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Minnesota’s Longest-Serving GOP State Senator Warren Limmer to Retire at Year’s End

His planned exit contributes to a broader wave of retirements ahead of the Feb. 17 session.

Overview

  • Limmer announced he will leave office at the end of 2026 after nearly four decades at the Capitol.
  • First elected to the House in 1988 and to the Senate in a 1995 special election, he represents the Maple Grove area.
  • He serves as the ranking minority member on the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee and also works with the Elections and Rules and Administration committees.
  • His Senate leadership experience includes terms as assistant majority leader and president pro tempore, and he sits on the Capitol security advisory committee.
  • He said he intends to stay involved in Minnesota politics as 19 other legislators plan to retire after this session, which begins Feb. 17.