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75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Room 231 red diamond image St. Paul, MN 55155-1606
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Senator Demographics
2011-2012 Biennium, Eighty-Seventh Legislature
As of December 13, 2012
Total Number of Senators:
66      
 
Senators by party affiliation:
29 44%   DFL
37 56%   Republican
 
Senators by gender:
45 68%   Men
21 32%   Women
 
Party affiliations by gender:
18 40%   Men are DFL
27 60%   Men are Republican
 
11 52%   Women are DFL
10 48%   Women are Republican
 
Senators by marital status:
70 106%   Married
2 3%   Single
1 2%   Partner
-7 -11%   Did not report
 
Senators with children:
54 82%    
 
Senators by highest level of education:
30 45%   Bachelor's degree
16 24%   Master's degree
13 20%   Some post-secondary education
9 14%   Professional degree
6 9%   Doctoral degree
2 3%   High school diploma
2 3%   Associate's degree
11 17%   Did not report
 
Senators by occupation:
21 32%   Business
10 15%   Law
9 14%   Financial services
8 12%   Real estate
6 9%   Legislator
6 9%   Communication
5 8%   Education
4 6%   Medical
4 6%   Retired
3 5%   Farming
12 18%   Did not report
 
Senators by age:
1 2%   In their twenties
2 3%   In their thirties
15 23%   In their forties
18 27%   In their fifties
12 18%   In their sixties
4 6%   In their seventies
14 21%   Did not report
 
Average age of senators:
54 Years    
 
Senators by terms:
30 45%   1st-Term
24 36%   2nd-Term
11 17%   3rd-Term
10 15%   4th-Term
4 6%   5th-Term
1 2%   6th-Term
2 3%   7th-Term
1 2%   8th-Term
4 6%   9th-Term
2 3%   10th-Term
 
Senators serving longest in office:
10th Term :   Keith Langseth
      LeRoy A. Stumpf
 
Senators who previously served in the
House of Representatives:
24 36%    
 
  ** All percentages are rounded.

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