Chapter One Federal Government - Minnesota State Legislature

Photograph courtesy of State Senator Thomas Neuville
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The Minnesota Legislature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Enactment of Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Members of the Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Members of the House of Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Legislators, District Maps, and Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Legislative Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Legislative Commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Legislative-Related Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Capitol News Correspondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
State senators congratulated colleague David Knutson on appointment to a district court judgeship on June 29,
2004 (left to right): State Senators Bill Belanger (R-Bloomington), Richard Cohen (DFL-St. Paul), Thomas
Neuville (R-Northfield), Pat Pariseau (R-Farmington), and David Senjem (R-Rochester), Judge Knutson
(Burnsville), State Senators Mike McGinn (R-Eagan) and Gen Olson (R-Minnetrista). State Representative Chris
Gerlach subsequently won Knutson’s vacated senate seat in a special election on July 13, 2004.
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