The Minnesota Legislature is the legislative body in the state of Minnesota, which means that it has the legislative powers of passing bills and the budget for the state. The Minnesota Legislature is a bicameral legislature, which means that it is made up of two different houses, one upper, and one lower.
The upper house of the Minnesota Legislature is the Minnesota Senate, while the lower house of the Minnesota Legislature is the Minnesota House of Representatives. The total number of members of the Minnesota Legislature is 201, with 134 members of the Minnesota Legislature belonging to the Minnesota House of Representatives, and 67 members of the Minnesota Legislature belonging to the Minnesota Senate.
The Minnesota Legislature is divided into 67 districts, from which one representative each is elected for the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature, and two representative are elected for the lower house of the Minnesota Legislature. In fact, each main district is split into an A and B district, with one representative for the Minnesota House of Representatives being elected from each of the two.
Members of the lower house of the Minnesota Legislature are elected for terms of two years, and members of the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature are elected for unique terms depending upon the exact year in which they are elected. If the year ends in a 0, then they are elected for two years, while if the year ends in a 2 or a 6, then they are elected for four years.
