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Minnesota

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Minnesota is one of 11 states in CSG’s Midwestern Legislative Conference. Our snapshot of Minnesota includes information on the state’s three branches of government: key leaders in the executive branch, a partisan breakdown of the legislature, term limits, an overview of the judicial branch, and more.

Mitch Arvidson serves as CSG Midwest liaison for Kansas. Please contact Mitch with any questions you have or research assistance you need.

Snapshot

Executive Branch

Governor	Tim Walz
Lieutenant Governor	Peggy Flanagan
Secretary of State	Steve Simon
Attorney General	Keith Ellison
Auditor	Julie Blaha

Legislative Branch

Senate	House
Seats: 67	Seats: 134
Democrat: 31	Democrat: 69
Republican: 34	Republican: 59
Independent: 2	Independent: 1
	New Republican: 4
	Republican (no caucus): 1
Average Constituency Size: 79,163	Average Constituency Size: 39,582
Length of Term: Four years	Length of Term: Two years
Term Limit: No term limits	Term Limit: No term limits

Judicial Branch

Highest Court	Minnesota Supreme Court
Chief Justice	Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Number of Justices	7
Method of Selection	Nonpartisan election
Method of Retention	Reelection

News

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Agriculture and Natural Resources

Ohio becomes latest Midwest state to provide a tax credit for beginning farmers Read More

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Iowa adopts first-in-the-nation law requiring gas stations to sell higher ethanol blend Read More

State Governments & Legislatures

Demographic shifts include more deaths, fewer births and new domestic migration patterns Read More

Transportation/Passenger Rail

States charging into new era Read More

Criminal Justice & Public Safety

With local jails overcrowded and lacking treatment options, Indiana gives judges discretion to send low-level offenders to state prisons Read More

Education

Question of the Month | May 2022 Read More

Upcoming Events

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Jun

Farm To School: State Policies That Can Grow Local Markets, Empower Communities

A webinar hosted by the Midwestern Legislative Conference Agriculture & Natural Resources and Education committees and open to everyone.

Jun

The Air Our Students Breathe: State Policies & Opportunities to Improve Air Quality

A webinar hosted by the Midwestern Legislative Conference Education and Health & Human Services committees and open to everyone.

Jul

10-13

2022 MLC Economic Development Committee Meeting

Sessions will be held in conjunction with this summer's 76th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC).

Jul

10-13

Midwestern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting

An event for all legislators from the region's states and provinces

Past Events

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Mar

Plastics in the Great Lakes: An Update on the Science and Discussions on Future Cleanup Efforts

A webinar hosted by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus (GLLC).

Mar

Climate Resiliency: New Opportunities for Great Lakes States and Coastal Communities

A webinar hosted by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus (GLLC).

Mar

Great Lakes Policy Update: A Look Back to Key Developments in 2021 and Look Ahead to the Rest of 2022

A webinar hosted by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus (GLLC).

Feb

Water Quality and Wetlands: What the Science Tells Us, and Why Public Policy Matters

A webinar hosted by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus (GLLC).

Feb

MLC Midwest-Canada Relations Committee Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Webinar

This session focused on how federal, state, provincial, and local governments can improve the response to…

Oct

1-5

26th Annual Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development Program

The Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) is the only leadership training program designed exclusively for Midwestern legislators.