http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=12338
Here’s a numerical look at the incoming members of the House and Senate for the 90th legislative biennium.
Republican members at the start of the 2017 session 76
DFL members 57
Open seats 1 (District 32B)
Republican majority at start of 2015-16 biennium 73-61
DFL seat majority 2013-14 biennium after two special elections in February 2013 73-61
Republican majority at start of 2011-12 biennium 72-62
Members needed for a veto-proof majority 90
Number of men, women in the House 85, 48
Republican men, women 56, 20
DFL men, women 29, 28
Number of women in the 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2015-16 biennia 43, 45, 45, 45
Term for longest-serving House members (Lyndon Carlson, Sr.) 23
Number of newly elected House members 23
Republican, DFL 12, 11
Freshman House members in 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2015-16 biennia 22, 34, 34, 24
Number of incumbents re-elected in November 2016 110
Number that were not 5
Open seats 18
Republican majority in Minnesota Senate 34-33
DFL majority in 2013-14 and 2015-16 biennia 39-28
Republican majority at start of 2011-12 biennium 37-30
Number of new state senators 21
Republican, DFL 12, 9
Number of Senate incumbents re-elected in November 2016 46
Number that were not 8
Open seat 1
Last time Republicans controlled Senate after election for four-year term 1967-70
Republican, DFL members at that time 45, 22
Vote difference in closest House race (Randy Jessup – 42A) 125
Votes cast in that race 23,242
Vote difference in second-closest House race (Nolan West – 37B) 168
Votes cast in that race 22,827
With 201 total legislators, state rank amongst largest legislatures 5
Legislators in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Georgia and New York, respectively 424, 253, 236, 212
State rank in terms of largest House 12
State rank in terms of largest Senate 1
Base annual compensation for legislators $31,140
Daily House, Senate member per diem $66, $86
Year when legislators last got a base pay increase 1999
Days between Jan. 3 and May 22, day by which the Legislature must adjourn 139
