ST. PAUL 鈥� Rep. David Gottfried, DFL-Shoreview, was sworn in to the Minnesota House on Monday, March 17, officially returning the House to a 67-67 tie first seen in November.
The swearing-in ceremony on Monday followed Gottfried's comfortable win in last week鈥檚 special election for House seat 40B in Roseville.
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鈥淭oday is a good day for our Roseville and Shoreview communities, who will now have a voice in the Minnesota House,鈥� Gottfried said in a Monday statement. 鈥淚 want to thank my neighbors for this incredible honor. I look forward to working with our community, my new legislative colleagues, and everyone that has the shared goal of building a Minnesota where life is more affordable, where we stand against the chaos coming from the Trump administration, and where all our neighbors can thrive.鈥�
Gottfried's addition to the House marks the first time the Minnesota Legislature has been full this session.
The Roseville area seat has been open since the end of December, and Republicans have had a 67-66 majority in the House for the first months of the session. The seat became vacant after a Ramsey County judge found that former Rep.-elect Curtis Johnson, a Democrat, six months prior to November鈥檚 general election, as is required by state law.
The House鈥檚 power-sharing agreement, established in early February, keeps Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, as speaker of the House and reverts all but one committee to co-chairs. The Fraud Prevention and Oversight Committee will remain 5-3 Republican-led.
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