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Women Elected to the Minnesota Legislature

 1970-1978

1970   DFL R INDEP Total #Seats %Women
  House 1 0 0  1  135 0.7% 
  Senate 0  0  0   0     67  0.0% 
  Total 1 0 0  1  202  0.5% 
 
1972   DFL R INDEP Total #Seats %Women
  House 4 2 0  6  134 4.4% 
  Senate 0  0 0  0     67  0.0% 
  Total 4 2 0 6  201 3.0% 
 
1974   DFL R INDEP Total #Seats %Women
  House 6 1  0  7   134  5.2% 
  Senate 0  0 0  0*     67  0.0% 
  Total 6 1 0 7*  201  3.5% 
*(2)Nancy Brataas, R, was elected 2/1/75, replacing a man and becoming the only woman serving in the Senate at that time (1.5%) and increasing the number of women in the Legislature to eight (4.0%). 
 
1976   DFL IR INDEP Total #Seats %Women
  House   9 1 0  10   134  7.5% 
  Senate   1 1 0    2*    67  3.0% 
  Total 10 2 0 12*  201  6.0% 
*(3)Dee Knaak, IR, was elected 12/3/77, increasing the number of women in the Senate to three (4.4%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 13 (6.4%). 
 
1978   DFL IR INDEP Total #Seats %Women
  House 10 5 0  15*  134  11.2% 
  Senate   1 2 0    3*    67  4.5% 
  Total 11 7 0 18*  201  9.0% 
*(4)Anne Stokowski, DFL, was elected 11/6/79 to fill the seat of her deceased husband, increasing the number of women in the Senate to 4 (6.0%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 19 (9.4%). 
(5)Donna Peterson, DFL, was elected 1/17/80, increasing the number of women in the House to 16 (11.9%) and the number of women in the Legislature to 20 (10.0%). 
 

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Updated: Friday, 20-Jul-2007 14:31:17 CDT (mma)