Minnesota Senate, District 4

The Minnesota Senate, District 4, includes portions of Becker, Clay, and Norman counties in the northwestern part of the state. It is currently represented by DFLer Kent Eken.

List of Senators

Session	Senator	Party	Term Start	Term End	Home	Location
1st	Erastus N. Bates	Rep	December 2, 1857	December 6, 1859	Minneapolis	Hennepin
1st	Delano T. Smith	Rep	December 2, 1857	December 6, 1859	Minneapolis	Hennepin
2nd	Riley Lucas Bartholomew	Rep	December 7, 1859	January 7, 1861	Richfield	Hennepin
2nd	Jesse Bishop	Non	December 7, 1859	January 7, 1861	Minneapolis	Hennepin
3rd	David Heaton	Rep	January 8, 1861	January 5, 1863	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
4th	David Heaton	Rep	January 8, 1861	January 5, 1863	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
5th	David Heaton	Rep	January 8, 1861	January 5, 1863	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
6th	John Sargent Pillsbury	Rep	January 6, 1863	January 4, 1869	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
7th	John Sargent Pillsbury	Rep	January 6, 1863	January 4, 1869	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
8th	John Sargent Pillsbury	Rep	January 6, 1863	January 4, 1869	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
9th	John Sargent Pillsbury	Rep	January 6, 1863	January 4, 1869	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
10th	John Sargent Pillsbury	Rep	January 6, 1863	January 4, 1869	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
11th	William Lochren	Dem	January 5, 1869	January 2, 1871	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
12th	William Lochren	Dem	January 5, 1869	January 2, 1871	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
13th	John Sargent Pillsbury	Rep	January 3, 1871	January 1, 1872	St. Anthony	Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin Mille Lacs Sherburne
14th	Sherman Page	Rep	January 3, 1871	January 5, 1874	Austin	Mower
15th	Sherman Page	Rep	January 3, 1871	January 5, 1874	Austin	Mower
15th	N.K. Noble	Rep	January 2, 1872	January 5, 1874	Austin	Mower
16th	E.H. Wells	Non	January 6, 1874	January 3, 1876	Lansing	Mower
17th	E.H. Wells	Non	January 6, 1874	January 3, 1876	Lansing	Mower
18th	Robert I. Smith	Rep	January 4, 1876	January 7, 1878	Austin	Mower
19th	Robert I. Smith	Rep	January 4, 1876	January 7, 1878	Austin	Mower
20th	George W. Clough	Rep	January 8, 1878	January 6, 1879	Austin	Mower
21st	W.H. Officer	Non	January 7, 1879	January 1, 1883	Austin	Mower
22nd	W.H. Officer	Non	January 7, 1879	January 1, 1883	Austin	Mower
23rd	W.P. Sergeant	Non	January 2, 1883	January 3, 1887	Albert Lea	Freeborn
24th	W.P. Sergeant	Non	January 2, 1883	January 3, 1887	Albert Lea	Freeborn
25th	Marcellus Halvorson	Rep	January 4, 1887	January 6, 1891	Bancroft	Freeborn
26th	Marcellus Halvorson	Rep	January 4, 1887	January 6, 1891	Bancroft	Freeborn
27th	H.C. Nelson	Alliance	January 6, 1891	January 7, 1895	Hayward	Freeborn
28th	H.C. Nelson	Alliance	January 6, 1891	January 7, 1895	Hayward	Freeborn
29th	Thorvald V. Knatvold	Rep	January 8, 1895	January 2, 1899	Albert Lea	Freeborn
30th	Thorvald V. Knatvold	Rep	January 8, 1895	January 2, 1899	Albert Lea	Freeborn
31st	Joseph Underleak	Rep	January 3, 1899	January 2, 1903	Chatfield	Olmstead
32nd	Joseph Underleak	Rep	January 3, 1899	January 2, 1903	Chatfield	Olmstead
33rd	Horace Witherstine	Dem	January 3, 1903	January 2, 1911	Rochester	Olmstead
34th	Horace Witherstine	Dem	January 3, 1903	January 2, 1911	Rochester	Olmstead
35th	Horace Witherstine	Dem	January 3, 1903	January 2, 1911	Rochester	Olmstead
36th	Horace Witherstine	Dem	January 3, 1903	January 2, 1911	Rochester	Olmstead
37th	Alonzo Thomas Stebbins	Rep	January 3, 1911	January 4, 1915	Rochester	Olmstead
38th	Alonzo Thomas Stebbins	Rep	January 3, 1911	January 4, 1915	Rochester	Olmstead
39th	James I. Vermilya	Non	January 5, 1915	January 6, 1919	Quincy	Olmstead
40th	James I. Vermilya	Non	January 5, 1915	January 6, 1919	Quincy	Olmstead
41st	Arthur C. Gooding	Rep	January 7, 1919	January 1, 1923	Rochester	Olmstead
42nd	Arthur C. Gooding	Rep	January 7, 1919	January 1, 1923	Rochester	Olmstead
43rd	Allen J. Furlow	Rep	January 2, 1923	April 22, 1925	Rochester	Olmstead
44th	Allen J. Furlow	Rep	January 2, 1923	April 22, 1925	Rochester	Olmstead
44th	Vacant		April 22, 1925	January 4, 1927		Olmstead
45th	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
46th	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
47th	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
48th	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
49th	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
50th	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
51st	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
52nd	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
53rd	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
54th	William B. Richardson	Rep	January 4, 1927	September 19, 1945	Rochester	Olmstead
55th	Walter Burdick	Con	January 7, 1947	January 5, 1959	Rochester	Olmstead
56th	Walter Burdick	Con	January 7, 1947	January 5, 1959	Rochester	Olmstead
57th	Walter Burdick	Con	January 7, 1947	January 5, 1959	Rochester	Olmstead
58th	Walter Burdick	Con	January 7, 1947	January 5, 1959	Rochester	Olmstead
59th	Walter Burdick	Con	January 7, 1947	January 5, 1959	Rochester	Olmstead
60th	Walter Burdick	Con	January 7, 1947	January 5, 1959	Rochester	Olmstead
61st	Sandy Keith	Lib	January 6, 1959	January 7, 1963	Rochester	Olmstead
62nd	Sandy Keith	Lib	January 6, 1959	January 7, 1963	Rochester	Olmstead
63rd	Harold G. Kreiger	Con	January 8, 1963	January 4, 1971	Rochester	Olmstead
64th	Harold G. Kreiger	Con	January 8, 1963	January 4, 1971	Rochester	Olmstead
65th	Harold G. Kreiger	Con	January 8, 1963	January 4, 1971	Rochester	Olmstead
66th	Harold G. Kreiger	Con	January 8, 1963	January 4, 1971	Rochester	Olmstead
67th	Harold G. Kreiger	Con	January 8, 1963	January 4, 1971	Rochester	Olmstead
68th	Jerry Willet	DFL	January 5, 1971	November 15, 1987	Park Rapids	Becker Clearwater Hubbard Mahnomen
69th	Jerry Willet	DFL	January 5, 1971	November 15, 1987	Park Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Morrison Wadena
70th	Jerry Willet	DFL	January 5, 1971	November 15, 1987	Park Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Morrison Wadena
71st	Jerry Willet	DFL	January 5, 1971	November 15, 1987	Park Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Morrison Wadena
72nd	Jerry Willet	DFL	January 5, 1971	November 15, 1987	Park Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Morrison Wadena
73rd	Jerry Willet	DFL	January 5, 1971	November 15, 1987	Park Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard
74th	Jerry Willet	DFL	January 5, 1971	November 15, 1987	Park Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard
75th	Jerry Willet	DFL	January 5, 1971	November 15, 1987	Park Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard
75th	Bob Decker	Ind Rep	November 16, 1987	January 7, 1991	Bemidji	Beltrami Cass Hubbard
76th	Bob Decker	Ind Rep	November 16, 1987	January 7, 1991	Bemidji	Beltrami Cass Hubbard
77th	Skip Finn	DFL	January 8, 1991	July 1, 1996	Cass Lake	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena
78th	Skip Finn	DFL	January 8, 1991	July 1, 1996	Cass Lake	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena
79th	Skip Finn	DFL	January 8, 1991	July 1, 1996	Cass Lake	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena
79th	Vacant		July 1, 1996	January 7, 1997		Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena
80th	David Ten Eyck	DFL	January 7, 1997	October 27, 1999	East Gull Lake	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena
81st	David Ten Eyck	DFL	January 7, 1997	October 27, 1999	East Gull Lake	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena
81st	Vacant		October 27, 1999	December 12, 1999		Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena
81st	Tony Kinkel	DFL	December 12, 1999	January 6, 2003	Park Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena
82nd	Tony Kinkel	DFL	December 12, 1999	January 6, 2003	Park Rapids	Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena
83rd	Carrie Ruud	Rep	January 7, 2003	January 2, 2007	Breezy Point	Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca
84th	Carrie Ruud	Rep	January 7, 2003	January 2, 2007	Breezy Point	Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca
85th	Mary Olson	DFL	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2011	Bemidji	Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca
86th	Mary Olson	DFL	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2011	Bemidji	Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca
87th	John Carlson	Rep	January 4, 2011	January 7, 2013	Bemidji	Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca
88th	Kent Eken	DFL	January 8, 2013	Incumbent	Twin Valley	Becker Clay Norman
89th	Kent Eken	DFL	January 8, 2013	Incumbent	Twin Valley	Becker Clay Norman
90th	Kent Eken	DFL	January 8, 2013	Incumbent	Twin Valley	Becker Clay Norman

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