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1St Day, Tuesday, January 5, 1999 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE STATE OF MINNESOTA 1999 1ST DAY] TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1999 3 STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTY-FIRST SESSION — 1999 __________________ FIRST DAY SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1999 In accordance with the Constitution and the Laws of the State of Minnesota, the members-elect of the House of Representatives assembled in the Chamber of the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Saint Paul on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, 1999. At the hour of twelve o'clock noon and pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 1998, Section 3.05, the Honorable Mary Kiffmeyer, Secretary of State, called the members-elect to order and appointed the Honorable Mike Osskopp from District 29B as Clerk pro tempore. Prayer was offered by the Totino Grace Concert Choir, under the direction of Terry Voss. The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. The Clerk pro tempore called the roll by legislative district in numerical order, and the following members-elect presented proof of their eligibility to be sworn in and seated as members of the House of Representatives: District 1A ........... Jim Tunheim District 10B .......... George Cassell District 1B ........... Tim Finseth District 11A .......... Roxann Daggett District 2A ........... Bernie L. Lieder District 11B .......... Mary Ellen Otremba District 2B ........... Rod Skoe District 12A .......... Kris Hasskamp District 3A ........... Irv Anderson District 12B .......... Stephen G. Wenzel District 3B ........... Loren A. Solberg District 13A .......... Torrey Westrom District 4A ........... Doug Fuller District 13B .......... Doug Peterson District 4B ........... Larry Howes District 14A .......... Steve Dehler District 5A ........... Tom Rukavina District 14B .......... Doug Stang District 5B ........... David J. Tomassoni District 15A .......... Al Juhnke District 6A ........... Thomas (Tom) Bakk District 15B .......... Gary W. Kubly District 6B ........... Thomas Huntley District 16A .......... Joe Opatz District 7A ........... Willard Munger District 16B .......... Jim Knoblach District 7B ........... Michael "Mike" Jaros District 17A .......... Sondra Erickson District 8A ........... Mary Murphy District 17B .......... Leslie Schumacher District 8B ........... Bill Hilty District 18A .......... Jim Rostberg District 9A ........... Kevin Goodno District 18B .......... Loren Geo Jennings District 9B ........... Bob Westfall District 19A .......... Mark Olson District 10A .......... Bud Nornes District 19B .......... Bruce Anderson 4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [1ST DAY District 20A ...........Robert "Bob" Ness District 44A ...........Betty Folliard District 20B ...........Tony Kielkucki District 44B ...........Jim Rhodes District 21A ...........Marty Seifert District 45A ...........Ron Abrams District 21B ...........Richard Mulder District 45B ...........Peggy Leppik District 22A ...........Ted Winter District 46A ...........Ann H. Rest District 22B ...........Elaine Harder District 46B ...........Lyndon R. Carlson District 23A ...........James Clark District 47A ...........Darlene Luther District 23B ...........Howard Swenson District 47B ...........Phil Carruthers District 24A ...........John Dorn District 48A ...........Bill Haas District 24B ...........Julie Storm District 48B ...........Alice M. Johnson District 25A ...........John Tuma District 49A ...........Jim Abeler District 25B ...........Lynda Boudreau District 49B ...........Luanne Koskinen District 26A ...........Bob Gunther District 50A ...........Tom Hackbarth District 26B ...........Henry Kalis District 50B ...........Kathy Tingelstad District 27A ...........Dan Dorman District 51A ...........Andy Westerberg District 27B ...........Robert Leighton District 51B ...........Ray Vandeveer District 28A ...........Doug Reuter District 52A ...........Satveer Chaudhary District 28B ...........Steve Sviggum District 52B ...........Barb Haake District 29A ...........Jerry Dempsey District 53A ...........Philip Krinkie District 29B ...........Mike Osskopp District 53B ...........Sherry Broecker District 30A ...........Fran Bradley District 54A ...........Mary Jo McGuire District 30B ...........Dave Bishop District 54B ...........Mindy Greiling District 31A ...........Bill Kuisle District 55A ...........Harry Mares District 31B ...........Gregory M. Davids District 55B ...........Betty McCollum District 32A ...........Gene Pelowski, Jr. District 56A ...........Mark W. Holsten District 32B ...........Michelle Rifenberg District 56B ...........Peg Larsen District 33A ...........Arlon Lindner District 57A ...........Jim Seifert District 33B ...........Rich Stanek District 57B ...........Sharon Marko District 34A ...........Steve Smith District 58A ...........Joe Mullery District 34B ...........Henry Todd Van Dellen District 58B ...........Gregory Gray District 35A ...........Carol Molnau District 59A ...........Len Biernat District 35B ...........Mark Buesgens District 59B ...........Phyllis Kahn District 36A ...........Chris Gerlach District 60A ...........Margaret A. Kelliher District 36B ...........Dan McElroy District 60B ...........Myron Orfield District 37A ...........Dennis Ozment District 61A ...........Karen Clark District 37B ...........Mary Liz Holberg District 61B ...........Linda Wejcman District 38A ...........Tim Wilkin District 62A ...........Lee Greenfield District 38B ...........Tim Pawlenty District 62B ...........Wes Skoglund District 39A ...........Thomas W. Pugh District 63A ...........Jean Wagenius District 39B ...........Bob Milbert District 63B ...........Mark S. Gleason District 40A ...........Dan Larson District 64A ...........Matt Entenza District 40B ...........Ann Lenczewski District 64B ...........Michael Paymar District 41A ...........Alice Seagren District 65A ...........Andy Dawkins District 41B ...........Ken Wolf District 65B ...........Carlos Mariani District 42A ...........Ron Erhardt District 66A ........... District 42B ...........Erik Paulsen District 66B ...........Alice Hausman District 43A ...........Tom Workman District 67A ...........Tim Mahoney District 43B ...........Barb Sykora District 67B ...........Steve Trimble 133 eligible persons answered to the call by legislative district. 1ST DAY] TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1999 5 OATH OF OFFICE The members-elect subscribed to the oath of office as administered to them by the Honorable Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz. The members took their seats in the Chamber of the House of Representatives. The members of the House paused for a moment of silence in memory of Sandra Osthoff, wife of Representative Tom Osthoff, District 66A, who passed away yesterday. The Clerk pro tempore called the roll in alphabetical order and the following members answered to their names: Abeler Dorn Howes Mahoney Paymar Sykora Abrams Entenza Huntley Mares Pelowski Tingelstad Anderson, B. Erhardt Jaros Mariani Peterson Tomassoni Anderson, I. Erickson Jennings Marko Pugh Trimble Bakk Finseth Johnson McCollum Rest Tuma Biernat Folliard Juhnke McElroy Reuter Tunheim Bishop Fuller Kahn McGuire Rhodes Van Dellen Boudreau Gerlach Kalis Milbert Rifenberg Vandeveer Bradley Gleason Kelliher Molnau Rostberg Wagenius Broecker Goodno Kielkucki Mulder Rukavina Wejcman Buesgens Gray Knoblach Mullery Schumacher Wenzel Carlson Greenfield Koskinen Munger Seagren Westerberg Carruthers Greiling Krinkie Murphy Seifert, J. Westfall Cassell Gunther Kubly Ness Seifert, M. Westrom Chaudhary Haake Kuisle Nornes Skoe Wilkin Clark, J. Haas Larsen, P. Olson Skoglund Winter Clark, K. Hackbarth Larson, D. Opatz Smith Wolf Daggett Harder Leighton Orfield Solberg Workman Davids Hasskamp Lenczewski Osskopp Stanek Dawkins Hausman Leppik Otremba Stang Dehler Hilty Lieder Ozment Storm Dempsey Holberg Lindner Paulsen Sviggum Dorman Holsten Luther Pawlenty Swenson A quorum was present. ELECTION OF OFFICERS The Secretary of State announced the next order of business to be the election of the Speaker. The name of Steve Sviggum was placed in nomination by Ozment. The nomination was seconded by Leppik; Seifert, J.; Storm and Bishop. The name of Thomas W. Pugh was placed in nomination by Murphy. There being no further nominations, the Secretary of State declared the nominations closed. The Clerk pro tempore called the roll on the election of a Speaker. 6 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE [1ST DAY The following members of the House voted for Sviggum: Abeler Dempsey Holberg Mulder Seagren Vandeveer Abrams Dorman Holsten Ness Seifert, J. Westerberg Anderson, B. Erhardt Howes Nornes Seifert, M. Westfall Bishop Erickson Kielkucki Olson Smith Westrom Boudreau Finseth Knoblach Osskopp Stanek Wilkin Bradley Fuller Krinkie Ozment Stang Wolf Broecker Gerlach Kuisle Paulsen Storm Workman Buesgens Goodno Larsen, P. Pawlenty Sviggum Cassell Gunther Leppik Reuter Swenson Clark, J. Haake Lindner Rhodes Sykora Daggett Haas Mares Rifenberg Tingelstad Davids Hackbarth McElroy Rostberg Tuma Dehler Harder Molnau Rukavina Van Dellen Sviggum received 72 votes. The following members of the House voted for Pugh: Anderson, I. Gleason Juhnke Mahoney Otremba Trimble Bakk Gray Kahn Mariani Paymar Tunheim Biernat Greenfield Kalis Marko Pelowski Wagenius Carlson Greiling Kelliher McCollum Peterson Wejcman Carruthers Hasskamp Koskinen McGuire Pugh Wenzel Chaudhary Hausman Kubly Milbert Rest Winter Clark, K. Hilty Larson, D. Mullery Schumacher Dawkins Huntley Leighton Munger Skoe Dorn Jaros Lenczewski Murphy Skoglund Entenza Jennings Lieder Opatz Solberg
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