| Minnesota's 2nd State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 79.6%
White 0.4% Black 2.4% Hispanic 0.5% Asian 13.8% Native American <0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3% Other 5% Multiracial | ||
| Population (2020) | 80,696 | ||
The Minnesota Senate, District 2, encompasses the North-Central part of Minnesota. It stretches from Lake of the Woods County south to the White Earth Indian Reservation. It includes all or portions of Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Otter Tail and Wadena counties. It is currently represented by Republican Paul Utke.
List of senators
| Session | Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | Home | Location |
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| 1st | Isaac van Etten [1] | Democratic | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | St. Paul | Ramsey |
| William Sprigg Hall [2] | January 7, 1861 | |||||
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| 3rd | Joel K. Reiner [3] | Republican | January 8, 1861 | January 5, 1863 | Marine-on-St. Croix | Chisago |
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| 5th | John McKusick [4] | Non-partisan | January 6, 1863 | January 7, 1867 | Stillwater | |
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| 9th | William H.C. Folsom [5] | Republican | January 8, 1867 | January 4, 1869 | Taylors Falls | |
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| 11th | James Nathan Castle [6] | Democratic | January 5, 1869 | January 2, 1871 | Stillwater | |
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| 13th | Dwight May Sabin [7] | Republican | January 3, 1871 | January 1, 1872 | ||
| 14th | Thomas H. Everts [8] | January 2, 1872 | January 5, 1874 | Rushford | Fillmore | |
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| 16th | Charles Henry Conkey [9] | January 6, 1874 | January 7, 1878 | Preston | ||
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| 20th | James M. Wheat [10] | January 8, 1878 | January 3, 1877 | Lenora | ||
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| 25th | Charles G. Edwards [11] | January 4, 1887 | January 5, 1891 | Spring Valley | ||
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| 27th | Evin D. Hammer [12] | January 6, 1891 | January 7, 1895 | Pilot Mound | ||
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| 29th | Richard Enos Johnson | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Preston | ||
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| 31st | Patrick Fitzpatrick [13] | Democratic | January 3, 1899 | August 31, 1908 [14] | Winona | Winona |
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| Vacant | August 31, 1908 | January 5, 1909 | ||||
| 36th | George H. French [15] | Republican | January 5, 1909 | January 2, 1911 | St. Charles | |
| 37th | M.J. McGrath [16] | Democratic | January 3, 1911 | January 4, 1915 | Winona | |
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| 39th | Samuel M. Knopp [17] | January 5, 1915 | January 6, 1919 | |||
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| 41st | Herbert W. Kingsbury [18] | Non-partisan | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | ||
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| 43rd | John Frisch [19] | January 2, 1923 | January 3, 1927 | St. Charles | ||
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| 45th | Henry Steen [20] | Democratic | January 4, 1927 | July 27, 1928 [21] | Winona | |
| Vacant | July 27, 1928 | January 4, 1929 | ||||
| 46th | Frederick H. Rollins [22] | Non-partisan | January 4, 1929 | January 7, 1935 | St. Charles | |
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| 49th | Michael J. Galvin, Sr. [23] | January 8, 1935 | January 6, 1947 | Winona | ||
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| 55th | Len Dernek [24] | January 7, 1947 | January 1, 1951 | |||
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| Jim Keller [25] | Conservative | January 2, 1951 | January 7, 1963 | Rollingstone | ||
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| 63rd | Roger A. Laufenburger | Liberal | January 8, 1963 | January 2, 1973 | Lewiston | Olmsted |
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| 68th | Roger D. Moe [26] | DFL | January 2, 1973 | January 7, 2003 | Erskine | Becker |
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| 83rd | Rod Skoe [27] | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2017 | Clearbrook | ||
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| 90th | Paul Utke [28] | Rep | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | Park Rapids |
References
- ^ "Van Etten, Isaac - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Hall, William Sprigg "Wm." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Reiner, Joel K. "J.K." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "McKusick, John - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Folsom, William Henry Carman "W.H.C." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Castle, James Nathan "J.N." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Sabin, Dwight May "D.M." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Everts, Thomas H. "T.H." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Conkey, Charles Henry "C.H., C.A." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Wheat, James M. "J.M." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Edwards, Charles G. "C.G., G.C." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Hammer, Evin D. "E.D." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Fitzpatrick, Patrick - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ Died
- ^ "French, George H. "Geo. D., Geo. H." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "McGrath, M. J. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Knopp, Samuel M. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Kingsbury, Herbert W. "H.W." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Frisch, John - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Steen, Henry - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ Died
- ^ "Rollins, Frederick H. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Galvin, Sr., Michael J. "M.J." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Dernek, Leonard W. "L.W., Len" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Keller, James R. "Jim, J.R." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Moe, Roger D. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Skoe, Rod - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ "Utke, Paul J. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1911. Minnesota Secretary of State. 1911. 493.