Education Committee, Minnesota State Senate (Decommissioned)

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The Education Committee was a standing committee of the Minnesota State Senate.

Function

The Senate jurisdiction website described the function of this committee as outlined below.

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The Committee on Education has jurisdiction over all bills relating to education, children, and libraries, except bills relating to higher education or childcare.

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Membership

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2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Education Members, 2015
Democratic members (12)	Republican members (8)
• Charles Wiger, Chair	• Sean Nienow, Ranking Minority Member
• Alice M. Johnson, Vice chair	• Roger Chamberlain
• Kevin Dahle	• Branden Petersen
• Greg Clausen	• Gary Dahms
• Terri Bonoff	• Karin Housley
• John Hoffman	• Mary Kiffmeyer
• Susan Kent	• Eric Pratt
• Patricia Torres Ray	• Bill Weber
• Melissa Halvorson Wiklund
• Vicki Jensen
• Tom Saxhaug
• LeRoy Stumpf

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Education Members, 2013
Democratic members (9)	Republican members (6)
• Patricia Torres Ray, Chair	• Carla Nelson
• Kevin Dahle, Vice chair	• Roger Chamberlain
• Jim Carlson	• Sean Nienow
• Greg Clausen	• Branden Petersen
• Melisa Franzen	• Carrie Ruud
• Alice M. Johnson	• Dave Thompson
• Susan Kent
• Charles Wiger
• Melissa Halvorson Wiklund

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Education Members, 2011
Democratic members (7)	Republican members (10)
• Linda Scheid	• Benjamin Kruse
• Patricia Torres Ray	• Dave Thompson
• Terri Bonoff	• Roger Chamberlain
• LeRoy Stumpf	• Carla Nelson
• Charles Wiger	• Al DeKruif
• John Harrington	• David Hann
• Katie Sieben	• Gen Olson
	• Pam Wolf
	• Sean Nienow
	• Ted Daley

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

Education Members, 2009
Democratic members (11)	Republican members (6)
• LeRoy Stumpf, Chair	• Gen Olson
• Sandy Rummel, Vice chair	• Amy Koch
• Charles Wiger	• Claire Robling
• Tom Saxhaug	• Chris Gerlach
• Tarryl Clark	• Geoff Michel
• Lisa Fobbe	• David Hann
• Kevin Dahle
• Terri Bonoff
• Kathy Saltzman
• Patricia Torres Ray
• Ellen Anderson

External links

• Minnesota State Senate