Hennepin County
Hennepin County is located in East Central Minnesota and was established on March 6, 1852 by the Territorial Legislature. Hennepin County is named after Franciscan missionary and explorer Louis Hennepin who traveled the area in the late 17th Century. Minneapolis is the county seat. Sources: Hennepin County website. Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham (Minnesota Historical Society, 1969).
Notable candidates from Hennepin County include:
- Cyrus Aldrich (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1859-1863) and State Representative: (1865-1866)
- John Grant Alexander (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1939-1941)
- Douglas Amdahl (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1980-1981) and Chief Justice (1981-1989)
- Paul Holden Anderson (born): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1994-2013)
- Ronald L. Anderson (born, resident): DFL Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1959-1967) and Public Service Commissioner (1967-1977)
- Isaac Atwater (resident): Democratic Supreme Court Associate Justice (1858-1864)
- Dean Barkley (resident): Independence U.S. Senator (2002-2003)
- John M. Berry (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1865-1887)
- Kathleen Blatz (born, resident): DFL State Representative (1979-1994), Supreme Court Associate Justice (1996-1998), and Supreme Court Chief Justice (1998-2006)
- Thomas Canty (resident): Democrat-People’s Supreme Court Associate Justice (1894-1899)
- Arne Carlson (resident): Conservative Caucus State Representative (1971-1979), Independent-Republican Auditor (1979-1991), and Governor (1991-1999)
- Theodore Christianson (resident): State Representative (1915-1925), Republican Governor (1925-1931), and U.S. Representative (1933-1937)
- Margaret Chutich (born, resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (2016-present)
- David Clough (resident): Republican State Senator (1887-1891), Lieutenant Governor (1893-1895), and Governor (1895-1899)
- Louis L. Collins (resident): Republican Lieutenant Governor (1921-1925)
- Francis R.E. Cornell (resident): Republican State Representative (1861-1863, 1865-1866), Attorney General (1868-1874), and Supreme Court Associate Justice (1875-1881)
- Mary Jeanne Coyne (born, resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1982-1996)
- Mark Dayton (born, resident): DFL Auditor (1991-1995), U.S. Senator (2001-2007), and Governor (2011-2019)
- John Devaney (resident): Supreme Court Chief Justice (1933-1937)
- Christopher Dietzen (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (2008-2016)
- Dave Durenbeger (resident): Independent-Republican U.S. Senator (1978-1995)
- Judi Dutcher (resident): Republican State Auditor (1995-2003)
- Charles B. Elliott (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1905-1909)
- Keith M. Ellison (resident): DFL State Representative (2003-2007), U.S. Representative (2007-2019), and Attorney General (2019-present)
- William Ervin (resident): Farmer-Labor Attorney General (1936-1939)
- Michelle L. Fischbach (born): Republican State Senator (1996-2018), Lieutenant Governor (2018-2021), and U.S. Representative (2021-present)
- Peggy Flanagan (born, resident): DFL State Representative (2015-2019) and Lieutenant Governor (2019-present)
- Loren Fletcher (resident): Republican State Representative (1872-1876, 1877-1878, 1881-1885) and U.S. Representative (1893-1903, 1905-1907)
- Al Franken (resident): DFL U.S. Senator (2009-2018)
- Donald M. Fraser (born, resident): Liberal Caucus State Senator (1955-1963) and DFL U.S. Representative (1963-1979)
- Orville Freeman (born, resident): DFL Governor (1955-1961)
- William E. Frenzel (resident): Conservative Caucus State Representative (1963-1971) and Republican U.S. Representative (1971-1991)
- Richard P. Gale (born, resident): State Representative (1939-1941) and Republican U.S. Representative (1941-1945)
- Thomas F. Gallagher (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1943-1967)
- William J. Gallagher (born, resident): DFL U.S. Representative (1945-1946)
- James H. Gilbert (born, resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1998-2004)
- Lori Skjerven Gildea (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (2006-2010) and Chief Justice (2010-present)
- John Gilfillan (resident): Republican State Senator (1876-1885) and U.S. Representative (1885-1887)
- Joan Anderson Growe (born, resident): Liberal Caucus State Representative (1973-1975) and DFL Secretary of State (1975-1999)
- Samuel Hanson (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (2002-2008)
- Mike Hatch (resident): DFL Attorney General (1999-2007)
- Douglas M. Head (born, resident): Conservative Caucus State Representative (1961-1965) and Republican Attorney General (1967-1971)
- Andrew Holt (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1911-1942)
- Guy V. Howard (born, resident): Republican U.S. Senate (1936-1937)
- Hubert H. Humphrey (resident): DFL U.S. Senator (1949-1964, 1971-1976) and U.S. Vice President (1965-1969)
- Hubert H. (Skip) Humphrey, III (born, resident): DFL State Senator (1973-1983) and Attorney General (1983-1999)
- Dewey W. Johnson (born, resident): State Representative (1929-1935) and Farmer-Labor U.S. Representative (1937-1939)
- Ray W. Jones (resident): Republican Lieutenant Governor (1903-1907)
- Walter H. Judd (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1943-1963)
- Grace F. Kaercher (resident): Republican Supreme Court Clerk (1923-1935, 1939-1955)
- William King (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1873-1875)
- Amy Klobuchar (born, resident): DFL U.S. Senator (2007-present)
- Odin E.S. Langen (born): State Representative (1951-1959) and Republican U.S. Representative: (1959-1971)
- Joan Ericksen Lancaster (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1998-2002)
- Frank Larkin (born, resident): DFL Clerk of the Supreme Court (1955-1956)
- John Lind (resident): Democratic U.S. Representative (1903-1905) [Lind was also elected to the U.S. House (1887-1893) and Governor (1899-1901) from Brown County]
- Leonard E. Lindquist (born, resident): Republican Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1949-1953) and Conservative Caucus State Representative (1955-1959)
- Gottfrid Lindsten (born, resident): Farmer-Labor Lieutenant Governor (1937-1939)
- Jim Lord (born, resident): Liberal Caucus State Senator (1973-1975) and DFL State Treasurer (1975-1983)
- Miles W. Lord (resident): DFL Attorney General (1955-1960)
- Ernest Lundeen (resident): Republican State Representative (1911-1915), Republican/Farmer-Labor U.S. Representative (1917-1919, 1933-1937) and Farmer-Labor U.S. Senator (1937-1940)
- William P. (Bill) Luther (resident): DFL State Representative (1975-1977), State Senator (1977-1995), and U.S. Representative (1995-2003)
- Clark MacGregor (born, resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1961-1971)
- George MacKinnon (resident): State Representative (1935-1943) and Republican U.S. Representative (1947-1949)
- Harry MacLaughlin (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1972-1977)
- James Manahan (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1913-1915)
- Leroy Matson (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1945-1960)
- Robert W. Mattson, Jr. (resident): DFL State Auditor (1975-1979) and Treasurer (1983-1987)
- Robert W. Mattson, Sr. (resident): DFL Attorney General (1964-1967)
- Betty McCollum (born): DFL State Representative (1993-2001) and U.S. Representative (2001-present)
- Michael McGrath (resident): DFL State Treasurer (1987-1999)
- Anne McKeig (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (2016-present)
- Helen Meyer (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (2002-2012)
- Archie H. Miller (born, resident): State Senator (1931-1943, 1945-1958) and Republican Lieutenant Governor (1943-1945)
- Walter Mondale (resident): DFL Attorney General (1960-1964), U.S. Senator (1964-1976), and U.S. Vice President (1977-1981)
- Charles Munn (born, resident): State Representative (1927-1935) and Farmer-Labor Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1935-1941)
- Walter Newton (born, resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1919-1929)
- William Ignatius Nolan (resident): Republican State Representative (1903-1909, 1911-1915, 1917-1925), Lieutenant Governor (1925-1929), U.S. Representative (1929-1933), and Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1942-1943)
- Frank M. Nye (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1907-1913)
- Floyd B. Olson (born, resident): Farmer-Labor Governor (1931-1936)
- Ilhan Omar (resident): DFL State Representative (2017-2019) and U.S. Representative (2019-present)
- Alan Page (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1993-2015)
- Erik Paulsen (resident): Republican State Representative (1995-2009) and U.S. Representative (2009-2019)
- C. Donald Peterson (born, resident): Conservative Caucus State Representative (1959-1963) and Supreme Court Associate Justice (1967-1986)
- Clifford C. Peterson (born, resident): DFL Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1949-1955)
- P. Kenneth Peterson (born, resident): State Representative (1947-1955) and Republican Public Service Commissioner (1966-1972)
- Dean Phillips (resident): DFL U.S. Representative (2019-present)
- John S. Pillsbury (resident): Republican State Senator (1864-1869, 1871-1872, 1873-1876) and Governor (1876-1882)
- Jacob A.O. Preus (resident): Republican Auditor (1915-1921) and Governor (1921-1925)
- Jim Ramstad (resident): Republican State Senator (1981-1991) and U.S. Representative (1991-2009)
- Mark Ritchie (resident): DFL Secretary of State (2007-2015)
- Martin Olav Sabo (resident): Liberal Caucus/DFL State Representative (1961-1979) and U.S. Representative (1979-2007)
- Thomas D. Schall (resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1915-1925) and U.S. Senator (1925-1936)
- George M. Scott (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1973-1987)
- Steve Simon (born, resident): DFL State Representative (2005-2015) and Secretary of State (2015-present)
- David Simpson (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1911-1912)
- Edward E. Smith (resident): Republican State Representative (1895-1899), State Senator (1899-1910), and Lieutenant Governor (1910-1911)
- George R. Smith (resident): Republican State Representative (1903-1905) and U.S. Representative (1913-1917)
- Samuel Prather Snider (resident): State Representative (1885-1889) and U.S. Representative (1889-1891)
- Yvonne Prettner Solon (born): DFL State Senator (2002-2011) and Lieutenant Governor (2011-2015)
- Warren Spannaus (resident): DFL Attorney General (1971-1983)
- David R. Stras (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (2010-2018)
- Henry G. Teigan (resident): State Senator (1933-1935) and Farmer-Labor U.S. Representative (1937-1939)
- Paul Thissen (born, resident): DFL State Representative (2003-2018) and Supreme Court Associate Justice (2018-present)
- Charles Vanderburgh (resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1882-1894)
- Jesse Ventura (born, resident): Reform Governor (1999-2003)
- William Drew Washburn, Sr. (resident): Republican State Representative (1871-1872), U.S. Representative (1879-1885), and U.S. Senator (1889-1895)
- Roy W. Wier (resident): State Representative (1933-1939) and DFL U.S. Representative (1949-1961)
- Eugene M. Wilson (resident): Democratic U.S. Representative (1869-1871) and State Senator (1879-1881)
- Donald O. Wright (born, resident): Conservative Caucus State Representative (1927-1935), State Senator (1935-1954, 1955-1971), and Republican Lieutenant Governor (1954-1955)
- Luther Youngdahl (born, resident): Supreme Court Associate Justice (1942-1946) and Governor (1947-1951)
- Oscar Youngdahl (born, resident): Republican U.S. Representative (1939-1943)
Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Legislative Districts
Congressional Districts
| Starting | Ending | Districts |
|---|---|---|
| 1858 | 1863 | At-Large |
| 1863 | 1873 | CD 02 |
| 1873 | 1883 | CD 03 |
| 1883 | 1893 | CD 04 |
| 1893 | 1915 | CD 05 |
| 1915 | 1933 | CD 05, 10 |
| 1933 | 1935 | At-Large |
| 1935 | 1973 | CD 03, 05 |
| 1973 | 1983 | CD 02, 03, 05, 06 |
| 1983 | 1993 | CD 03, 05, 06 |
| 1993 | 2003 | CD 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| 2003 | 2013 | CD 02, 03, 05, 06 |
| 2013 | 2033 | CD 03, 05, 06 |
Senate Districts
| Starting | Ending | Districts |
|---|---|---|
| 1858 | 1861 | SD 04, 23 |
| 1861 | 1872 | SD 04, 05 |
| 1872 | 1882 | SD 25, 26, 27 |
| 1882 | 1891 | SD 28, 29, 30 |
| 1891 | 1899 | SD 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 |
| 1899 | 1915 | SD 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 |
| 1915 | 1963 | SD 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 |
| 1963 | 1967 | SD 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 |
| 1967 | 1973 | SD 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 |
| 1973 | 1983 | SD 19, 22, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 |
| 1983 | 1993 | SD 22, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 |
| 1993 | 2003 | SD 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 |
| 2003 | 2013 | SD 19, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 |
| 2013 | 2023 | SD 29, 30, 33, 34, 36, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 |
| 2023 | 2033 | SD 29, 30, 34, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 |
House Districts
| Starting | Ending | Districts |
|---|---|---|
| 1858 | 1861 | HD 04, 23 |
| 1861 | 1872 | HD 04, 05 |
| 1872 | 1882 | HD 25, 26, 27 |
| 1882 | 1891 | HD 28, 29, 30 |
| 1891 | 1899 | HD 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 |
| 1899 | 1915 | HD 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 |
| 1915 | 1963 | HD 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 |
| 1963 | 1967 | HD 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 |
| 1967 | 1973 | HD 13A, 27A, 27B, 28A, 28B, 29A, 29B, 30A, 30B, 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 |
| 1973 | 1983 | HD 19B, 22B, 36A, 37A, 37B, 38A, 38B, 39A, 39B, 40A, 40B, 41A, 41B, 42A, 42B, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 45A, 45B, 54A, 54B, 55A, 55B, 56A, 56B, 57A, 57B, 58A, 58B, 59A, 59B, 60A, 60B, 61A, 61B |
| 1983 | 1993 | HD 22B, 36A, 40A, 40B, 41A, 41B, 42A, 42B, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 45A, 45B, 46A, 46B, 47A, 47B, 48A, 48B, 49A, 57A, 57B, 58A, 58B, 59A, 59B, 60A, 60B, 61A, 61B, 62A, 62B, 63A |
| 1993 | 2003 | HD 33A, 33B, 34A, 34B, 40A, 40B, 41A, 41B, 42A, 42B, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 45A, 45B, 46A, 46B, 47A, 47B, 48A, 54A, 58A, 58B, 59A, 59B, 60A, 60B, 61A, 61B, 62A, 62B, 63A, 63B |
| 2003 | 2013 | HD 19B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B, 34B, 40B, 41A, 41B, 42A, 42B, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 45A, 45B, 46A, 46B, 47A, 47B, 54A, 58A, 58B, 59A, 59B, 60A, 60B, 61A, 61B, 62A, 62B, 63A, 63B |
| 2013 | 2023 | HD 29A, 30B, 33A, 33B, 34A, 34B, 36A, 36B, 40A, 40B, 41B, 44A, 44B, 45A, 45B, 46A, 46B, 48A, 48B, 49A, 49B, 50A, 50B, 59A, 59B, 60A, 60B, 61A, 61B, 62A, 62B, 63A, 63B |
| 2023 | 2033 | HD 29A, 30A, 34A, 34B, 37A, 37B, 38A, 38B, 39B, 42A, 42B, 43A, 43B, 45A, 45B, 46A, 46B, 49A, 49B, 50A, 50B, 51A, 51B, 59A, 59B, 60A, 60B, 61A, 61B, 62A, 62B, 63A, 63B |
Candidates
| Candidate | Birth county | Residence county | Elections |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aalberg, Richard | Douglas | Hennepin | 1968, State House, District 35, General (Nonpartisan, Lost) |
| Aaron, Allen H. | Hennepin | Ramsey |
1960, State House, District 42,
General
(Nonpartisan,
Lost)
1960, State House, District 42, Primary (Nonpartisan, Won) |
| Abahsain, Jill | Hennepin | Stearns |
2022, U.S. House, District 07,
General
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor,
Lost)
2022, U.S. House, District 07, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 2020, State Senate, District 12, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) |
| Abdulahi, Jamal Abdi | Out of state | Hennepin | 2018, U.S. House, District 05, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) |
| Abeler, Jim | Hennepin | Anoka |
2022, State Senate, District 35,
General
(Republican,
Won)
2020, State Senate, District 35, General (Republican, Won) 2016, State Senate, District 35, General (Republican, Won) 2016, State Senate, District 35, Special (Republican, Won) 2016, State Senate, District 35, Special Primary (Republican, Won) 2014, U.S. Senate, Primary (Republican, Lost) 2012, State House, District 35A, General (Republican, Won) 2010, State House, District 48B, General (Republican, Won) 2008, State House, District 48B, General (Republican, Won) 2008, State House, District 48B, Primary (Republican, Won) 2006, State House, District 48B, General (Republican, Won) 2004, State House, District 48B, General (Republican, Won) 2004, State House, District 48B, Primary (Republican, Won) 2002, State House, District 48B, General (Republican, Won) 2002, State House, District 48B, Primary (Republican, Won) 2000, State House, District 49A, General (Republican, Won) 2000, State House, District 49A, Primary (Republican, Won) 1998, State House, District 49A, General (Republican, Won) 1998, State House, District 49A, Primary (Republican, Won) |
| Abeln, Lyle | Stearns | Hennepin |
1980, State Senate, District 38,
General
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor,
Lost)
1980, State Senate, District 38, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1978, State House, District 38B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) 1978, State House, District 38B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1976, State House, District 38B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1974, State House, District 38B, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) 1974, State House, District 38B, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Won) |
| Abraham, R.H. (Harvey) | Out of state | Hennepin | 1914, State House, District 30, General (Nonpartisan, Lost) |
| Abrahamson, Louis | Out of state | Hennepin | 1924, Secretary of State, Primary (Farmer-Labor, Lost) |
| Abrahamson, Brian | Hennepin | Rock |
2022, U.S. House, District 01,
General
(Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis,
Lost)
2022, U.S. House, District 01, Primary (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis, Won) 2020, State Senate, District 22, General (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis, Lost) 2020, State Senate, District 22, Primary (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis, Won) 2018, State House, District 22A, General (Write-In, Lost) 2018, State House, District 22A, Primary (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) 2016, State Senate, District 22, General (Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Lost) |
| Abrams, Ron | Hennepin | Hennepin |
2004, State House, District 43B,
General
(Republican,
Won)
2004, State House, District 43B, Primary (Republican, Won) 2002, State House, District 43B, General (Republican, Won) 2002, State House, District 43B, Primary (Republican, Won) 2000, State House, District 45A, General (Republican, Won) 2000, State House, District 45A, Primary (Republican, Won) 1998, State House, District 45A, General (Republican, Won) 1998, State House, District 45A, Primary (Republican, Won) 1996, State House, District 45A, General (Republican, Won) 1996, State House, District 45A, Primary (Republican, Won) 1994, State House, District 45A, General (Independent-Republican, Won) 1994, State House, District 45A, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won) 1992, State House, District 45A, General (Independent-Republican, Won) 1992, State House, District 45A, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won) 1990, State House, District 45A, General (Independent-Republican, Won) 1990, State House, District 45A, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won) 1988, State House, District 45A, General (Independent-Republican, Won) 1988, State House, District 45A, Primary (Independent-Republican, Won) |