Rep. Demuth sworn-in

Republican Lisa Demuth is Minnesota's first House speaker of color
House Speaker Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) speaks after a House GOP leadership press conference at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.
Rep. Demuth elected as first Black woman to serve as MN House Speaker
The deal to end the weeks-long legislative standoff made history when Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) became the first person of color to be elected as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives on Thursday.
Rep. Demuth sworn-in as 1st Black MN House Speaker
Rep. Lisa Demuth, representing Cold Spring, has been sworn-in as both the first Republican woman and person of color to be the speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Demuth chosen as Minnesota House speaker as power-sharing agreement ends DFL boycott
Minnesota House of Representatives DFLers ended their boycott, allowing a quorum Thursday. Demuth was elected speaker.
Republican Rep. Demuth Elected Speaker of the House After Deal Reached With Democrats
Rep. Lisa Demuth, a Republican from Cold Spring, has been elected as Speaker of the House after a power-sharing agreement was reached with Democrats. It ends a stalemate that prevented the chamber from conducting official business for more than three weeks.
Minnesota House convenes and elects Republican speaker, ending weeks-long partisan stalemate
Minnesota’s House of Representatives convened with all members present Thursday afternoon under a power-sharing deal that ended a weeks-long boycott of the session by Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers.
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House finally has full floor session with historic speaker designation
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‘No-shenanigans handshake’ helps usher in Minnesota House return after prolonged power standoff
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Minnesota Republicans notch deal securing temporary majority after Dems refused to show up for work
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House DFL, GOP members share details of organization agreement, Demuth named speaker
During two separate news conferences, house lawmakers officially announced their deal, adding they are going back to work ...
Democrats end boycott of Minnesota House after agreeing power-sharing deal with GOP
Minnesota House Democrats have returned to the state Capitol after reaching a power-sharing agreement with Republicans, ...
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Minn House Reaches Agreement to End Historical Standoff
For the first time this legislative session, the Minnesota House of Representatives saw chairs fill up on both sides of the ...
Minnesota House leaders strike deal to end stalemate, paving the way for session to start in chamber after weeks of delay
Late last month, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that 68 members need to be present to meet quorum. Republicans had argued ...
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MN House in order: Power sharing launches legislature
Minnesota has a functional House. Republicans and Democrats reached a power sharing deal Wednesday night and they officially ...