The Minnesota State Legislature

The Legislature consists of two chambers: a 67-member Senate and a 134-member Firm of Representatives. The most recent ballot for the Country Senate was November 8, 2016 and the most recent election for the Business firm of Representatives was November 6, 2018. A candidate must be at least 21 years of age to run for a position in either the Senate or the Firm of Representatives.

Minnesota Demographic Groundwork

The largest generation in Minnesota is theBaby Boomer Generation, consisting of about 25% of the population. The smallest generation is theSilent Generation, consisting of about 10% of the population. About 80% of people in Alaska are White/Caucasian, 5% are Hispanic or Latino, 8% are other, and half dozen% are Black or African American.3

Generational Breakdown of the Minnesota State Legislature

Nigh xx% of members of the Minnesota House of Representatives areMillennials, while there are ivMillennial members in the Minnesota State Senate. The largest generation represented in the Minnesota State Legislature is theInfant Boomer Generation, comprising about seventy% of the Minnesota House of Representatives and 60% of the Minnesota Country Senate. TheBaby Boomer Generationcomprises only about 25% of the Minnesota population. TheMillennialGeneration is underrepresented in the Minnesota State Legislature. The boilerplate age of an Minnesota state legislator is 56. There are thirteenYoung Elected Leadersage 35 or younger in the legislature.

Generational Composition of the Minnesota State Legislature

Generational Breakdown of the Minnesota Business firm of Delegates
Generation Number of Members % of Total Members
Millenial Generation xix 14.18%
Generation X 44 13.84%
Baby Boomer Generation 57 42.54%
Silent Generation 8 5.97%
NA* 6 4.47%

Note: *Indicates state legislators for whom there is no birth date on record.

  • The average age of a member in the Minnesota Firm of Representatives is 54
  • The youngest member is 24 years erstwhile (Hunter Cantrell)
  • The oldest member is 79 years old (Lyndon R. Carlson Sr.)
  • Ten individuals areYoung Elected Leaders
    • Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, historic period: 32/33
    • Joe Schomacker, age: 33
    • Ami Wazlawik, age: 33
    • Dan Wolgamott, historic period: 29
    • Nolan West, age: 29
    • Samantha Vang, age: 25
    • Hunter Cantrell, age: 24
    • Tou Xiong, age: 29/thirty
    • Fue Lee, historic period: 28
    • Zach Stephenson, historic period: 34/35
Generational Breakup of the Minnesota State Senate
Generation Number of Members % of Total Members
Millenial Generation four v.97%
Generation X fifteen 22.39%
Baby Boomer Generation 42 62.69%
Silent Generation iv 5.97%
NA* 2 2.98%

Note: *Indicates state legislators for whom at that place is no birth date on record.

  • The average age of the Minnesota State Senate is 59
  • The youngest member is 31/32 (Andrew M. Mathews)
  • The oldest member is 82 years old (Gerald F. Newton)
  • 3 individuals areYoung Elected Leaders
    • Andrew One thousand. Mathews, age: 31/32
    • Matt Lilliputian, age: 34
    • Justin Elchom, historic period: 35

Gender Breakdown of the Minnesota State Legislature

Sixty-four of the 201 legislators are female person. On average, there is no age divergence between female legislators and male person colleagues. There are three female personImmature Elected Leaders in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Approximately 35% of members of the Minnesota Firm of Representatives and about 24% of members of the Minnesota State Senate are women.

Gender Composition of the Minnesota  Firm of Representatives

Gender by Generation in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Gender of Young Elected Leaders in the Minnesota  House of Representatives

There are vii male and three female personYoung Elected Leaders in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Gender of the Minnesota State Senate

Gender past Generation in the Minnesota State Senate

Ethnic Breakdown of the Minnesota State Legislature

90 percent of state legislators are White/Caucasian. In that location are two Blackness/African-American members in the Minnesota State Senate, and 2 Blackness/African-American members in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Blacks/African-Americans and Hispanics/Latinos are slightly underrepresented in the Minnesota State Legislature compared to the Minnesota state population.

Ethnicity by Generation in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Ethnicity of Young Elected Leaders in the Minnesota House of Representatives

In that location are seven White/Caucasian and three Asian/Pacific IslanderYoung Elected Leaders in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Ethnicity by Generation in the Minnesota State Senate

Partisan Breakup of the Minnesota State Legislature

A majority of the members of the Minnesota State Senate are Republican and a majority of the members of the Minnesota Firm of Representatives are Autonomous. Out of the 10 Young Elected Leaders in the Minnesota Business firm of Representatives, 8 are Democrats and ii are Republicans.

Partisanship of the Minnesota State Legislature

Partisanship by Generation of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Partisanship past Generation of the Minnesota State Senate

Notes

  1. The Young Elected Leaders Projectcollects and analyzes information on young elected officials beyond the country. Nosotros defineYoung Elected Leaders as officials 35 years and younger. We define the generations following the Pew Research Center:
  • Generation Z: 1997-2012
  • Millennial Generation: 1981-1996
  • Generation 10: 1965-1980
  • Infant Smash Generation: 1946-1964
  • Silent Generation: 1928-1945

2. Single Years of Age and Sex, 2010, US Census.

3. Geographic and Housing Estimates (Age, Sex, Race, Households and Housing, …) 2017, U.s.a. Census.

This analysis is based on data from Jan 2019 and was conducted on May 8, 2019.

Our previous assay of the Alaska state legislature in 2016 tin be found here.

See the Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Usa Senate