Did you know that both houses of the Minnesota legislature went from anti-choice to mixed-choice following the 2006 elections?

As a result of the 2006 elections, the Minnesota House of Representatives experienced a net gain of 13 pro-choice seats, going from 49 to 62.  This represents a jump from 36.6 percent of total House seats to 46.3 percent.  The Minnesota Senate experienced a net gain of five pro-choice seats, going from 29 to 34.  This represents a jump from 43.3 percent of total Senate seats to 50.7 percent.

In addition, both houses of the legislature have elected pro-choice leadership for the new cycle, replacing an anti-choice speaker of the house and an anti-choice senate majority leader.

Email from Derek Burrows Reise, Executive Director, NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota, to Adam Zimmerman, Legal and Policy Research Associate, Legal and Policy Research Department, NARAL Pro-Choice America (Jan. 29, 2007) (on file with NARAL Pro-Choice America).