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 |