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Women in the Minnesota Legislature, 1971-1979

Session
Year
No. of
Women
Name House/
Senate
District
Number
Party
1971 1 Helen McMillan House 5A DFL
 
1973 6 Linda Berglin House 59A DFL
Mary Forsythe House 39A R
Joan Growe House 40A DFL
Phyllis Kahn House 57A DFL
Ernee McArthur House 45B R
Helen McMillan House 31B DFL
 
1975 7

(8)2

Nancy Brataas2 Senate 33 R
Linda Berglin House 59A DFL
Peggy Byrne House 64B DFL
Janet Clark House 60A DFL
Mary Forsythe House 39A IR
Shirley Hokanson House 37A DFL
Phyllis Kahn House 57A DLF
Claudia Meier Volk House 18A DFL

2Nancy Brataas was elected 2/1/75, replacing a man.

 
1977 12

(13)3

Nancy Brataas Senate 33 IR
Dee Knaak3 Senate 49 IR
Emily Anne Staples Senate 43 DFL
Linda Berglin House 59A DFL
Peggy Byrne House 64B DFL
Janet Clark House 60A DFL
Mary Forsythe House 39A IR
Shirley Hokanson House 37A DFL
Phyllis Kahn House 57A DFL
Arlene Lehto House 8A DFL
Mary Murphy House 14B DFL
Linda Scheid House 45A DFL
Ann Wynia House 62A DFL

3Dee Knaak was elected 12/3/77, replacing a man.

 
1979 18

(19)4

(20)5

Nancy Brataas Senate 33 IR
Dee Knaak Senate 49 IR
Emily Anne Staples Senate 43 DFL
Anne Stokowski4 Senate 55 DFL
Linda Berglin House 59A DFL
Kathleen Blatz House 38A IR
Peggy Byrne House 64B DFL
Janet Clark House 60A DFL
Mary Forsythe House 39A IR
Shirley Hokanson House 37A DFL
Phyllis Kahn House 57A DFL
Arlene Lehto House 8A DFL
Connie Levi House 50A IR
Dee Long House 56B DFL
Marnie Luknic House 24B IR
Lona Minne House 5B DFL
Mary Murphy House 14B DFL
Sally Olsen House 41A IR
Donna Peterson5 House 60B DFL
Ann Wynia House 62A DFL

4Anne Stokowski was elected 11/6/79 to fill the seat of her deceased husband.
5Donna Peterson was elected 1/17/80, replacing a man.

Compiled by the Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women

 

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Updated: Friday, 20-Jul-2007 14:35:46 CDT (mma)