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.

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

DFL Sen. Doron Clark fills the seat left vacant by the death of Kari Dziedzic, the Democrats' former leader, who died in late December after a battle with cancer.

Clark grew up on a sheep farm in Eyota, Minn., but has lived in his Minneapolis district for 25 years. He graduated from Hamline University in St. Paul and works for Medtronic as an analyst.