Minnesota Senate, District 37

American legislative district

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State Senate district
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Population83,278

The Minnesota Senate, District 37, encompasses portions of Anoka County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.[1] It has formerly included Brown, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Swift, Carver, Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, and Scott counties; and served Ramsey County for the longest. The district is currently represented by Republican Senator Warren Limmer.

District profile

The district stretches along the southern edge of Anoka County from the Ramsey County and Hennepin County borders, excluding the cities of Fridely, Hilltop, and Columbia Heights.[2]

Due to redistricting, the 37th district has been moved around various counties in the southern part of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2010 redistricting by the Minnesota State Legislature, which became effective in 2012.[3]

2010

As of 2016, the population of the 37th district was split 49.1% male and 50.9% female, with 48.2% of men and 51.8% of women being eligible to vote.[4] 93.9% of residents were at least a high school graduate (or equivalent), and 30.5% had earned a bachelor's degree or higher. 31.8% of the population is of German ancestry, the largest ethic group in the district, followed by Norwegian descent at 13.5%.[5] The unemployment rate was at 4.8%.[6]

Race Population (2016 est.) Share of total population
Total 83,278 100%
One race 80,469 96.6%
  White 69,174 83.1%
  Black or African American 3,962 4.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 493 0.6%
  Asian 5,769 6.9%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 44 0.1%
  Other races 1,027 1.2%
Two or more races 2,809 3.4%
  White and Black or African American 994 1.2%
  White and American Indian and Alaska Native 499 0.6%
  White and Asian 804 1%
  Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native 9 0.0%
Ancestry Population (2016 est.) Share of total population
Total 83,278 100%
  German 26,513 31.8%
  Norwegian 11,205 13.5%
  Irish 8,799 10.6%
  Swedish 7,139 8.6%
  Polish 5,606 6.7%
  English 4,080 4.9%
  French (except Basque) 3,169 3.8%
  American 3,066 3.7%
  Italian 2,162 2.6%
  Subsaharan African 1,947 2.3%
  Czech 1,582 1.9%
  Scottish 1,186 1.4%
  French Canadian 1,132 1.4%
  Arab 1,005 1.2%
  Danish 885 1.1%
  Russian 790 0.9%
  Ukrainian 486 0.6%
  Swiss 419 0.5%
  Scotch-Irish 340 0.4%
  Welsh 262 0.3%
  Greek 212 0.3%
  Hungarian 203 0.2%
  Slovak 154 0.2%
  Lithuanian 74 0.1%
  Portuguese 56 0.1%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 29 0.0%

List of senators

Session Senator Party Term start Term end Home Counties represented
14th William Pfaender Sr.[7] Republican January 2, 1872 January 6, 1873 New Ulm Brown
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
Redwood
Yellow Medicine
15th J.S.G. Honner[8] January 7, 1873 January 4, 1875 Redwood Falls
16th
17th John Winslow Blake[9] January 5, 1875 January 1, 1877 Marshall
18th
19th Shadrach Azariah Hall[10] January 2, 1877 January 6, 1879 Yellow Medicine City
20th Minnesota Falls
21st Knud H. Helling[11] January 7, 1879 January 3, 1881 Madelia
22nd Samuel D. Peterson[12] January 4, 1881 January 1, 1883 New Ulm
23rd Ziba B. Clarke[13] January 2, 1883 January 3, 1887 Benson Chippewa
Lac qui Parle
Swift
24th
25th Hiram Eugene Hoard[14] Republican January 4, 1887 January 5, 1891 Montevideo
26th
27th Joseph W. Craven[15] Democratic January 6, 1891 January 7, 1895 Norwood Carver
28th
29th Frederic "Fred" Iltis[16] Republican January 8, 1895 January 2, 1899 Chaska
30th
31st Andrew Ryan McGill[17] January 3, 1899 October 31, 1905 Saint Paul Ramsey
32nd
33rd
34th
35th Joseph Malcome Hackney[18] January 8, 1907 January 4, 1915
36th
37th
38th
39th Joseph Ansgar Jackson[19] Nonpartisan Election January 5, 1915 January 3, 1927
40th
41st
42nd
43rd
44th
45th Lloyd E. Lilygren[20] January 4, 1927 January 5, 1931
46th
47th Beldin H. Loftsgaarden[21] Republican January 6, 1932 January 4, 1943
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd Emery A. Johnson[22] Nonpartisan Election January 5, 1943 January 6, 1947
54th
55th Everett L. Peterson[23] January 7, 1947 January 1, 1951
56th
57th Harold W. Schultz Sr.[24] Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus January 1, 1951 January 7, 1963
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd Harmon T. Ogdahl Sr.[25] Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus January 8, 1963 January 1, 1973 Minneapolis Hennepin
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th William G. Kirchner[26] January 2, 1973 January 1, 1981 Richfield
69th Nonpartisan Election-Independent Republican Caucus
70th Independent Republican
71st
72nd Steven O. Lindgren[27] January 6, 1981 January 3, 1983
73rd Darril Wegscheid[28] Democratic-Farmer-Labor January 4, 1983 January 1, 1989 Apple Valley Dakota

Washington

74th
75th
76th Patricia Pariseau[29] Independent Republican January 3, 1989 January 6, 2003 Farmington
77th
78th Dakota
Goodhue
Scott
79th
80th Republican
81st
82nd
83rd David L. Knutson[30] January 7, 2003 June 29, 2004 Burnsville Dakota
Chris Gerlach[31] July 21, 2004 January 7, 2013 Apple Valley
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th Alice M. Johnson[32] Democratic-Farmer-Labor January 8, 2013 January 2, 2017 Spring Lake Park Anoka
89th
90th Jerry Newton[33] January 3, 2017 January 4, 2021 Coon Rapids
91st

Recent elections

2016

The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Alice Johnson did not seek re-election. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016; both Jerry Newton and Brad Sanford ran unopposed.[34] The general election was held on November 8, 2016, resulting in Newton's victory.[35]

Minnesota State Senate election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry Newton 22,129 51.50
Republican Brad Sanford 20,838 48.50
Total votes 42,967 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate occurred after state-wide redistricting from 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 5, 2012. Alice Johnson defeated incumbent Pam Wolf in the general election, neither of whom faced opposition in their primaries.[36]

Minnesota State Senate election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Johnson 22,814 53.3
Republican Pam Wolf 19,962 46.7
Total votes 42,776 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Newton, Jerry". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "Anoka County Public Officials Guide 2018". Elections and Voter Registration. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Legislative Coordinating Commission: Geospatial Information". LCC-GIS Office. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "American Community Survey Profile Report: 2012-2016 (5 year estimates)". LCC-GIS Office. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  5. ^ "American Community Survey Profile Report: 2012-2016 (5 year estimates)". LCC-GIS Office. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  6. ^ "American Community Survey Profile Report: 2012-2016 (5 year estimates)". LCC-GIS Office. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (12th Senate)". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (15th Senate)". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "Blake, John Winslow". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Hall, Shadrach Azariah". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  11. ^ "Helling, Knud H." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "Peterson, Samuel D." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  13. ^ "Clarke, Ziba B." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  14. ^ "Hoard, Hiram Eugene". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  15. ^ "Craven, Joseph W." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  16. ^ "Iltis, Frederic". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  17. ^ "McGill, Andrew Ryan". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  18. ^ "Hackney, Joseph Malcome". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  19. ^ "Jackson, Joseph Ansgar". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  20. ^ "Lilygren, Lloyd E." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  21. ^ "Loftsgaarden, Beldin H." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  22. ^ "Johnson, Emery A." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  23. ^ "Peterson, Everett L." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  24. ^ "Schultz, Sr., Harold W". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  25. ^ "Ogdahl, Sr., Harmon T." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  26. ^ "Kirchner, William G." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  27. ^ "Lindgren, Steven O." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  28. ^ "Wegscheid, Darril". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  29. ^ "Pariseau, Patricia "Pat"". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  30. ^ "Knutson, David L." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  31. ^ "Gerlach, Chris". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  32. ^ "Johnson, Alice M." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  33. ^ "Newton, Jerry". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  34. ^ "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
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