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The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B (for example, House district 32B is geographically within Senate district 32). Both chambers of the legislature meet between January and the third Monday in May each year, not to exceed 120 days per biennium. House floor sessions are held inside the Minnesota State Capitol building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Offices of all its members are in the State Office Building, connected by tunnel just to the west of the Capitol. Often referred to as the S.O.B. by members and staff, it is in this building where most House committee hearings are held.

The front of the Minnesota House of Representatives Chamber

Following the 2004 election, a significant Republican majority of 81–53 was reduced to 68–66. In 2006, the tide turned even further, with the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus (DFL) gaining an 85–49 majority. Shortly following the election, State Representative Mark Olson was suspended from the Republican Caucus and declared himself a member of an Independent-Republican Caucus bringing the chamber’s affiliation to 85–48–1.

[edit] Composition

[edit] Leadership

Speaker

Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis)

Majority Leader

Tony Sertich (DFL-Chisholm)

Minority Leader

Kurt Zellers (R-Maple Grove)

[edit] Members, 2009-2010

[edit] Previous sessions

• Minnesota House of Representatives 2007-2008 Session
• Minnesota House of Representatives 2005-2006 Session
• Minnesota House of Representatives 2003-2004 Session
• Minnesota House of Representatives 2001-2002 Session

[edit] See also

• Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Minnesota House Majority Leaders
• Minnesota House Minority Leaders

[edit] External links

• House website