Historical Information About the Minnesota Legislature

House of Representatives

• Speakers, 1849-present | Map
• Majority and Minority Leaders, 1901-present  | Map
• Leadership
• Chief Clerks, 1849-present
• Sergeants-at-Arms, 1849-present
• Chaplains, 1849-present
• Committees

Legislator Information

• Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
• Family Connections within the Minnesota Legislature
• Researching Legislators - A Guide to Resources
• Length of Service | Service Timeline

Party Control

• House of Representatives Party Control, 1951-present
• Senate Party Control, 1951-present
• Legislative Party Control Chart, 1901-present

Sessions

• Sessions, State and Territorial Legislature, 1849-present
• Special Sessions, 1857-present
• Legislative Time Capsule - Statistics and information about each session
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• Legislative Manuals of the State of Minnesota
• Number of Legislative Seats
• Bills Introduced and Laws Passed, 1849-present
• Session Laws--Tally and Printed Page Count, 1973-present
• Legislative Committee Deadline Dates
• Seating Charts
• District Maps: 2022 |  2012  | 2002  | Older
• Mini-Sessions

Compensation

• Compensation of Minnesota Legislators

Historical Information About Minnesota State Government

• Historical Information About Minnesota State Government - Find Executive Orders, State of the State Addresses, and more

Vetoes

• Bills Vetoed, 1858-present
• Line Item Vetoes

Legislative Elections

• Minnesota Elections: Dates and Vote Totals
• Special Elections  | Contested  | Recounts
• Turnover in Legislative Seats, 1970-present  | Freshmen
• Legislators Who Have Served in Both the House and Senate - Senate to House, House to Senate
• Minnesota Senate Confirmations: Problematic Governor Appointments
• Legislative Retirements

Women in the Minnesota Legislature

• Women in the Legislature, Over Time
• Women in the Minnesota Legislature, by Year(s) Elected
• Women in the Minnesota Legislature, by Legislative Session
• Minnesota Women's Legislative Timeline: Significant Legislation Passed by the Minnesota Legislature Since Suffrage

Amending the Constitution

• State Constitutional Amendments Considered
• United States Constitutional Amendments: Minnesota’s Legislative History

Legislative Conferences

• One Minnesota. Our State. Our Future.
• Minnesota Horizons - These joint legislative conferences, held irregularly since 1975, were intended to provide a view "over the horizon" to see the approaching demographic, social, fiscal, and economic realities and to foster discussion about those coming conditions.