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State Legislative Branch Employment and Budget

• 201 legislators
• $67.5 million appropriation in fiscal year 2011
• 566 permanent employees

Legislative districts are redrawn every ten years following the U.S. Census. After 2012 redistricting, each House district represents approximately 39,500 people, and each Senate district, 79,000.

Link to redistricting information

House Departments

• Chief Clerk
• Fiscal Analysis
• Public Information
• House Research
• Sergeant-at-Arms

Senate Departments

• Secretary of the Senate
• Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis

Related links:

• Minnesota Legislature
• Legislative Reference Library's Links to the World: Legislatures

Originally published January 2011.