79th Minnesota Legislature

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Website www.leg.state.mn.us President Allan Spear		Members 67 Senators

Jurisdiction Minnesota, United States Meeting place Minnesota State Capitol Term January 3, 1995 (1995-01-03) – January 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)

The seventy-ninth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1995. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 3, 1992, and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 8, 1994.

Sessions

The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1995 to May 22, 1995. A special session convened from May 23, 1995 to May 25, 1995, to consider funding for K-12 schools and other unfinished business.

A continuation of the regular session was held between January 16, 1996 and April 3, 1996.

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below. On September 23, 1995, the Independent Republican Party changed its name back to the Republican Party.