Party Control of the House of Representatives (All Sessions)
Date |
Event |
Note |
Total Seats |
C/R/IR |
L/DFL |
Other |
Margin |
1/6/2015
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 134]
|
134
|
72
|
62
|
0
|
10
|
7/1/2015
|
Resignation
|
Rep. Ryan Winkler (DFL, 46A) resigned to move with his family to Brussels.
|
133
|
72
|
61
|
0
|
11
|
8/8/2015
|
Death
|
Rep. David Dill (DFL, 3A)
|
132
|
72
|
60
|
0
|
12
|
11/9/2015
|
Special election
|
Peggy Flanagan (DFL) won the special election for a House seat in District 46A on November 3, 2015. She was sworn in on November 9, 2015.
|
133
|
72
|
61
|
0
|
11
|
12/15/2015
|
Resignation
|
Rep. Ann Lenczewski (DFL, 50B) resigned to take a job in the private sector.
|
132
|
72
|
60
|
0
|
12
|
12/17/2015
|
Special election
|
Rob Ecklund (DFL) won the special election for a House seat in District 3A on December 8, 2015. He was sworn in on December 17, 2015.
|
133
|
72
|
61
|
0
|
11
|
2/17/2016
|
Special election
|
Chad Anderson (R) won the special election for a House seat in District 50B on February 9, 2016. He was sworn in on February 17, 2016.
|
134
|
73
|
61
|
0
|
12
|
3/8/2016
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 134]
|
134
|
73
|
61
|
0
|
12
|
C=Conservative R=Republican IR=Independent Republican L=Liberal DFL=Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Party Control of the Senate (All Sessions)
Date |
Event |
Note |
Total Seats |
C/R/IR |
L/DFL |
Other |
Margin |
1/6/2015
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 67]
|
67
|
28
|
39
|
0
|
11
|
10/31/2015
|
Resignation
|
Sen. Branden Petersen (R, 35) resigned for family reasons.
|
66
|
27
|
39
|
0
|
12
|
2/22/2016
|
Special election
|
Former House member Jim Abeler (R) won the special election for a Senate seat in District 35 on February 9, 2016. He was sworn in on February 22, 2016.
|
67
|
28
|
39
|
0
|
11
|
3/8/2016
|
Convenes
|
[Total seats possible = 67]
|
67
|
28
|
39
|
0
|
11
|
7/11/2016
|
Death
|
Sen. James Metzen (DFL, 52). No special election was held.
|
66
|
28
|
38
|
0
|
10
|
C=Conservative R=Republican IR=Independent Republican L=Liberal DFL=Democratic-Farmer-Labor