Minnesota House leaders agree to even split on committee control

Leaders of the Minnesota House will split control of legislative committees during the 2025 legislative session.

With a 67-67 tie expected in the chamber, Republicans and Democrats will co-chair each panel, Democratic Leader Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park, and Republican Leader Lisa Demuth, of Cold Spring, announced this week. And an equal number of Democrats and Republicans will serve on each committee.

The pair has yet to announce who will serve as House speaker. Minnesota’s Constitution spells out that only one person can carry the title and the two have been working behind the scenes to reach a broader agreement on power sharing.

It will be the second time in state history that the parties have been evenly split in the chamber. The last time the parties split the chamber was in 1979. That year, leaders agreed to give Republicans control of the speaker’s gavel while Democrats chaired key committees.


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