87th Minnesota Legislature

Eighty-seventh Minnesota Legislature
← 86th 88th →
Minnesota State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Minnesota Legislature
Term	January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04) – January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)
Election	2010 General Election
Senate
Members	67 senators
President	Michelle Fischbach (R)
Majority Leader	Amy Koch (R), David Senjem (R)
Minority Leader	Tom Bakk (DFL)
Party control	Republican Party
House of Representatives
Members	134 representatives
Speaker	Kurt Zellers (R)
Majority Leader	Matt Dean (R)
Minority Leader	Paul Thissen (DFL)
Party control	Republican Party
Sessions
2011 January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04) – May 23, 2011 (2011-05-23) 2012 January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24) – May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)
Special sessions
2011, 1st July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19) – July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20) 2012, 1st August 24, 2012

The eighty-seventh Minnesota Legislature was the legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota from January 4, 2011, to January 7, 2013. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, based on the results of the 2010 Senate election and the 2010 House election. The seats were apportioned based on the 2000 United States census. It first convened in Saint Paul on January 4, 2011 and last met on August 24, 2012. It held its regular session from January 4 to May 23, 2011, and from January 24 to May 10, 2012. A special session was held on July 19 and 20, 2011, to complete the passage of budget bills. Another special session was held on August 24, 2012, to provide disaster assistance for the flooded areas of Duluth.^[1]