Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus

Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus

Majority Leader	Paul Gazelka
Deputy Majority Leader	Michelle Benson
Deputy Majority Leader	Jeremy Miller
Political position	Republican
Seats in the Minnesota Senate	34 / 67

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The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus is the formal organization of the Republican members of the Minnesota Senate. With 34 members and a one-seat majority, the current majority leader is Senator Paul Gazelka.

Current leadership

Effective with the start of the 90th Minnesota Legislature, the caucus leadership is as follows:^[1]

Paul Gazelka (Nisswa) as Majority Leader
Michelle Benson (Ham Lake) as Deputy Majority Leader
Jeremy Miller (Winona) as Deputy Majority Leader
Gary Dahms (Redwood Falls) as Assistant Majority Leader
Bill Ingebrigtsen (Alexandria) as Assistant Majority Leader
Eric Pratt (Prior Lake) as Assistant Majority Leader
Michelle Fischbach (Paynesville) as President of the Senate
Warren Limmer (Maple Grove) as President Pro Tem

List of caucus leaders

The Republicans have held a majority in the Senate after just two elections since party organization resumed in 1973.^[2] The list of caucus leaders is as follows:^[3]

Paul Gazelka, majority leader (2017-present)
David Hann, minority leader (2013-2017)
David Senjem, majority leader (2011-2013)
Amy Koch, majority leader (2011)
David Senjem, minority leader (2007-2011)
Dick Day, minority leader (1997-2007)
Dean Johnson, minority leader (1993-1997)
Duane Benson, minority leader (1987-1993)
Glen Taylor, minority leader (1985-1987)
James Ulland, minority leader (1983-1985)
Robert Ashbach, minority leader (1975-1983)
Harold Krieger, minority leader (1973-1975)

Notes

↑ "Minnesota Senate Members". www.senate.mn. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
↑ "Caucus Chart - Minnesota Legislature". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
↑ "Senate majority and minority leaders, 1933- present - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2017-11-22.

External links

Official website of the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus

Members of the Minnesota Senate
90th Minnesota Legislature (2017–19) President: Vacant Majority Leader: Paul Gazelka (R) Minority Leader: Tom Bakk (DFL)
Mark Johnson (R) Paul Utke (R) Tom Bakk (DFL) Kent Eken (DFL) Justin Eichorn (R) David Tomassoni (DFL) Erik Simonson (DFL) Bill Ingebrigtsen (R) Paul Gazelka (R) Carrie Ruud (R) Tony Lourey (DFL) Torrey Westrom (R) Vacant Jerry Relph (R) Andrew Mathews (R) Gary Dahms (R) Andrew Lang (R) Scott Newman (R) Nick Frentz (DFL) Rich Draheim (R) Mike Goggin (R) Bill Weber (R) Julie Rosen (R) John Jasinski (R) Dave Senjem (R) Carla Nelson (R) Dan Sparks (DFL) Jeremy Miller (R) Bruce Anderson (R) Mary Kiffmeyer (R) Michelle Benson (R) Mark Koran (R) David Osmek (R) Warren Limmer (R) Jim Abeler (R) John Hoffman (DFL) Jerry Newton (DFL) Roger Chamberlain (R) Karin Housley (R) Chris Eaton (DFL) Carolyn Laine (DFL) Jason Isaacson (DFL) Chuck Wiger (DFL) Paul Anderson (R) Ann Rest (DFL) Ron Latz (DFL) Scott Jensen (R) Steve Cwodzinski (DFL) Melisa Franzen (DFL) Melissa Halvorson Wiklund (DFL) Jim Carlson (DFL) Matt Klein (DFL) Susan Kent (DFL) Karla Bigham (DFL) Eric Pratt (R) Dan Hall (R) Greg Clausen (DFL) Matt Little (DFL) Bobby Joe Champion (DFL) Kari Dziedzic (DFL) Scott Dibble (DFL) Jeff Hayden (DFL) Patricia Torres Ray (DFL) Dick Cohen (DFL) Sandy Pappas (DFL) John Marty (DFL) Foung Hawj (DFL)
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