United States congressional delegations from Minnesota

Minnesota's congressional districts since 2013[1]

These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.


House of Representatives

Current Representatives

List of members of the Minnesotan United States House delegation, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 8 members, including 5 Democrats, and 3 Republicans.

District Representative Party CPVI Incumbency District map
1st Tim Walz (DFL-Mankato) DFL R+1 January 3, 2007 – present
2nd John Kline (R-Lakeville) Republican R+2 January 3, 2003 – present
3rd Erik Paulsen (R-Eden Prairie) Republican R+2 January 3, 2009 – present
4th Betty McCollum (DFL-Saint Paul) DFL D+11 January 3, 2001 – present
5th Keith Ellison (DFL-Minneapolis) DFL D+27 January 3, 2007 – present
6th Tom Emmer (R-Delano) Republican R+10 January 3, 2015 – present
7th Collin Peterson (DFL-Moorhead) DFL R+5 January 3, 1991 – present
8th Rick Nolan (DFL-Duluth) DFL D+3 January 3, 2013 – present

Delegation timeline (1849 – Present)

Tables showing membership in the Minnesota federal House delegation throughout history of statehood in the United States.

Delegates from Minnesota Territory

Congress Delegate
31st
(1849–1850)
Henry Hastings Sibley (D)
32nd
(1851–1852)
33rd
(1853–1854)
Henry Mower Rice (D)
34th
(1855–1856)
35th
(1857–1858)
William W. Kingsbury (D)

Representatives from the State of Minnesota

Congress Statewide at-large on a general ticket
1st seat 2nd seat
35th
(1857–1859)
James M. Cavanaugh (D) William Wallace Phelps (D)
36th
(1859–1861)
William Windom (R) Cyrus Aldrich (R)
37th
(1861–1863)
Districts
1st 2nd 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district 7th district 8th district 9th district 10th district
38th
(1863–1865)
William Windom (R) Ignatius L. Donnelly (R)
39th
(1865–1867)
40th
(1867–1869)
41st
(1869–1871)
Morton S. Wilkinson (R) Eugene McLanahan Wilson (D)
42nd
(1871–1873)
Mark H. Dunnell (R) John T. Averill (R)
43rd
(1873–1875)
Horace B. Strait (R) John T. Averill (R)
44th
(1875–1877)
William S. King (R)
45th
(1877–1879)
Jacob H. Stewart (R)
46th
(1879–1881)
Henry Poehler (D) William D. Washburn (R)
47th
(1881–1883)
Horace B. Strait (R)
48th
(1883–1885)
Milo White (R) James Wakefield (R) Horace B. Strait (R) William D. Washburn (R) Knute Nelson (R)
49th
(1885–1887)
John Gilfillan (R)
50th
(1887–1889)
Thomas Wilson (D) John Lind (R) John L. MacDonald (D) Edmund Rice (D)
51st
(1889–1891)
Mark H. Dunnell (R) Darwin Hall (R) Samuel Snider (R) Solomon Comstock (R)
52nd
(1891–1893)
William H. Harries (D) Osee M. Hall (D) James Castle (D) Kittel Halvorson (Pop)
53rd
(1893–1895)
James Albertus Tawney (R) James McCleary (R) Andrew Kiefer (R) Loren Fletcher (R) Melvin Baldwin (D) Haldor Boen (Pop)
54th
(1895–1897)
Joel Heatwole (R) Charles A. Towne (R) Frank Eddy (R)
55th
(1897–1899)
Frederick Stevens (R) Robert P. Morris (R)
56th
(1899–1901)
57th
(1901–1903)
58th
(1903–1905)
Charles Russell Davis (R) John Lind (D) Clarence Buckman (R) Andrew Volstead (R) James Adam Bede (R) Halvor Steenerson (R)
59th
(1905–1907)
Loren Fletcher (R)
60th
(1907–1909)
Winfield Scott Hammond (D) Frank Nye (R) Charles Lindbergh (R)
61st
(1909–1911)
Clarence B. Miller (R)
62nd
(1911–1913)
Sydney Anderson (R)
63rd
(1913–1915)
George Ross Smith (R) James Manahan (R) (At-large)
64th
(1915–1917)
Franklin Ellsworth (R) Carl Van Dyke (D) Thomas D. Schall (R)
65th
(1917–1919)
Ernest Lundeen (R) Harold Knutson (R)
66th
(1919–1921)
  Walter Newton (R) William Leighton Carss (FL)
  Oscar Keller (R)
67th
(1921–1923)
Frank Clague (R) Oscar Larson (R)
68th
(1923–1925)
Ole J. Kvale (FL) Knud Wefald (FL)
69th
(1925–1927)
Allen J. Furlow (R) August H. Andresen (R) William Leighton Carss (FL) Godfrey G. Goodwin (R)
70th
(1927–1929)
Melvin Maas (R) Conrad Selvig (R)
71st
(1929–1931)
  Victor Christgau (R) William Pittenger (R)
  William I. Nolan (R) Paul John Kvale (FL)
72nd
(1931–1933)
At-large statewide on a general ticket
1st seat 2nd seat 3rd seat 4th seat 5th seat 6th seat 7th seat 8th seat 9th seat
73rd
(1933–1935)
Henry M. Arens (FL) Einar Hoidale (D) Ernest Lundeen (FL) Ray P. Chase (R) Theodore Christianson (R) Harold Knutson (R) Paul John Kvale (FL) Magnus Johnson (FL) Francis Shoemaker (FL)
District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
74th
(1935–1937)
August H. Andresen (R) Elmer Ryan (D) Ernest Lundeen (FL) Melvin Maas (R) Theodore Christianson (R) Harold Knutson (R) Paul John Kvale (FL) William Pittenger (R) Rich T. Buckler (FL)
75th
(1937–1939)
Henry Teigan (FL) Dewey Johnson (FL) John Bernard (FL)
76th
(1939–1941)
John G. Alexander (R) Oscar Youngdahl (R) H. Carl Andersen (R) William Pittenger (R)
77th
(1941–1943)
Joseph P. O'Hara (R) Richard Pillsbury Gale (R)
78th
(1943–1945)
Walter Judd (R) Harold Hagen (FL)
79th
(1945–1947)
William Gallagher (DFL) Frank Starkey (DFL) Harold Hagen (R)
80th
(1947–1949)
George MacKinnon (R) Edward Devitt (R) John Blatnik (DFL)
81st
(1949–1951)
Roy Wier (DFL) Eugene McCarthy (DFL) Fred Marshall (DFL)
82nd
(1951–1953)
83rd
(1953–1955)
84th
(1955–1957)
Coya Knutson (DFL)
85th
(1957–1959)
 
  Al Quie (R)
86th
(1959–1961)
Ancher Nelsen (R) Joseph Karth (DFL) Odin Langen (R)
87th
(1961–1963)
Clark MacGregor (R)
88th
(1963–1965)
Donald M. Fraser (DFL) Alec Olson (DFL) Odin Langen (R)
89th
(1965–1967)
90th
(1967–1969)
John Zwach (R)
91st
(1969–1971)
92nd
(1971–1973)
Bill Frenzel (R) Robert Bergland (DFL)
93rd
(1973–1975)
94th
(1975–1977)
Tom Hagedorn (R) Richard Nolan (DFL) Jim Oberstar (DFL)
95th
(1977–1979)
  Bruce Vento (DFL)
  Arlan Stangeland (R)
96th
(1979–1981)
Arlen Erdahl (R) Martin Olav Sabo (DFL)
97th
(1981–1983)
Vin Weber (R)
98th
(1983–1985)
Tim Penny (DFL) Vin Weber (R) Gerry Sikorski (DFL)
99th
(1985–1987)
100th
(1987–1989)
101st
(1989–1991)
102nd
(1991–1993)
Jim Ramstad (R) Collin Peterson (DFL)
103rd
(1993–1995)
David Minge (DFL) Rod Grams (R)
104th
(1995–1997)
Gil Gutknecht (R) Bill Luther (DFL)
105th
(1997–1999)
106th
(1999–2001)
107th
(2001–2003)
Mark Kennedy (R) Betty McCollum (DFL)
108th
(2003–2005)
John Kline (R) Mark Kennedy (R)
109th
(2005–2007)
110th
(2007–2009)
Tim Walz (DFL) Keith Ellison (DFL) Michele Bachmann (R)
111th
(2009–2011)
Erik Paulsen (R)
112th
(2011–2013)
Chip Cravaack (R)
113th
(2013–2015)
Rick Nolan (DFL)
114th
(2015-2017)
Tom Emmer (R)
Congress 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
District
Key
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress
American (Know Nothing) (K-N)
Adams (A),
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J),
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (Anti-Admin)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (D-R)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Free Soil (FS)
Free Silver (FSv)
Fusion (FU)
Greenback (GB)
Jacksonian (J)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition (O)
Populist (Pop)
Pro-Administration (Pro-Admin)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)
Independent,
None,
or Unaffiliated

United States Senate

Current delegation
Klobuchar
Senator Amy Klobuchar
(DFL)
Franken
Senator Al Franken
(DFL)

Senate delegation timeline (1857 – Present)

Tables showing membership in the Minnesota federal Senate delegation throughout history of statehood in the United States.

Class 1 Congress Class 2
Henry Mower Rice (D)   35th
(1857–1859)
  James Shields (D)
  36th
(1859–1861)
  Morton S. Wilkinson (R)
  37th
(1861–1863)
 
Alexander Ramsey (R)   38th
(1863–1865)
 
  39th
(1865–1867)
  Daniel S. Norton (R)
  40th
(1867–1869)
 
  41st
(1869–1871)
 
    William Windom (R)
    Ozora P. Stearns (R)
  42nd
(1871–1873)
  William Windom (R)
  43rd
(1873–1875)
 
Samuel J. R. McMillan (R)   44th
(1875–1877)
 
  45th
(1877–1879)
 
  46th
(1879–1881)
 
  47th
(1881–1883)
  Alonzo J. Edgerton (R)
    William Windom (R)
  48th
(1883–1885)
  Dwight M. Sabin (R)
  49th
(1885–1887)
 
Cushman K. Davis (R)   50th
(1887–1889)
 
  51st
(1889–1891)
  William D. Washburn (R)
  52nd
(1891–1893)
 
  53rd
(1893–1895)
 
  54th
(1895–1897)
  Knute Nelson (R)
  55th
(1897–1899)
 
  56th
(1899–1901)
 
Charles A. Towne (D)    
Moses E. Clapp (R)    
  57th
(1901–1903)
 
  58th
(1903–1905)
 
  59th
(1905–1907)
 
  60th
(1907–1909)
 
  61st
(1909–1911)
 
  62nd
(1911–1913)
 
  63rd
(1913–1915)
 
  64th
(1915–1917)
 
Frank B. Kellogg (R)   65th
(1917–1919)
 
  66th
(1919–1921)
 
  67th
(1921–1923)
 
Henrik Shipstead (FL)   68th
(1923–1925)
 
    Magnus Johnson (FL)
  69th
(1925–1927)
  Thomas D. Schall (R)
  70th
(1927–1929)
 
  71st
(1929–1931)
 
  72nd
(1931–1933)
 
  73rd
(1933–1935)
 
  74th
(1935–1937)
 
    Elmer Benson (FL)
    Guy V. Howard (R)
  75th
(1937–1939)
  Ernest Lundeen (FL)
  76th
(1939–1941)
 
    Joseph H. Ball (R)
Henrik Shipstead (R)   77th
(1941–1943)
 
    Arthur E. Nelson (R)
  78th
(1943–1945)
  Joseph H. Ball (R)
  79th
(1945–1947)
 
Edward John Thye (R)   80th
(1947–1949)
 
  81st
(1949–1951)
  Hubert Humphrey (DFL)
  82nd
(1951–1953)
 
  83rd
(1953–1955)
 
  84th
(1955–1957)
 
  85th
(1957–1959)
 
Eugene McCarthy (DFL)   86th
(1959–1961)
 
  87th
(1961–1963)
 
  88th
(1963–1965)
 
    Walter Mondale (DFL)
  89th
(1965–1967)
 
  90th
(1967–1969)
 
  91st
(1969–1971)
 
Hubert Humphrey (DFL)   92nd
(1971–1973)
 
  93rd
(1973–1975)
 
  94th
(1975–1977)
 
    Wendell Anderson (DFL)
  95th
(1977–1979)
 
Muriel Humphrey (DFL)    
David Durenberger (R)     Rudy Boschwitz (R)
  96th
(1979–1981)
 
  97th
(1981–1983)
 
  98th
(1983–1985)
 
  99th
(1985–1987)
 
  100th
(1987–1989)
 
  101st
(1989–1991)
 
  102nd
(1991–1993)
  Paul Wellstone (DFL)
  103rd
(1993–1995)
 
Rod Grams (R)   104th
(1995–1997)
 
  105th
(1997–1999)
 
  106th
(1999–2001)
 
Mark Dayton (DFL)   107th
(2001–2003)
 
    Dean Barkley (I)
  108th
(2003–2005)
  Norm Coleman (R)
  109th
(2005–2007)
 
Amy Klobuchar (DFL)   110th
(2007–2009)
 
  111th
(2009–2011)
  Al Franken (DFL)
  112th
(2011–2013)
 
  113th
(2013–2015)
 
  114th
(2015-2017)
 
Class 1 Congress Class 2

Key

Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress
American (Know Nothing) (K-N)
Adams (A),
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J),
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (Anti-Admin)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (D-R)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Free Soil (FS)
Free Silver (FSv)
Fusion (FU)
Greenback (GB)
Jacksonian (J)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition (O)
Populist (Pop)
Pro-Administration (Pro-Admin)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)
Independent,
None,
or Unaffiliated


Living former U.S. Senators from Minnesota

As of July 2016, there are six former U.S. Senators from the U.S. State of Minnesota who are currently living at this time, two from Class 1 and four from Class 2.

Senator Term of office Class Date of birth (and age)
Walter Mondale 1964–1976 2 January 5, 1928
Rudy Boschwitz 1978–1991 2 November 7, 1930
David Durenberger 1978–1995 1 August 19, 1934
Mark Dayton 2001–2007 1 January 26, 1947
Dean Barkley 2002–2003 2 August 31, 1950
Norm Coleman 2003–2009 2 August 17, 1949

See also


References

  1. "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
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