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75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Room 231 red diamond image St. Paul, MN 55155-1606
Phone: 651.296.0504 red diamond image Fax Phone: 651.296.6511 red diamond image Toll-free: 888.234.1112
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Senator Demographics
2011-2012 Biennium, Eighty-Seventh Legislature
As of May 23, 2012
Total Number of Senators:
67      
 
Senators by party affiliation:
30 45%   DFL
37 55%   Republican
 
Senators by gender:
46 69%   Men
21 31%   Women
 
Party affiliations by gender:
19 41%   Men are DFL
27 59%   Men are Republican
 
11 52%   Women are DFL
10 48%   Women are Republican
 
Senators by marital status:
54 81%   Married
3 4%   Single
1 1%   Partner
9 13%   Did not report
 
Senators with children:
55 82%    
 
Senators by highest level of education:
23 34%   Bachelor's degree
12 18%   Some post-secondary education
11 16%   Master's degree
9 13%   Professional degree
3 4%   Doctoral degree
1 1%   High school diploma
1 1%   Associate's degree
7 10%   Did not report
 
Senators by occupation:
14 21%   Business
8 12%   Financial services
7 10%   Law
6 9%   Legislator
6 9%   Communication
6 9%   Real estate
3 4%   Education
3 4%   Farming
2 3%   Medical
2 3%   Retired
9 13%   Did not report
 
Senators by age:
1 1%   In their twenties
2 3%   In their thirties
16 24%   In their forties
18 27%   In their fifties
12 18%   In their sixties
3 4%   In their seventies
15 22%   Did not report
 
Average age of senators:
54 Years    
 
Senators by terms:
28 42%   1st-Term
11 16%   2nd-Term
14 21%   3rd-Term
2 3%   4th-Term
3 4%   5th-Term
2 3%   6th-Term
1 1%   7th-Term
3 4%   8th-Term
2 3%   9th-Term
1 1%   10th-Term
 
Senators serving longest in office:
10th Term :   Keith Langseth
 
Senators who previously served in the
House of Representatives:
24 36%    
 
  ** All percentages are rounded.