) and Ralph R. Kiffmeyer (House 1985-86)
Darlene Joyce Luther (House 1993-2002) and William Paul Luther (House 1975-76; Senate 1977-82; Senate 1983-94)
Carly Melin (House 2011-2012; House 2013-2016) and Joe Radinovich (House 2013-2014)
Lona A. Minne (House 1979-88) and William H. Schreiber (House 1973-76; House 1979-82; House 1983-92)
Laura Emelia Naplin (Senate 1927-34) and Oscar Albert Naplin (Senate 1919-22; Senate 1927)
Ken Otremba (House 1995-97) and Mary Ellen Otremba (House 1997-2010)
Yvonne Prettner Solon (Senate 2002-2010) and Sam George Solon (House 1971-72; Senate 1973-2001)
Joe Radinovich (House 2013-2014) and Carly Melin (House 2011-2012; House 2013-2016)
Jason Rarick (House 2015-2019; Senate 2019-Present) and Marion Rarick (House 2013-2022; House 2023-Present)
William H. Schreiber (House 1973-76; House 1979-82; House 1983-92) and Lona A. Minne (House 1979-88)
Sam George Solon (House 1971-72; Senate 1973-2001) and Yvonne Prettner Solon (Senate 2002-2010)
Anne K. Stokowski (Senate 1979-82) and Eugene E. Stokowski (Senate 1973-79)

Cousins, Uncles, Aunts, In-Laws, Etc.

Tony Albright (House 2013-2022) is the son-in-law of Paul Phillip Overgaard (House 1963-66; House 1967-68; Senate 1971-72)
Pam Altendorf (House 2023-Present) is the second cousin of Brian Pfarr (House 2021-2022; House 2023-2024)
William L. Ames, Jr. (House 1891-92) is the cousin-in-law of Philander Phelps Humphrey (Territorial Council 1857)
Elmer Lee Andersen (Senate 1949-58) is the brother-in-law of Stanley Willard Holmquist, Sr. (House 1947-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-72)
Chad Anderson (House 2016) is the son-in-law of Dan D. Hall (Senate 2011-2012; Senate 2013-2020)
Delbert F. Anderson (House 1953-60; House 1967-74; House 1977-80) is the first cousin once removed of Paul H. Anderson (House 2009-2012; House 2013-2022; House 2023-Present)
Paul H. Anderson (House 2009-2012; House 2013-2022; House 2023-Present) is the first cousin once removed of Delbert F. Anderson (House 1953-60; House 1967-74; House 1977-80)
Wendell Richard Anderson (House 1959-62; Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-70) is the son-in-law of John Henry McKee, Sr. (House 1951-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-66)
Robert O. Ashbach (House 1963-66; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-82) is the uncle-in-law of Thomas Earl Emmer, II (House 2005-2010)
Gordon Backlund (House 1985-86) is the uncle of Katherine Knuth (House 2007-2012) and is the brother-in-law of Daniel J. Knuth (House 1983-88)
Samuel Russell Barr (House 1961-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-72) is the brother-in-law of Joe A. Josefson (Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-76)
Brian Merritt Bergson (House 1993-94) is the great nephew of Leonidas Merritt (House 1893-94)
Thomas R. Berkelman (House 1977-83) is the son-in-law of Jerome V. Blatz (Senate 1963-66; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-76)
Harlow H. Bonniwell, Sr. (Senate 1915-35) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Milan Bonniwell (Senate 1951-58)
Milan Bonniwell (Senate 1951-58) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Harlow H. Bonniwell, Sr. (Senate 1915-35) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of William T. Bonniwell, Jr. (Senate 1871; House 1877; Senate 1878-82)
William T. Bonniwell, Jr. (Senate 1871; House 1877; Senate 1878-82) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Milan Bonniwell (Senate 1951-58)
Ripley Bernard Brower (Senate 1899-1906) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
Robert Carmichael (House 1915-18) is the great great uncle of Jerry Newton (House 2009-2010; House 2013-2016; Senate 2017-2022; House 2023-2024)
Frank Clague (House 1903-06; Senate 1907-14) is the brother-in-law of Miles Porter (House 1913-14)
Janet H. Clark (House 1975-82; House 1983-84) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
Albert L. Cole (House 1903-06) is the uncle of Claude Lynn Cole (Senate 1943-48)
Alonzo B. Cole (Senate 1895-98; Senate 1903-06; House 1923-24) is the uncle of Claude Lynn Cole (Senate 1943-48)
Claude Lynn Cole (Senate 1943-48) is the nephew of Albert L. Cole (House 1903-06) and is the nephew of Alonzo B. Cole (Senate 1895-98; Senate 1903-06; House 1923-24)
William Blake Dean (Senate 1891-94) is the son-in-law of John Nicols (Senate 1864-65; Senate 1872-73)
Steve Dehler (House 1993-2002) is the cousin-in-law of Mary Ellen Otremba (House 1997-2010) and is the cousin of Ken Otremba (House 1995-97) and is the nephew of Sylvester B. Uphus (House 1983-92)
Alfonse J. Demeules (House 1883-84) is the nephew of Zephirin Demeules (House 1872-73)
Zephirin Demeules (House 1872-73) is the uncle of Alfonse J. Demeules (House 1883-84)
Gaylin L.R. Den Ouden (House 1977-86) is the brother-in-law of Marion O. Menning (House 1975-76; Senate 1977-82)
Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Janet H. Clark (House 1975-82; House 1983-84) and is the great nephew of Peter E. Hanson (Senate 1895-98) and is the grandson-in-law of John R. Blomquist (House 1947-54) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Ripley Bernard Brower (Senate 1899-1906)
Elijah Easton (House 1869) is the son-in-law of Henry C. Magoon (House 1862)
Thomas Earl Emmer, II (House 2005-2010) is the nephew-in-law of Robert O. Ashbach (House 1963-66; Senate 1967-72; Senate 1973-82)
Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (House 1963-66; House 1967-70) is the cousin of Dale E. Erdahl (House 1971-72; House 1973-74)
Dale E. Erdahl (House 1971-72; House 1973-74) is the cousin of Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (House 1963-66; House 1967-70)
Omar Fateh (Senate 2021-2022; Senate 2023-Present) is the brother-in-law of Zaynab Mohamed (Senate 2023-Present)
Richard Fitzgerald (House 1875) is the great great uncle of Tom J. Shea (House 1981-82; House 1983-84)
William Henry Forbes (Territorial Council 1849-51; Territorial Council 1852-53) is the son-in-law of Alexander Faribault (Territorial House 1851)
Richard Pillsbury Gale (House 1939-40) is the cousin of John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28) and is the nephew of Frederic Beal Snyder (House 1897-98; Senate 1899-1902)
Charles Duncan Gilfillan (House 1865; House 1876; Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86) is the (Other - see full record notes) of John Bachop Gilfillan (Senate 1876-82; Senate 1883-85)
John Bachop Gilfillan (Senate 1876-82; Senate 1883-85) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Charles Duncan Gilfillan (House 1865; House 1876; Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86)
John B. Goodspeed (House 1899-1900; House 1909-10) is the son-in-law of Gilbert Graham (House 1864)
Ben E. Gustafson (House 1981-84) is the nephew of James Gustafson (Senate 1985-92)
James Gustafson (Senate 1985-92) is the uncle of Ben E. Gustafson (House 1981-84)
Laurie Halverson (House 2013-2020) is the niece of Peter C. Nelson (House 2003-2006)
Peter E. Hanson (Senate 1895-98) is the great uncle of Stephen E. Dille (House 1987-92; Senate 1993-2002 : Senate 2003-2010)
Dean Pickett Hartle (House 1985-92) is the nephew of John A. Hartle (House 1935-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-68)
John A. Hartle (House 1935-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-68) is the uncle of Dean Pickett Hartle (House 1985-92)
John A. Hoffman (Senate 2013-2022; Senate 2023-Present) is the brother-in-law of Yvonne Selcer (House 2013-2016)
Stanley Willard Holmquist, Sr. (House 1947-54; Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-72) is the brother-in-law of Elmer Lee Andersen (Senate 1949-58)
Philander Phelps Humphrey (Territorial Council 1857) is the cousin-in-law of William L. Ames, Jr. (House 1891-92)
Henry Jackson (Territorial House 1849) is the brother-in-law of Parsons King Johnson (Territorial House 1849; Territorial House 1856)
Frank B. Johnson (House 1947-49) is the great nephew of Henry Jackson (Territorial House 1849)
Parsons King Johnson (Territorial House 1849; Territorial House 1856) is the brother-in-law of Henry Jackson (Territorial House 1849)
Joe A. Josefson (Senate 1955-62; Senate 1963-76) is the brother-in-law of Samuel Russell Barr (House 1961-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-72)
Randy P. Kamrath (Senate 1981-86) is the son-in-law of William B. Dosland (Senate 1959-62; Senate 1963-72)
Margaret Anderson Kelliher (House 1999-2010) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Marty Seifert (House 1997-2010)
Jefferson Parish Kidder (House 1861; House 1863-64) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Orlando Burr Kidder (House 1881)
Orlando Burr Kidder (House 1881) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Jefferson Parish Kidder (House 1861; House 1863-64)
William Riley Kinyon (House 1868; House 1875-76) is the cousin of Louis L. Wheelock, Jr. (Senate 1876-77)
Daniel J. Knuth (House 1983-88) is the brother-in-law of Gordon Backlund (House 1985-86)
Katherine Knuth (House 2007-2012) is the niece of Gordon Backlund (House 1985-86)
Peter Nilsen Langemo (House 1878-80) is the (Other - see full record notes) of James Ramstad (Senate 1981-82; Senate 1983-90)
Mike LeMieur (House 2011-2012) is the nephew of Stephen G. Wenzel (House 1973-82; House 1983-92; House 1993-2001)
Edward Lende (House 1909-10) is the cousin of Olai Andreason Lende (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) and is the first cousin-in-law twice removed of Richard J. Welch (House 1977-82; House 1983-84) and is the first cousin once removed of Oscar Olaus Peterson (House 1949-56)
Olai Andreason Lende (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) is the nephew of Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94) and is the cousin of Edward Lende (House 1909-10) and is the first cousin-in-law twice removed of Richard J. Welch (House 1977-82; House 1983-84) and is the first cousin once removed of Oscar Olaus Peterson (House 1949-56)
Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94) is the uncle of Olai Andreason Lende (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) and is the great great uncle-in-law of Richard J. Welch (House 1977-82; House 1983-84) and is the great uncle of Oscar Olaus Peterson (House 1949-56)
Wellington C. Masterman (Senate 1895-98) is the second cousin-in-law of James Middleton, Jr. (House 1876)
Martin J. McGowan, Jr. (House 1959-62; House 1963-66) is the first cousin once removed of Nora Slawik (House 1997-98; House 2001-2002; House 2003-2012) and is the uncle of Richard Michael Nolan (House 1969-72)
John McKusick (Senate 1863-66) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Levi H. McKusick (House 1883-86; House 1889-90; Senate 1899-1902)
Levi H. McKusick (House 1883-86; House 1889-90; Senate 1899-1902) is the (Other - see full record notes) of John McKusick (Senate 1863-66) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of William McKusick (Territorial House 1854; Senate 1859-60; Senate 1874-75)
William McKusick (Territorial House 1854; Senate 1859-60; Senate 1874-75) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Levi H. McKusick (House 1883-86; House 1889-90; Senate 1899-1902)
Marion O. Menning (House 1975-76; Senate 1977-82) is the brother-in-law of Gaylin L.R. Den Ouden (House 1977-86)
Leonidas Merritt (House 1893-94) is the great uncle of Brian Merritt Bergson (House 1993-94)
James Middleton, Jr. (House 1876) is the second cousin-in-law of Wellington C. Masterman (Senate 1895-98)
Zaynab Mohamed (Senate 2023-Present) is the sister-in-law of Omar Fateh (Senate 2021-2022; Senate 2023-Present)
Dorilus Morrison (Senate 1864-65) is the first cousin once removed of William Drew Washburn, Jr. (House 1901-02; House 1905-06; House 1909-12; House 1917-18; House 1921-26) and is the cousin of William Drew Washburn, Sr. (House 1871)
Steven Morse (Senate 1987-92; Senate 1993-99) is the brother-in-law of Allen J. Quist (House 1983-88)
Edgar Nash (House 1872) is the son-in-law of Riley Lucas Bartholomew (Republican Constitutional Convention 1857; Senate 1859-60)
Peter C. Nelson (House 2003-2006) is the uncle of Laurie Halverson (House 2013-2020)
Jerry Newton (House 2009-2010; House 2013-2016; Senate 2017-2022; House 2023-2024) is the great nephew of Charles Leonard Todd (Senate 1931-32) and is the great great nephew of Robert Carmichael (House 1915-18)
Richard Michael Nolan (House 1969-72) is the nephew of Martin J. McGowan, Jr. (House 1959-62; House 1963-66)
Mary A. Olson (Senate 2007-2010) is the great great granddaughter of Peter Anners Gandrud (House 1901-06; Senate 1915-22)
Ken Otremba (House 1995-97) is the cousin of Steve Dehler (House 1993-2002)
Mary Ellen Otremba (House 1997-2010) is the cousin-in-law of Steve Dehler (House 1993-2002)
Raymond L. Pavlak (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; House 1973-74) is the cousin of Robert Leo Pavlak, Sr. (House 1967-72; House 1973-74; House 1979)
Robert Leo Pavlak, Sr. (House 1967-72; House 1973-74; House 1979) is the cousin of Raymond L. Pavlak (House 1965-66; House 1967-72; House 1973-74)
Oscar Olaus Peterson (House 1949-56) is the first cousin once removed of Olai Andreason Lende (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) and is the great nephew of Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94) and is the first cousin once removed of Edward Lende (House 1909-10) and is the uncle-in-law of Richard J. Welch (House 1977-82; House 1983-84)
Brian Pfarr (House 2021-2022; House 2023-2024) is the second cousin of Pam Altendorf (House 2023-Present)
Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86) is the nephew of John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75) and is the first cousin once removed of John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28)
George Sturgis Pillsbury (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-82) is the great great nephew of John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75) and is the second cousin once removed of John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28)
John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75) is the uncle of Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86) and is the great great uncle of George Sturgis Pillsbury (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-82)
Lewis Porter, Jr. (Senate 1867) is the first cousin once removed of Miles Porter (House 1913-14)
Miles Porter (House 1913-14) is the brother-in-law of Frank Clague (House 1903-06; Senate 1907-14) and is the first cousin once removed of Lewis Porter, Jr. (Senate 1867)
Allen J. Quist (House 1983-88) is the brother-in-law of Steven Morse (Senate 1987-92; Senate 1993-99)
James Ramstad (Senate 1981-82; Senate 1983-90) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Peter Nilsen Langemo (House 1878-80) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Roy L. Voxland (House 1945-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-70)
Marty Seifert (House 1997-2010) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Margaret Anderson Kelliher (House 1999-2010)
Yvonne Selcer (House 2013-2016) is the sister-in-law of John A. Hoffman (Senate 2013-2022; Senate 2023-Present)
Tom J. Shea (House 1981-82; House 1983-84) is the great great nephew of Richard Fitzgerald (House 1875)
Harry A. Sieben, Jr. (House 1971-72; House 1973-82; House 1983-84) is the uncle of Katie Sieben (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2016)
Katie Sieben (House 2003-2006; Senate 2007-2012; Senate 2013-2016) is the niece of Harry A. Sieben, Jr. (House 1971-72; House 1973-82; House 1983-84)
Nora Slawik (House 1997-98; House 2001-2002; House 2003-2012) is the first cousin once removed of Martin J. McGowan, Jr. (House 1959-62; House 1963-66)
Frederic Beal Snyder (House 1897-98; Senate 1899-1902) is the son-in-law of John Sargent Pillsbury (Senate 1864-68; Senate 1871; Senate 1873-75) and is the uncle of Richard Pillsbury Gale (House 1939-40)
John Pillsbury Snyder (House 1927-28) is the first cousin once removed of Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Senate 1878-82; Senate 1883-86) and is the cousin of Richard Pillsbury Gale (House 1939-40) and is the second cousin once removed of George Sturgis Pillsbury (Senate 1971-72; Senate 1973-82)
Archibald A. Stone, Jr. (House 1917-18) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Heman W. Stone (House 1897-98; Senate 1903-06) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Lane K. Stone (House 1875; House 1881-82; House 1891-92) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of H. Ward Stone (House 1878; House 1903-06)
H. Ward Stone (House 1878; House 1903-06) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Archibald A. Stone, Jr. (House 1917-18) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Heman W. Stone (House 1897-98; Senate 1903-06) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Lane K. Stone (House 1875; House 1881-82; House 1891-92)
Heman W. Stone (House 1897-98; Senate 1903-06) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Archibald A. Stone, Jr. (House 1917-18) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Lane K. Stone (House 1875; House 1881-82; House 1891-92) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of H. Ward Stone (House 1878; House 1903-06)
Lane K. Stone (House 1875; House 1881-82; House 1891-92) is the (Other - see full record notes) of Archibald A. Stone, Jr. (House 1917-18) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of Heman W. Stone (House 1897-98; Senate 1903-06) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of H. Ward Stone (House 1878; House 1903-06)
Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) is the nephew of Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90) and is the great uncle of Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) and is the great uncle of Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004)
Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) is the great nephew of Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) and is the great great nephew of Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90)
Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004) is the great nephew of Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) and is the great great nephew of Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90)
Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90) is the uncle of Carl L. Swenson (Senate 1915-18) and is the uncle of Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50) and is the great great uncle of Douglas G. Swenson (House 1987-92; House 1993-98) and is the great great uncle of Howard Swenson (House 1995-2002; House 2003-2004)
Oscar A. Swenson (House 1913-14; House 1915-32; Senate 1937-50) is the nephew of Lars Swenson (Senate 1887-90)
Daniel F. Temple (Senate 1867) is the uncle of Judson C. Temple (House 1893-94)
Judson C. Temple (House 1893-94) is the nephew of Daniel F. Temple (Senate 1867)
Charles Leonard Todd (Senate 1931-32) is the great uncle of Jerry Newton (House 2009-2010; House 2013-2016; Senate 2017-2022; House 2023-2024)
Sylvester B. Uphus (House 1983-92) is the uncle of Steve Dehler (House 1993-2002)
Barbara Vickerman (House 1993-97) is the cousin-in-law of James A. Vickerman (Senate 1987-92; Senate 1993-2010)
James A. Vickerman (Senate 1987-92; Senate 1993-2010) is the cousin-in-law of Barbara Vickerman (House 1993-97)
Roy L. Voxland (House 1945-62; House 1963-66; House 1967-70) is the grandson-in-law of Peter Nilsen Langemo (House 1878-80) and is the (Other - see full record notes) of James Ramstad (Senate 1981-82; Senate 1983-90)
Lucius Campbell Walker (Republican Constitutional Convention 1857; House 1857-58) is the son-in-law of Cephas Gardner (Territorial House 1854)
William Drew Washburn, Jr. (House 1901-02; House 1905-06; House 1909-12; House 1917-18; House 1921-26) is the first cousin once removed of Dorilus Morrison (Senate 1864-65) and is the cousin of Charles Fox Washburn (House 1881-82; Senate 1883-84)
William Drew Washburn, Sr. (House 1871) is the cousin of Dorilus Morrison (Senate 1864-65) and is the uncle of Charles Fox Washburn (House 1881-82; Senate 1883-84)
Charlie Weaver, Jr. (House 1989-98) is the nephew of John L. Weaver (House 1979-82)
John L. Weaver (House 1979-82) is the uncle of Charlie Weaver, Jr. (House 1989-98)
Richard J. Welch (House 1977-82; House 1983-84) is the first cousin-in-law twice removed of Olai Andreason Lende (Senate 1911-14; Senate 1915-18) and is the great great nephew-in-law of Ole Olson Lende (Senate 1887-90; House 1893-94) and is the first cousin-in-law twice removed of Edward Lende (House 1909-10) and is the nephew-in-law of Oscar Olaus Peterson (House 1949-56)
Stephen G. Wenzel (House 1973-82; House 1983-92; House 1993-2001) is the uncle of Mike LeMieur (House 2011-2012)
Louis L. Wheelock, Jr. (Senate 1876-77) is the cousin of William Riley Kinyon (House 1868; House 1875-76)

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