84th Minnesota Legislature

{{Short description|2005 to 2006 legislative session}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox legislative session | name = Eighty-fourth Minnesota Legislature | image = Minnesota State Capitol.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = | body = Minnesota Legislature | country = United States | state = Minnesota | meeting_place = Minnesota State Capitol | election = 2004 General Election | government = | term_start = {{Start date|2005|01|04}} | term_end = {{End date|2007|01|03}} | before = 83rd Minnesota Legislature | after = 85th Minnesota Legislature | website = | chamber1 = Minnesota State Senate | membership1 = 67 Senators | control1 = Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party | chamber1_leader1_type = President | chamber1_leader1 = James Metzen | chamber1_leader2_type = Majority Leader | chamber1_leader2 = Dean Johnson | chamber1_leader3_type = Minority Leader | chamber1_leader3 = Dick Day | chamber1_leader4_type = | chamber1_leader4 = | chamber1_leader5_type = | chamber1_leader5 = | chamber2 = Minnesota House of Representatives | membership2 = 134 Representatives | control2 = Republican Party | chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker | chamber2_leader1 = Steve Sviggum | chamber2_leader2_type = Majority Leader | chamber2_leader2 = Erik Paulsen | chamber2_leader3_type = Minority Leader | chamber2_leader3 = Matt Entenza | chamber2_leader4_type = | chamber2_leader4 = | chamber2_leader5_type = | chamber2_leader5 = | session1_start = | session1_end = }} The eighty-fourth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 2005. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election on November 5, 2002, while the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election on November 2, 2004.

== Sessions == The legislature met in a '''regular session''' from January 4, 2005 to May 23, 2005. It ended without a passage of an overall budget, and a '''special session''' was opened May 24, 2005. No overall budget passed by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, and much of the state government shut down for the first time in history, though some essential services remained in operation, and some departments received funding in legislation. On July 9, 2005, a budget was agreed upon, and the special session ended a few days later on July 13, 2005.

A continuation of the regular session was held between March 1, 2006 and May 21, 2006.

== Party summary == :''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.''

=== Senate === {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- style="vertical-align:bottom;" ! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=3 | Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> ! rowspan=3 | Total ! rowspan=3 | Vacant |- style="height:5px" | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}" | | style="background-color:#ea8b2e;" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | |- ! DFL ! IPM ! Rep |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of previous Legislature | {{Party shading/DFL}} | 35 | 1 | 31 ! 67 | 0 |- | colspan=6 | |- ! style="font-size:80%" | Begin | rowspan="3" {{Party shading/DFL}} | 35 | rowspan="7" | 1 | 31 ! 67 | 0 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | September 21, 2005  | 30 ! 66 | 1 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | November 21, 2005  | rowspan="2" | 29 ! 65 | 2 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | December 7, 2005  | rowspan="3" {{Party shading/DFL}} | 36 ! 66 | 1 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | December 31, 2005  | 28 ! 65 | 2 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | January 5, 2006  | rowspan="3" | 29 ! 66 | 1 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | January 6, 2006  | {{Party shading/DFL}} | 37 ! rowspan="2" | 67 | rowspan="2" | 0 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | January 6, 2006  | {{Party shading/DFL}} | 38 | 0 |- ! Latest voting share ! {{percentage|38|67|0}} ! {{percentage|0|67|0}} ! {{percentage|29|67|0}} ! colspan=2 | |- | colspan=6 | |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature | {{Party shading/DFL}} | 44 | 0 | 23 ! 67 | 0 |}

=== House of Representatives === {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- style="vertical-align:bottom;" ! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=2 | Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> ! rowspan=3 | Total ! rowspan=3 | Vacant |- style="height:5px" | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | |- ! DFL ! Rep |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of previous Legislature | 52 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 77 ! 129 | 5 |- | colspan=6 | |- ! style="font-size:80%" | Begin | 66 | rowspan="3" {{party shading/Republican}} | 68 ! 134 | 0 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | December 12, 2005  | 65 ! 133 | 1 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | December 27, 2005  | rowspan="2" | 66 ! 134 | 0 |- ! style="font-size:80%" | June 21, 2006  | {{party shading/Republican}} | 67 ! 133 | 1 |- ! Latest voting share ! {{percentage|66|133|0}} ! {{percentage|67|133|0}} ! colspan=2 | |- | colspan=6 | |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Legislature | {{Party shading/DFL}} | 85 | 49 ! 134 | 0 |}

== Leadership == === Senate === ;President of the Senate :James Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul)

;Senate Majority Leader :Dean Johnson (DFL-Willmar)

;Senate Minority Leader :Dick Day (R-Owatonna)

=== House of Representatives === ;Speaker of the House :Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon)

;House Majority Leader :Erik Paulsen (R-Eden Prairie)

;House Minority Leader :Matt Entenza (DFL-St. Paul)

== Members == === Senate === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Name ! District ! City ! Party |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Anderson, Ellen | 66 | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Bachmann, Michele | 52 | Stillwater | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Bakk, Thomas | 06 | Cook | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Belanger, William | 40 | Bloomington | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Berglin, Linda | 61 | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Betzold, Don | 51 | Fridley | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Bonoff, Terri | 43 | Minnetonka | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Chaudhary, Satveer | 50 | Fridley | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Clark, Tarryl | 15 | St. Cloud | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Cohen, Dick | 64 | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Day, Dick | 26 | Owatonna | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Dibble, D. Scott | 60 | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Dille, Steve | 18 | Dassel | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Fischbach, Michelle | 14 | Paynesville | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Foley, Leo | 47 | Coon Rapids | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Frederickson, Dennis | 21 | New Ulm | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Gerlach, Chris | 37 | Apple Valley | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Hann, David | 42 | Eden Prairie | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Higgins, Linda | 58 | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Hottinger, John | 23 | Mankato | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Johnson, Dean | 13 | Willmar | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Johnson, Debbie | 49 | Ham Lake | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Jungbauer, Michael | 48 | East Bethel | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Kelley, Steve | 44 | Hopkins | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Kierlin, Bob | 31 | Winona | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Kiscaden, Sheila | 30 | Rochester | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Koch, Amy | 19 | Buffalo | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Koering, Paul | 12 | Fort Ripley | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Kubly, Gary | 20 | Granite Falls | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Langseth, Keith | 09 | Glyndon | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Larson, Cal | 10 | Fergus Falls | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | LeClair, Brian | 56 | Woodbury | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Limmer, Warren | 32 | Maple Grove | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Lourey, Becky | 08 | Kerrick | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Marko, Sharon | 57 | Newport | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Marty, John | 54 | Roseville | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | McGinn, Mike | 38 | Eagan | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Metzen, James | 39 | South St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Michel, Geoff | 41 | Edina | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Moua, Mee | 67 | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Murphy, Steve | 28 | Red Wing | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Neuville, Thomas | 25 | Northfield | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Nienow, Sean | 17 | Cambridge | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Olson, Gen | 33 | Minnetrista | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Ortman, Julianne | 34 | Chanhassen | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Pappas, Sandra | 65 | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Pariseau, Pat | 36 | Farmington | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Pogemiller, Lawrence | 59 | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Ranum, Jane | 63 | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Reiter, Mady | 53 | Shoreview | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Rest, Ann | 45 | New Hope | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Robling, Claire | 35 | Jordan | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Rosen, Julie | 24 | Fairmont | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Ruud, Carrie | 04 | Breezy Point | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Sams, Dallas | 11 | Staples | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Saxhaug, Tom | 03 | Grand Rapids | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Scheid, Linda | 46 | Brooklyn Park | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Senjem, David | 29 | Rochester | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Skoe, Rod | 02 | Clearbrook | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Skoglund, Wes | 62 | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Solon, Yvonne Prettner | 07 | Duluth | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Sparks, Dan | 27 | Austin | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Stumpf, LeRoy | 01 | Plummer | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Tomassoni, David J. | 05 | Chisholm | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Vickerman, Jim | 22 | Tracy | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Wergin, Betsy | 16 | Princeton | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Wiger, Chuck | 55 | North St. Paul | DFL |}

=== House of Representatives === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Name ! District ! City ! Party |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Abeler, Jim | 48B | Anoka | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Anderson, Bruce | 19A | Buffalo Township | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Abrams, Ron | 43B | Minnetonka | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Anderson, Irv | 03A | International Falls | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Atkins, Joe | 39B | Inver Grove Heights | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Beard, Michael | 35A | Shakopee | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Bernardy, Connie | 51B | Fridley | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Blaine, Greg | 12B | Little Falls | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Bradley, Fran | 29B | Rochester | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Brod, Laura | 25A | New Prague | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Buesgens, Mark | 35B | Jordan | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Carlson, Lyndon | 45B | Crystal | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Charron, Mike | 56A | Woodbury | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Clark, Karen | 61A | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Cornish, Tony | 24B | Good Thunder | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Cox, Ray | 25B | Northfield | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Cybart, Lloyd | 37A | Apple Valley | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Davids, Gregory | 31B | Preston | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Davnie, Jim | 62A | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Dean, Matt | 52B | Dellwood | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | DeLaForest, Chris | 49A | Andover | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Demmer, Randy | 29A | Hayfield | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Dempsey, Jerry | 28A | Hastings | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Dill, David | 06A | Crane Lake Township | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Dittrich, Denise | 47A | Champlin | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Dorman, Dan | 27A | Albert Lea | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Dorn, John | 23B | Mankato | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Eastlund, Rob | 17A | Isanti | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Eken, Kent | 02A | Twin Valley | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Ellison, Keith | 58B | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Emmer, Tom | 19B | Delano | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Matt Entenza | 64A | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Erhardt, Ron | 41A | Edina | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Erickson, Sondra | 16A | Princeton | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Finstad, Brad | 21B | Comfrey | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Fritz, Patti | 26B | Faribault | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Garofalo, Pat | 36B | Farmington | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Gazelka, Paul | 12A | Brainerd | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Goodwin, Barbara | 50A | Columbia Heights | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Greiling, Mindy | 54A | Roseville | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Gunther, Bob | 24A | Fairmont | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Hackbarth, Tom | 48A | Cedar | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Hamilton, Rod | 22B | Mountain Lake | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Hansen, Rick | 39A | South St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Hausman, Alice | 66B | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Haws, Larry | 15B | St. Cloud | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Heidgerken, Bud | 13A | Freeport | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Hilstrom, Debra | 46B | Brooklyn Center | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Hilty, Bill | 08A | Finlayson | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Holberg, Mary Liz | 36A | Lakeville | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Hoppe, Joe | 34B | Chaska | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Hornstein, Frank | 60B | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Hortman, Melissa | 47B | Brooklyn Park | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Hosch, Larry | 14B | St. Joseph | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Howes, Larry | 04B | Walker | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Huntley, Thomas | 07A | Duluth | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Jaros, Mike | 07B | Duluth | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Johnson, Jeff | 43A | Plymouth | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Johnson, Ruth | 23A | St. Peter | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Johnson, Sheldon | 67B | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Juhnke, Al | 13B | Willmar | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Kahn, Phyllis | 59B | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Kelliher, Margaret Anderson | 60A | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Klinzing, Karen | 56B | Woodbury | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Knoblach, Jim | 15A | St. Cloud | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Koenen, Lyle | 20B | Clara City | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Kohls, Paul | 34A | Victoria | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Krinkie, Philip | 53A | Shoreview | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Lanning, Morrie | 09A | Moorhead | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Larson, Dan | 63B | Bloomington | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Latz, Ron | 44B | St. Louis Park | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Lenczewski, Ann | 40B | Bloomington | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Lesch, John | 66A | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Liebling, Tina | 30A | Rochester | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Lieder, Bernard | 01B | Crookston | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Lillie, Leon | 55A | North St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Loeffler, Diane | 59A | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Magnus, Doug | 22A | Slayton | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Mahoney, Tim | 67A | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Mariani, Carlos | 65B | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Marquart, Paul | 09B | Dilworth | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | McNamara, Denny | 57B | Hastings | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Meslow, Doug | 53B | White Bear Lake | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Moe, Frank | 04A | Bemidji | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Mullery, Joe | 58A | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Murphy, Mary | 06B | Hermantown | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Nelson, Michael | 46A | Brooklyn Park | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Nelson, Peter | 17B | Lindstrom | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Newman, Scott | 18A | Hutchinson | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Nornes, Bud | 10A | Fergus Falls | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Olson, Mark | 16B | Big Lake | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Otremba, Mary Ellen | 11B | Long Prairie | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Ozment, Dennis | 37B | Rosemount | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Paulsen, Erik | 42B | Eden Prairie | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Paymar, Michael | 64B | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Pelowski, Gene | 31A | Winona | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Penas, Maxine | 01A | Badger | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Peppin, Joyce | 32A | Rogers | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Peterson, Aaron | 20A | Appleton | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Peterson, Neil W. | 41B | Bloomington | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Peterson, Sandra | 45A | New Hope | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Poppe, Jeanne | 27B | Austin | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Powell, Duke | 40A | Burnsville | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Rukavina, Tom | 05A | Virginia | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Ruth, Connie | 26A | Owatonna | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Ruud, Maria | 42A | Minnetonka | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Sailer, Brita | 02B | Park Rapids | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Samuelson, Char | 50B | New Brighton | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Scalze, Bev | 54B | Little Canada | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Seifert, Marty | 21A | Marshall | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Sertich, Tony | 05B | Chisholm | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Severson, Dan | 14A | Sauk Rapids | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Sieben, Katie | 57A | Newport | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Simon, Steve | 44A | St. Louis Park | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Simpson, Dean | 10B | Perham | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Slawik, Nora | 55B | Maplewood | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Smith, Steve | 33A | Mound | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Soderstrom, Judy | 08B | Mora | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Solberg, Loren | 03B | Grand Rapids | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Sviggum, Steve | 28B | Kenyon | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Sykora, Barb | 33B | Excelsior | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Thao, Cy | 65A | St. Paul | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Thissen, Paul | 63A | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Tingelstad, Kathy | 49B | Andover | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Urdahl, Dean | 18B | Grove City | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Vandeveer, Ray | 52A | Forest Lake | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Wagenius, Jean | 62B | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Walker, Neva | 61B | Minneapolis | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Wardlow, Lynn | 38B | Eagan | Rep |-{{Party shading/DFL}} | Welti, Andy | 30B | Plainview | DFL |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Westerberg, Andy | 51A | Blaine | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Westrom, Torrey | 11A | Elbow Lake | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Wilkin, Tim | 38A | Eagan | Rep |-{{Party shading/Republican}} | Zellers, Kurt | 32B | Maple Grove | Rep |}

==Membership changes== ===Senate=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="vertical-align:bottom;" ! District ! Vacated by ! Reason for change ! Successor ! Date successor<br/>seated |- | 43 | nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | David Gaither<br/>(R) | Resigned September 21, 2005 to become Governor Tim Pawlenty's chief of staff. | nowrap {{Party shading/DFL}} | Terri Bonoff<br/>(DFL) | December 7, 2005 |- | 15 | nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Dave Kleis<br/>(R) | Resigned November 21, 2005 to become mayor of St. Cloud. | nowrap {{Party shading/DFL}} | Tarryl Clark<br/>(DFL) | January 6, 2006 |- | 19 | nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Mark Ourada<br/>(R) | Resigned December 31, 2005. | nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Amy Koch<br/>(R) | January 5, 2006 |}

===House of Representatives=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="vertical-align:bottom;" ! District ! Vacated by ! Reason for change ! Successor ! Date successor<br/>seated |- | 15B | nowrap {{Party shading/DFL}} | Joe Opatz<br/>(DFL) | Resigned December 12, 2005 to become interim president of Central Lakes College. | nowrap {{Party shading/DFL}} | Larry Haws<br/>(DFL) | January 19, 2006 |- | 43B | nowrap {{party shading/Republican}} | Ron Abrams<br/>(R) | Resigned June 21, 2006 to accept appointment to judgeship. | colspan="2" | ''Remained vacant'' |}

== External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121110174030/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20021105/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=A&R=ALLSENS Senate election results (2002 General Election)] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060924220441/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20041102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=A&R=ALLREPS House election results (2004 General Election)]

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