New state House members set for session

The Minnesota House of Representatives will have 26 new members when the 2015 legislative session gets underway Tuesday.

There are 21 new Republicans, including the 11 who defeated incumbent Democrats to flip majority control of the House over to the GOP. Democrats have five new members.

The newly-elected Republicans are:

Top row left to right - Jeff Backer* (12A), Dave Baker* (17B), Peggy Bennett* (27A), Drew Christensen (56A), Brian Daniels* (24B), Kelly Fenton (53B), Dave Hancock* (2A)

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Middle row left to right - Josh Heintzemen* (10B), Jim Knoblach* (14B), Jon, Koznick (58A), Bob Loonan (55A), Eric Lucero (30B), Dale Lueck* (10B), Tim Miller* (17A)

Bottom row left to right - Jim Nash (47A), Roz Peterson* (56B), Nels Pierson (26B), Jason Rarick* (11B), Dennis Smith (34 B), Bob Vogel (20A) and Abigail Whelan (35A).

*defeated DFL incumbent

Backer12A
Baker17B
Bennett27A
Christiensen56A
Daniels24B
Fenton53B
Hancock02A
Heintzeman10A
Knoblach14B
Koznick58A
Loonan55A
Lucero30B
Lueck10B
Miller17A
Nash47A
Peterson56B
Pierson26B
Rarick11B
Smith34B
Vogel20A
Whelan35A

Hancock and Knoblach are previous members who are returning to the House.

The newly-elected Democrats are:

Left to right - Jon Applebaum (44B), Jack Considine (19B), Dave Pinto (64B), Jennifer Schultz (7A) and Cheryl Youakim (46B).

Applebaum44B
Considine19B
Pinto64B
Schultz07A
Youakim46B

(Photos courtesy of Minnesota House Public Information Services)