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Thursday, March 29, 2018

This is a list of Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House is usually the leader of the majority party, and is the most powerful figure in the House. The current House Speaker is Rep. Kurt Daudt.

Territorial




MN House Legislative Session Ends In Chaos - The final 90 seconds of the Minnesota House regular session.

State


Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014 - Wikipedia
Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2014 - Wikipedia. Source : en.wikipedia.org

Notes on Minnesota political party names

  • Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party: On April 15, 1944 the state Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party merged and created the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). It is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.
  • Republican Party of Minnesota: From November 15, 1975 to September 23, 1995 the name of the state Republican party was the Independent-Republican party (I-R). The party has always been affiliated with the national Republican Party.

In 1913, Minnesota legislators began to be elected on nonpartisan ballots. Nonpartisanship also was an historical accident that occurred in the 1913 session when a bill to provide for no party elections of judges and city and county officers was amended to include the Legislature in the belief that it would kill the bill. Legislators ran and caucused as "Liberals" or "Conservatives" roughly equivalent in most years to Democratic-Farmer-Labor and Republican, respectively. The law was changed in 1973, in 1974, House members again ran with party designation.

Speaker Emeritus

Under House rules, former speakers who are serving in the House are given the title of Speaker Emeritus. While the position has no formal power, the title is seen as a sign of respect for former speakers. Currently, Rep. Paul Thissen is serving as Speaker Emeritus.

References


Paul Thissen (DFL) 61B - Minnesota House of Representatives
Paul Thissen (DFL) 61B - Minnesota House of Representatives. Source : www.house.leg.state.mn.us

External links


New Laws Effective Aug. 1, 2017 | Telemedicine | Unemployment Benefits
New Laws Effective Aug. 1, 2017 | Telemedicine | Unemployment Benefits. Source : www.scribd.com

  • List of speakers at Minnesota Legislative Library

Tony Albright (R) 55B - Minnesota House of Representatives
Tony Albright (R) 55B - Minnesota House of Representatives. Source : www.house.leg.state.mn.us

 
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