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Legislative Retirements
Compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
2021-2022
Legislative retirements at the end of the 2021-2022 biennium
Legislative vacancies at the end of the 2021-2022 biennium
For other changes to membership in the 92nd Legislature, see the Legislative Time Capsule - 92nd Legislature (2021-2022).
| LEGISLATOR |
BODY |
PARTY |
DISTRICT |
EFFECTIVE DATE |
NOTES |
| Tony Albright |
House |
R |
55B |
8/5/2022 |
He resigned from the Legislature effective 8/5/2022. He had previously announced he would not seek re-election to the Legislature. |
| David Tomassoni |
Senate |
I |
6 |
8/11/2022 |
He died on 8/11/2022. He had announced he would not seek re-election to the Legislature in February 2022. |
House members seeking Senate seat in 2022
| LEGISLATOR |
BODY |
PARTY |
DISTRICT |
ANNOUNCEMENT DATE |
NOTES |
| Cal Bahr |
House |
R |
31B |
2/17/2022 |
He was elected to Senate District 31 in 2022. |
| Liz Boldon |
House |
DFL |
25B |
3/10/2022 |
She was elected to Senate District 25 in 2022. |
| Steve Drazkowski |
House |
R |
21B |
1/27/2022 |
He was elected to Senate District 20 in 2022. |
| Steve Green |
House |
R |
2B |
2/23/2022 |
He was elected to Senate District 2 in 2022. |
| Glenn Gruenhagen |
House |
R |
18B |
2/22/2022 |
He was elected to Senate District 17 in 2022. |
| Tony Jurgens |
House |
R |
54B |
|
He lost the primary election for Senate District 41 to Tom Dippel. |
| Eric Lucero |
House |
R |
30B |
2/16/2022 |
He was elected to Senate District 30 in 2022. |
| Kelly Morrison |
House |
DFL |
33B |
2/19/2022 |
She was elected to Senate District 45 in 2022. |
| Jordan Rasmusson |
House |
R |
8A |
1/19/2022 |
He was elected to Senate District 9 in 2022. |
| Tama Theis |
House |
R |
14A |
2/25/2022 |
She lost the general election for Senate District 14 to Sen. Aric Putnam. |
| Tou Xiong |
House |
DFL |
53A |
11/2/2021 |
He was elected to Senate District 44 in 2022. |
Senate member seeking House seat in 2022
| LEGISLATOR |
BODY |
PARTY |
DISTRICT |
ANNOUNCEMENT DATE |
NOTES |
| Jerry Newton |
Senate |
DFL |
37 |
2/23/2022 |
He was elected to House District 35B in 2022. |
Members seeking another office in 2022
| LEGISLATOR |
BODY |
PARTY |
DISTRICT |
OFFICE |
ANNOUNCEMENT DATE |
NOTES |
| Michelle Benson |
Senate |
R |
31 |
Governor |
4/29/2022 |
She suspended her campaign for Governor. |
| Karla Bigham |
Senate |
DFL |
54 |
Washington County Commissioner |
2/20/2022 |
She won the election for Washington County Commissioner in 2022. |
| Keith Franke |
House |
R |
54A |
Washington County Commissioner |
5/31/2022 |
He lost the election for Washington County Commissioner in 2022. |
| Paul Gazelka |
Senate |
R |
9 |
Governor |
5/14/2022 |
He suspended his campaign for Governor. |
| Rena Moran |
House |
DFL |
65A |
Ramsey County Commissioner |
1/24/2022 |
She won the election for Ramsey County Commissioner in 2022. |
| Jeremy Munson |
House |
R |
23B |
1st U.S. Congressional District |
2/25/2022 |
He ran in the 2022 special and general elections for the 1st U.S. Congressional District, but lost in the primary for both. |
| Nels Pierson |
House |
R |
26B |
1st U.S. Congressional District |
3/11/2022 |
He lost the primary in the special election for the 1st U.S. Congressional District in 2022 and did not file to run for any elected office in the 2022 general election. |
| Jen Schultz |
House |
DFL |
7A |
8th U.S. Congressional District |
3/28/2022 |
She lost the election for the 8th U.S. Congressional District seat in 2022. She had previously announced her decision to retire from her Minnesota House seat. |
| David Senjem |
Senate |
R |
25 |
Olmsted County Commissioner, District 2 |
5/25/2022 |
He was elected Olmsted County Commissioner in 2022. |
| Chuck Wiger |
Senate |
DFL |
43 |
Maplewood City Council |
4/25/2022 |
He announced his intention to run for Maplewood City Council.- Star Tribune Hot Dish. He did not run. |
| Ryan Winkler |
House |
DFL |
46A |
Hennepin County Attorney |
10/5/2021 |
He ran for Hennepin County Attorney in 2022, but lost in the primary. |
Members defeated in the 2022 primary election
See also the tables for House members seeking a Senate seat in 2022. Tony Jurgens ran for Senate District 41.
| LEGISLATOR |
BODY |
PARTY |
DISTRICT |
NOTES |
| Andrew Carlson |
House |
DFL |
50B |
He announced his intention to run for the Senate in 2022, then decided to run again for the House. He lost the House District 50B primary to Rep. Steve Elkins. |
| Sandra Masin |
House |
DFL |
51A |
She lost the House District 52A primary to Rep. Liz Reyer. |
| John Thompson |
House |
DFL |
67A |
He lost the House District 67A primary to Liz Lee. |
Preliminary list of current members defeated in the 2022 general election
According to the Secretary of State's office, "election results are not official until they have been reviewed and certified by a canvassing board."
See also the tables for House members seeking a Senate seat in 2022. Tama Theis ran for Senate District 14. For additional details about election results, see Turnover in Minnesota Legislative Seats, 1970-present.
| LEGISLATOR |
BODY |
PARTY |
DISTRICT |
NOTES |
| Susan Akland |
House |
R |
19A |
Jeff Brand won the House District 18A election. |
| Greg Boe |
House |
R |
47B |
Lucy Rehm won the House District 48B election. |
| Roger Chamberlain |
Senate |
R |
38 |
Heather Gustafson won the Senate District 36 election. |
| Rob Ecklund |
House |
DFL |
3A |
The unofficial election results indicate that Roger Skraba has won the House District 3A election, but also that it's a close race that is eligible for a state-funded recount. |
| John Heinrich |
House |
R |
35A |
Zack Stephenson won the House District 35A election. |
| Erik Mortensen |
House |
R |
55A |
Brad Tabke won the House District 54A election. |
| Mary Murphy |
House |
DFL |
3B |
The unofficial election results indicate that Natalie Zeleznikar has won the House District 3B election, but also that it's a close race that is eligible for a state-funded recount. |
| Donald Raleigh |
House |
R |
38A |
Matt Norris won the House District 32B election. |
| Julie Sandstede |
House |
DFL |
6A |
Spencer Igo won the House District 7A election. |