STATE PAGES Minnesota Mississippi Nickname ................................................................. The North Star State Nickname ................................................................... The Magnolia State Motto .................................................L’Etoile du Nord (The North Star) Motto ............................................ Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms) Flower ........................................................Pink and White Lady-Slipper Flower .......................................................................................... Magnolia Bird .....................................................................................Common Loon Bird ......................................................................................... Mockingbird Tree ............................................................................................... Red Pine Tree ............................................................................................... Magnolia Song ...................................................................................Hail! Minnesota Song .....................................................................................Go, Mississippi Entered the Union ................................................................May 11, 1858 Entered the Union ......................................................December 10, 1817 Capital ............................................................................................. St. Paul Capital .............................................................................................Jackson STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) ................................................................79,627 Land Area (square miles) ................................................................46,923 Rank in Nation .........................................................................................14 Rank in Nation .........................................................................................31 Population .....................................................................................5,420,380 Population .....................................................................................2,991,207 Rank in Nation .........................................................................................21 Rank in Nation .........................................................................................31 Density per square mile .......................................................................68.1 Density per square mile .......................................................................63.7 Capital City ..................................................................................... St. Paul Capital City .....................................................................................Jackson Population ........................................................................................290,770 Population ........................................................................................175,437 Rank in State ..............................................................................................2 Rank in State ..............................................................................................1 Largest City ............................................................................Minneapolis Largest City ....................................................................................Jackson Population ........................................................................................392,880 Population ........................................................................................175,437 Number of Representatives in Congress ................................................8 Number of Representatives in Congress ................................................4 Number of 2012 Electoral Votes ............................................................10 Number of 2012 Electoral Votes ..............................................................6 Number of County Governments ..........................................................87 Number of County Governments ..........................................................82 Number of Municipal Governments ...................................................854 Number of Municipal Governments ...................................................296 Number of School Districts ..................................................................341 Number of School Districts ..................................................................164 Number of Special Districts .................................................................456 Number of Special Districts .................................................................458 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Legislative Body ......................................................................Legislature Legislative Body ......................................................................Legislature President of the Senate .....................................................Sandra Pappas President of the Senate ...........................................Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves President Pro Tem of the Senate ...............................................Ann Rest President Pro Tem of the Senate ......................................... Terry Brown Secretary of the Senate ........................................................ JoAnne Zoff Secretary of the Senate ................................................ Tressa W. Guynes Speaker of the House ............................................................Paul Thissen Speaker of the House ............................................................ Philip Gunn Speaker Pro Tem of the House ................................... Melissa Hortman Speaker Pro Tem of the House ........................................Greg Snowden Clerk of the House ..............................................Al Mathiowetz (Chief) Clerk of the House .....................................................Andrew Ketchings 2014 Regular Session ............................................Feb. 25 – May 19, 2014 2014 Regular Session ............................................... Jan. 7 – April 3, 2014 Number of Senatorial Districts ..............................................................67 Number of Senatorial Districts ..............................................................52 Number of Representative Districts .....................................................67 Number of Representative Districts ...................................................122 EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH Governor ..............................................................................Mark Dayton Governor ..................................................................................Phil Bryant Lieutenant Governor ......................................... Yvonne Prettner Solon Lieutenant Governor ............................................................ Tate Reeves Secretary of State ................................................................. Mark Ritchie Secretary of State ..................................................Delbert Hosemann Jr. Attorney General ................................................................Lori Swanson Attorney General ...................................................................... Jim Hood Treasurer ............................................................................Jim Schowalter Treasurer ....................................................................................Lynn Fitch (Commissioner of Finance) Auditor .............................................................................Stacey Pickering Auditor ................................................................................. Rebecca Otto State Comptroller ........................................................... Diane Langham (Fiscal Management Director, Governor’s Present Term ................................................. 1/2011 – 1/2015 Department of Finance & Administration) Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch ..........................5 Number of Members in the Cabinet .....................................................24 Governor’s Present Term ................................................. 1/2012 – 1/2016 Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch ..........................8 JUDICIAL BRANCH Highest Court ....................................................................Supreme Court JUDICIAL BRANCH Supreme Court Chief Justice ...............................Lorie Skjerven Gildea Highest Court ....................................................................Supreme Court Number of Supreme Court Judges ..........................................................7 Supreme Court Chief Justice .................................. William L. Waller Jr. Number of Intermediate Appellate Court Judges ...............................19 Number of Supreme Court Judges ..........................................................9 Number of U.S. Court Districts ..............................................................11 Number of Intermediate Appellate Court Judges ...............................10 U.S. Circuit Court ......................................................................8th Circuit Number of U.S. Court Districts ..............................................................22 U.S. Circuit Court ......................................................................5th Circuit 522 The Book of the States 2014.