70th Minnesota Legislature

The seventieth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1977. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 2, 1976. It was the first Minnesota Legislature since the thirty-eighth Minnesota Legislature whose members of the Minnesota Senate were chosen in partisan elections.

Seventieth Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
Meeting placeMinnesota State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1977 (1977-01-04) – January 2, 1979 (1979-01-02)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members67 Senators
PresidentEdward J. Gearty
Majority LeaderNick Coleman
Minority LeaderRobert O. Ashbach
Party controlDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members134 Representatives
SpeakerMartin O. Sabo
Majority LeaderIrv Anderson
Minority LeaderHenry J. Savelkoul
Party controlDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1977 to May 23, 1977. A continuation of the regular session was held between January 17, 1978 and March 24, 1978. There were no special sessions of the 70th Legislature.[1]

Party summary
Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

Senate
Party[2]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
DFL Ind. IR
End of previous Legislature 37 1 28 66 1
Begin 48 0 18 66 1
February 15, 1977 49 67 0
November 1, 1977 48 66 1
December 9, 1977 19 67 0
December 1, 1978 47 66 1
December 29, 1978 20 67 0
Latest voting share 70% 0% 30%
Beginning of the next Legislature 47 0 20 67 0

House of Representatives
Party[3]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
DFL IR
End of previous Legislature 103 31 134 0
Begin 104 30 134 0
February 15, 1977 103 133 1
March 18, 1977 31 134 0
July 31, 1977 102 133 1
August 1977[nb 1] 101 32
October 11, 1977 33 134 0
November 4, 1977 100 133 1
December 19, 1977 34 134 0
March 21, 1978[nb 2] 99 35
Latest voting share 74% 26%
Beginning of the next Legislature 67 67 134 0

Leadership

Senate
President of the Senate
Edward J. Gearty (DFL-Minneapolis)[6]
Senate Majority Leader
Nicholas D. Coleman (DFL-Saint Paul)[7]
Senate Minority Leader
Robert O. Ashbach (IR-St. Paul)[7]

House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Martin O. Sabo (DFL-Minneapolis)[8]
House Majority Leader
Irvin N. Anderson (DFL-International Falls)[9]
House Minority Leader
Henry J. Savelkoul (IR-Albert Lea)[9]

Members

Senate
Name District City Party
Anderson, Jerald C. 19 North Branch DFL
Ashbach, Robert O. 48 Saint Paul IR
Bang, Jr., Otto T. 39 Edina IR
Benedict, Robert M. 38 Bloomington DFL
Bernhagen, John J. 22 Hutchinson IR
Borden, Winston W. 13 Brainerd DFL
Brataas, Nancy 33 Rochester IR
Chenoweth, John C. 66 Saint Paul DFL
Chmielewski, Sr., Florian W. 14 Sturgeon Lake DFL
Coleman, Nicholas D. 65 Saint Paul DFL
Davies, II, John Thomas 60 Minneapolis DFL
Dieterich, Neil 62 Saint Paul DFL
Dunn, Robert G. 18 Princeton IR
Engler, Steven 25 Randolph IR
Frederick, Mel 32 West Concord IR
Gearty, Edward J. 54 Minneapolis DFL
Gunderson, Jerome O. 35 Mabel DFL
Hanson, Marvin B. 01 Hallock DFL
Hughes, Jerome M. 50 Saint Paul DFL
Humphrey, III, Hubert H. 44 New Hope DFL
Jensen, Carl A. 28 Sleepy Eye IR
Johnson, Douglas J. 06 Cook DFL
Keefe, Sr., John B. 40 Hopkins IR
Keefe, Stephen 59 Minneapolis DFL
Kirchner, William G. 37 Richfield IR
Kleinbaum, Jack I. 17 Saint Cloud DFL
Knaak, Delores J. 49 White Bear Lake IR
Knoll, Franklin J. 61 Minneapolis DFL
Knutson, Howard A. 53 Burnsville IR
Laufenburger, Roger A. 34 Lewiston DFL
Lessard, Bob B. 03 International Falls DFL
Lewis, Sr., B. Robert 41 Saint Louis Park DFL
Luther, William Paul 45 Brooklyn Center DFL
McCutcheon, William W. 67 Saint Paul DFL
Menning, Marion O. 26 Edgerton DFL
Merriam, Eugene R. 47 Coon Rapids DFL
Milton, John Watson 49 White Bear Lake DFL
Moe, Roger D. 02 Ada DFL
Nelson, Tom A. 31 Austin DFL
Nichols, James W. 20 Lake Benton DFL
Ogdahl, Sr., Harmon T. 58 Minneapolis IR
Olhoft, Wayne 11 Herman DFL
Olson, Howard D. 27 Saint James DFL
Penny, Timothy Joseph 30 New Richland DFL
Perpich, George F. 05 Chisholm DFL
Peterson, Collin Clark 10 Detroit Lakes DFL
Pillsbury, George Sturgis 42 Wayzata IR
Purfeerst, Clarence Mark 24 Faribault DFL
Renneke, Earl W. 23 Le Sueur IR
Schaaf, David D. 46 Fridley DFL
Schmitz, Robert J. 36 Jordan DFL
Schrom, Ed 16 Albany DFL
Setzepfandt, A. O.H. 21 Bird Island DFL
Sieloff, Ronald B. 63 Saint Paul IR
Sikorski, Gerald Edward 51 Stillwater DFL
Sillers, Douglas H. 09 Moorhead IR
Solon, Sam George 07 Duluth DFL
Spear, Allan H. 57 Minneapolis DFL
Staples, Emily Anne 43 Plymouth DFL
Stokowski, Eugene E. 55 Minneapolis DFL
Strand, Roger Ernest 15 Cyrus DFL
Stumpf, Jr., Peter P. 64 Saint Paul DFL
Tennessen, Robert J. 56 Minneapolis DFL
Ueland, Jr., Arnulf 29 Mankato IR
Ulland, James E. 08 Duluth IR
Vega, Conrado M. 52 South Saint Paul DFL
Wegener, Myrton O. 12 Bertha DFL
Willet, Gerald L. 04 Park Rapids DFL

House of Representatives
Name District City Party
Abeln, Lyle G. 38B Bloomington DFL
Adams, Leo G. 44B New Hope DFL
Albrecht, Raymond John 23A Brownton IR
Anderson, Bruce W. 26A Slayton DFL
Anderson, Delbert F. 15A Starbuck IR
Anderson, Glen H. 15B Bellingham DFL
Anderson, Irvin N. 03A International Falls DFL
Anderson, Robert A. 10B Ottertail IR
Arlandson, John R. 41A Golden Valley DFL
Battaglia, David Peter 06B Two Harbors DFL
Beauchamp, David J. 09A Moorhead DFL
Begich, Joseph R. 06A Eveleth DFL
Berg, Thomas K. 56B Minneapolis DFL
Berglin, Linda Lee 59A Minneapolis DFL
Berkelman, Thomas R. 08B Duluth DFL
Biersdorf, John S. 32A Owatonna IR
Birnstihl, Orville E. 24B Faribault DFL
Brandl, John E. 61A Minneapolis DFL
Braun, Arthur Michael 01A Greenbush DFL
Brinkman, Bernard J. 16B Richmond DFL
Byrne, Margaret Mary 64B Saint Paul DFL
Carlson, Sr., Arne Helge 58B Minneapolis IR
Carlson, Douglas W. 14A Sandstone IR
Carlson, Sr., Lyndon R. 44A Brooklyn Center DFL
Casserly, James R. 56A Minneapolis DFL
Clark, Janet H. 60A Minneapolis DFL
Clawson, John T. 19A Center City DFL
Cohen, Richard J. 63B Saint Paul DFL
Corbid, John R. 01B Oklee DFL
Cummiskey, David R. 29A Mankato DFL
Dahl, Harold J. 22B Howard Lake DFL
Dean, William D. 58A Minneapolis IR
Den Ouden, Gaylin L.R. 21B Prinsburg IR
Eckstein, Anton Joseph 28B New Ulm DFL
Eken, Willis Roy 02B Twin Valley DFL
Ellingson, Robert L. 45B Brooklyn Center DFL
Enebo, Stanley A. 60B Minneapolis DFL
Erickson, Wendell O. 26B Hills IR
Esau, Gilbert D. 28A Mountain Lake IR
Evans, James 10A Detroit Lakes IR
Ewald, Douglas 40A Minnetonka IR
Faricy, Ray W. 63A Saint Paul DFL
Fjoslien, David O. 11B Brandon IR
Forsythe, Mary M. 39A Edina IR
Friedrich, Donald L. 32B Rochester IR
Fudro, Stanley J. 55A Minneapolis DFL
Fugina, Peter X. 05A Virginia DFL
George, Michael J. 50A Mahtomedi DFL
Gunter, Clarence L. 21A Raymond DFL
Hanson, Walter R. 62B Saint Paul DFL
Haugerud, Neil Sherman 35A Preston DFL
Heinitz, Orlando Jacob 43A Plymouth IR
Hokanson, Shirley A. 37A Richfield DFL
Jacobs, Joel 47A Coon Rapids DFL
Jaros, Mike 07B Duluth DFL
Jensen, Robert C. 53B Farmington DFL
Johnson, Carl M. 23B Saint Peter DFL
Jude, Thaddeus 42A Mound DFL
Kahn, Phyllis L. 57A Minneapolis DFL
Kaley, John R. 33A Rochester IR
Kalis, Henry J. 30A Walters DFL
Kelly, Randy Cameron 66B Saint Paul DFL
Kelly, William Nelson 02A East Grand Forks DFL
Kempe, Arnold E. 67A West Saint Paul DFL
Kempe, Raymond J. 53A West Saint Paul DFL
King, Dwayne A. 43B Golden Valley DFL
Knickerbocker, Gerald C. 40B Hopkins IR
Kostohryz, Sr., Richard J. 50B North Saint Paul DFL
Kroening, Carl W. 54A Minneapolis DFL
Kvam, Adolph Leonard 22A Litchfield IR
Laidig, Gary W. 51A Stillwater IR
Langseth, Keith L. 09B Glyndon DFL
Lehto, Arlene Ione 08A Duluth DFL
Lemke, Richard R. 34A Lake City DFL
Mangan, Thomas J. 19B Anoka DFL
Mann, George L. 27A Windom DFL
McCarron, Paul 46A Unknown DFL
McCollar, Maurice D. 49B White Bear Lake DFL
McDonald, Kenneth James 36A Watertown IR
McEachern, Robert O. 18B Saint Michael DFL
Metzen, James P. 52A South Saint Paul DFL
Moe, Donald M. 65B Saint Paul DFL
Munger, Sr., Willard M. 07A Duluth DFL
Murphy, Mary Catherine 14B Hermantown DFL
Neisen, Howard J. 49A Mounds View DFL
Nelsen, Bruce G. 12A Staples IR
Nelsen, Jr., Marlin B. 13B Aitkin DFL
Nelson, Ken G. 59B Minneapolis DFL
Niehaus, Sr., Joseph T. 16A Sauk Centre IR
Norton, Fred C. 65A Saint Paul DFL
Novak, Steven G. 48A New Brighton DFL
Onnen, Tony D. 22B Cokato IR
Osthoff, C. Thomas 64A Saint Paul DFL
Patton, Al W. 17A Sartell DFL
Pehler, James C. 17B Saint Cloud DFL
Peterson, Darrel L. 27B Fairmont IR
Petrafeso, Paul R. 41B Saint Louis Park DFL
Pleasant, Ray O. 39B Bloomington IR
Prahl, Norman Rudolph 03B Grand Rapids DFL
Redalen, Elton R. 35A Fountain IR
Reding, Leo John 31B Austin DFL
Rice, James Isaac 54B Minneapolis DFL
Rose, John T. 48B Roseville IR
Sabo, Martin Olav 57B Minneapolis DFL
Samuelson, Donald B. 13A Brainerd DFL
Sarna, John J. 55B Minneapolis DFL
Savelkoul, Henry J. 31A Albert Lea IR
Scheid, Linda J. 45A Brooklyn Park DFL
Schulz, Victor H. 25B Goodhue DFL
Searle, Sr., Rodney Newell 30B Waseca IR
Searles, Robert L. 42B Wayzata IR
Setzepfandt, A. O.H. 21B Bird Island DFL
Sherwood, Glen A. 04B Pine River IR[nb 2]
Sieben, Jr., Harry A. 52B Hastings DFL
Sieben, Michael R. 51B Newport DFL
Simoneau, Wayne A. 46B Fridley DFL
Skoglund, Wesley J. 61B Minneapolis DFL
Smogard, Ellsworth G. 20A Madison DFL
Spanish, John J. 05B Hibbing DFL
St. Onge, Doug J. 04A Bemidji DFL
Stanton, Russell P. 20B Marshall DFL
Stoa, Tom 34B Winona DFL
Suss, Ted L. 36B New Prague DFL
Swanson, James C. 37B Richfield DFL
Tomlinson, John D. 67B Saint Paul DFL
Vanasek, Robert E. 24A New Prague DFL
Voss, Gordon Owen 47B Blaine DFL
Waldorf, Eugene T. 66A Saint Paul DFL
Welch, Richard J. 18A Cambridge DFL
Wenstrom, Gene R. 11A Elbow Lake DFL
Wenzel, Stephen G. 12B Little Falls DFL
White, Jim F. 25A Farmington DFL
Wieser, Jr., Al W. 35B La Crescent IR[nb 1]
Wigley, Richard E. 29B Lake Crystal IR
Williamson, Bruce D. 38A Bloomington DFL
Wynia, Ann 62A Saint Paul DFL
Zubay, Kenneth Peter 33B Rochester IR

Membership changes

Senate
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
21 None Incumbent DFLer and then-Senate President Alec G. Olson had been reelected during the General Election of 1976. However, during the same election cycle, U.S. Senator Walter Mondale was elected Vice President of the United States, causing Mondale to resign from the U.S. Senate. Governor Wendell Anderson proceeded to appoint himself to Mondale's vacated seat, which caused Lieutenant Governor Rudy Perpich to succeed to the office of Governor, and hence created a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor. As per the provisions of the Minnesota Constitution, Olson, as the last-elected President of the Senate, then succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor, causing him to automatically resign his seat in the Minnesota Senate effective December 29, 1976. Thus, this seat was already vacant when the 70th Legislature convened. A. O.H. Setzepfandt
(DFL)		 February 15, 1977[10]
49 John Watson Milton
(DFL)		 Milton resigned effective November 1, 1977.[11] Delores J. Knaak
(IR)		 December 9, 1977[12]
13 Winston W. Borden
(DFL)		 Borden resigned to become the Executive Secretary of the Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry.[13] David E. Rued
(IR)		 December 29, 1978[14]

House of Representatives
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
21B A. O.H. Setzepfandt
(DFL)		 Setzepfandt resigned from the Minnesota House of Representatives after having won the special election to represent district 21 in the Minnesota Senate.[10] Gaylin L.R. Den Ouden
(IR)		 March 18, 1977[15]
22B Harold J. Dahl
(DFL)		 Dahl resigned on July 31, 1977 to accept appointment as a judge.[16] Tony Onnen
(IR)		 October 11, 1977[17]
35A Neil Sherman Haugerud
(DFL)		 Haugerud resigned on November 4, 1977, to accept appointment by President Jimmy Carter to serve on the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission.[18] Elton R. Redalen
(IR)		 December 19, 1977[19]

Notes
  1. Al Wieser disaffiliated from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and joined the Independent-Republican Party of Minnesota in August 1977.[4]
  2. Glen Sherwood disaffiliated from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and joined the Independent-Republican Party of Minnesota on March 21, 1978.[5]

References
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