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The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House district (e.g. Senate district 32 contains House districts 32A and 32B). The Minnesota Constitution forbids a House district to divide a Senate district. Before the 1960s, Senators were apportioned by county, resulting in the underrepresentation of those in cities. From statehood through 1972 the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota served as President of the Senate. In 1972 the voters approved a constitutional amendment that provided for the senate to elected the president from among its members effective January 1973.

Members are usually elected to four year terms except when districts are redrawn after the census, when they are elected to a two year term. The state legislature is located in the Minnesota State Capitol building in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Main article: Minnesota Senate 2007-2008 Session

The 2007-2008 Session, of the 85th Minnesota Legislature, first convened on January 3, 2007. The first regular session ended May 21, 2007. The second session will begin February 12, 2008.

President of the Senate
James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)
Majority Leader
Lawrence "Larry" Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis)
Minority Leader
David Senjem (R-Rochester)
Affiliation Members
  Democratic-Farmer Labor Party 44 (65.7%)
  Republican Party 23 (34.3%)
 Total
 67
District Representative Party
1 LeRoy A. Stumpf DFL
2 Rod Skoe DFL
3 Tom Saxhaug DFL
4 Mary Olson DFL
5 David J. Tomassoni DFL
6 Thomas M. Bakk DFL
7 Yvonne Prettner Solon DFL
8 Tony Lourey DFL
9 Keith Langseth DFL
10 Dan Skogen DFL
11 Bill Ingebrigtsen R
12 Paul Koering R
13 Joseph R. Gimse R
14 Michelle L. Fischbach R
15 Tarryl Clark DFL
16 Betsy L. Wergin R
17 Rick Olseen DFL
18 Steve Dille R
19 Amy T. Koch R
20 Gary W. Kubly DFL
21 Dennis R. Frederickson R
22 Jim Vickerman DFL
23 Kathleen J. Sheran DFL
24 Julie A. Rosen R
25 Thomas M. Neuville R
26 Dick Day R
27 Dan Sparks DFL
28 Steve Murphy DFL
29 David H. Senjem R
30 Ann Lynch DFL
31 Sharon L. Erickson Ropes DFL
32 Warren Limmer R
33 Gen Olson R
34 Julianne E. Ortman R
35 Claire A. Robling R
36 Pat Pariseau R
37 Chris Gerlach R
38 Jim Carlson DFL
39 James Metzen DFL
40 John P. Doll DFL
41 Geoff Michel R
42 David Hann R
43 Terri Bonoff DFL
44 Ron Latz DFL
45 Ann H. Rest DFL
46 Linda Scheid DFL
47 Leo T. Foley DFL
48 Michael J. Jungbauer R
49 Debbie J. Johnson R
50 Satveer Chaudhary DFL
51 Don Betzold DFL
52 Ray Vandeveer R
53 Sandy Rummel DFL
54 John Marty DFL
55 Charles W. Wiger DFL
56 Kathy L. Saltzman DFL
57 Katie Sieben DFL
58 Linda Higgins DFL
59 Lawrence Pogemiller DFL
60 D. Scott Dibble DFL
61 Linda Berglin DFL
62 Patricia Torres Ray DFL
63 Dan Larson DFL
64 Richard J. Cohen DFL
65 Sandra L. Pappas DFL
66 Ellen R. Anderson DFL
67 Mee Moua DFL

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