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Women in the Minnesota Legislature, 2005

Session
Year
No. of Women Name House/
Senate
District
Number
Party
2005 60 Ellen Anderson Senate 66 DFL
  (61)25 Michele Bachmann Senate 52 R
  (62)26 Linda Berglin Senate 61 DFL
  (63)27 Terri Bonoff25 Senate 43 DFL
    Tarryl Clark27 Senate 15 DFL
    Michelle Fischbach Senate 14 R
    Linda Higgins Senate 58 DFL
    Debbie Johnson Senate 49 R
    Sheila Kiscaden Senate 30 I
    Amy Koch26 Senate 19 R
    Becky Lourey Senate 8 DFL
    Sharon Marko Senate 57 DFL
    Mee Moua Senate 67 DFL
    Gen Olson Senate 33 R
    Julianne Ortman Senate 34 R
    Sandra Pappas Senate 65 DFL
    Pat Pariseau Senate 36 R
    Jane Ranum Senate 63 DFL
    Mady Reiter Senate 53 R
    Ann Rest Senate 45 DFL
    Claire Robling Senate 35 R
    Julie Rosen Senate 24 R
    Carrie Ruud Senate 4 R
    Linda Scheid Senate 46 DFL
    Yvonne Prettner Solon Senate 7 DFL
    Betsy Wergin Senate 16 R
           
    Connie Bernardy House 51B DFL
    Laura Brod House 25A R
    Karen Clark House 61A DFL
    Denise R. Dittrich House 47A DFL
    Sondra Erickson House 16A R
    Patti Fritz House 26B DFL
    Barb Goodwin House 50A DFL
    Mindy Greiling House 54A DFL
    Alice Hausman House 66B DFL
    Debra Hilstrom House 46B DFL
    Mary Liz Holberg House 36A R
    Melisssa Hortman House 47B DFL
    Ruth Johnson House 23A DFL
    Phyllis Kahn House 59B DFL
    Margaret Anderson Kelliher House 60A DFL
    Karen Klinzing House 56B R
    Ann Lenczewski House 40B DFL
    Tina Liebling House 30A DFL
    Diane Loeffler House 59A DFL
    Mary Murphy House 6B DFL
    Mary Ellen Otremba House 11B DFL
    Maxine Penas House 1A R
    Joyce Peppin House 32A R
    Sandra Peterson House 45A DFL
    Jeanne Poppe House 27B DFL
    Connie Ruth House 26A R
    Maria Ruud House 42A DFL
    Brita Sailer House 2B DFL
    Charlotte Samuelson House 50B R
    Bev Scalze House 54B DFL
    Katie Sieben House 57A DFL
    Nora Slawik House 55B DFL
    Judy Soderstrom House 8B R
    Barb Sykora House 33B R
    Kathy Tingelstad House 49B R
    Jean Wagenius House 62B DFL
    Neva Walker House 61B DFL
25Terri Bonoff was elected 11/22/05 to fill the term of a man who resigned, increasing the number of women in the Senate to 24 (35.8%)and the number of women in the Legislature to 61 (30.3%). 
26Amy Koch was elected 11/22/05 to fill the term of a man who resigned, increasing the number of women in the Senate to 25 (37.3%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 62 (30.8%). 
27Tarryl Clark was elected 12/27/05 to fill the term of a man who resigned, increasing the number of women in the Senate to 26 (38.8%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 63 (31.1%). 

Compiled by the Office on the Economic Status of Women


Last Updated: Friday, 20-Jul-2007 14:34:24 CDT (mmp)