Sen. Doron Clark’s swearing-in breaks the Senate tie and triggers a heated discussion over dissolving the power-sharing agreement

Democrats have officially regained control of the Minnesota Senate with DFL Sen. Doron Clark being sworn-in Monday.

DFLer Doron Clark was elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election Tuesday for a heavily blue district covering northeast Minneapolis. The result officially breaks a 33-33 tie between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate.

After two weeks of successful power-sharing, the Senate will revert to a majority after Tuesday’s special election

Doron Clark, the winner of last week's Senate District 60 special election in Minneapolis, took the oath of office on Monday, returning a one-seat majority to the DFL.