Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
MN Scorecard 2021-2022
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Minnesota Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
House of Representatives
1. Omnibus Public Education Bill
HF2 Omnibus Public Education Bill (passed 105 to 20 on 6/26/2021). Serves as the $21.2 billion omnibus PreK-12 public education bill, which allocates $554.2 million in new spending, incorporates provisions from the Increase Teachers of Color Act, and prohibits “lunch shaming."
2. Federal COVID-19 Funds for Housing Subsidies
HF4 Federal COVID-19 Funds for Housing Subsidies (passed 72 to 58 on 6/24/2021). Provides for the use of federal COVID-19 funds for rental and housing assistance in Minnesota.
3. Expanding Government 'Entitlement' Programs
HF33 Expanding Government 'Entitlement' Programs (passed 69 to 56 on 6/26/2021). Appropriates $18.8 billion to extend Medicaid coverage, raise welfare payouts for low-income families, and assist with child care and student loan forgiveness.
4. Energy Conservation and Optimization (ECO) Act
HF164 Energy Conservation and Optimization (ECO) Act (passed 58 to 9 on 5/17/2021). Aims to reduce statewide energy consumption, specifically by requiring utility “load management” and “fuel switching.”
5. Terminating the COVID-19 State of Emergency
SC5 Terminating the COVID-19 State of Emergency (failed 63 to 69 on 3/18/2021). Would have ended the COVID-19 peacetime public emergency declared by Governor Tim Walz on March 13, 2021, under Executive Order 20-1 and extended under subsequent executive orders.
6. Enforcement of Canadian Orders for Protection
SF395 Enforcement of Canadian Orders for Protection (passed 131 to 0 on 3/18/2021). Allows Minnesota law enforcement agencies to enforce orders for protection issued in Canada without a requirement that such orders be filed with a court in the United States.
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Patty Acomb | D | HD-044B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Esther Agbaje | D | HD-059B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Susan Akland | R | HD-019A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Tony Albright | R | HD-055B | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Paul H. Anderson | R | HD-012B | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Jeff Backer | R | HD-012A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Kristin Bahner | D | HD-034B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dave Baker | R | HD-017B | 50% | - | + | + | - | + | - |
Jamie Becker-finn | D | HD-042B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Peggy Bennett | R | HD-027A | 50% | - | + | + | - | + | - |
Kaela Berg | D | HD-056B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Connie Bernardy | D | HD-041A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Bierman | D | HD-057A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Matt Bliss | R | HD-005A | 75% | - | + | + | + | . | . |
Greg Boe | R | HD-047B | 50% | - | + | + | - | + | - |
John Burkel | R | HD-001A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Andrew Carlson | D | HD-050B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shelly Christensen | D | HD-039B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brian Daniels | R | HD-024B | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Kurt Daudt | R | HD-031A | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Gregory Davids | R | HD-028B | 50% | - | + | + | - | + | - |
Jim Davnie | D | HD-063A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lisa Demuth | R | HD-013A | 60% | - | . | + | + | + | - |
Bob Dettmer | R | HD-039A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Rob Ecklund | D | HD-003A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heather Edelson | D | HD-049A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Elkins | D | HD-049B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sondra Erickson | R | HD-015A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Sandra Feist | D | HD-041B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Peter Fischer | D | HD-043A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Keith Franke | R | HD-054A | 25% | . | - | . | - | + | - |
Mary Franson | R | HD-008B | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Cedrick Frazier | D | HD-045A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Luke Frederick | D | HD-019B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike Freiberg | D | HD-045B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pat Garofalo | R | HD-058B | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Aisha Gomez | D | HD-062B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emma Greenman | D | HD-063B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Matthew Grossell | R | HD-002A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Barb Haley | R | HD-021A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Rod Hamilton | R | HD-022B | 50% | . | + | . | - | + | - |
Rick Hansen | D | HD-052A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jessica Hanson | D | HD-056A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hodan Hassan | D | HD-062A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alice Hausman | D | HD-066A | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
John Heinrich | R | HD-035A | 67% | . | . | . | + | + | - |
Joshua Heintzeman | R | HD-010A | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Kaohly Her | D | HD-064A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry Hertaus | R | HD-033A | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Athena Hollins | D | HD-066B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Frank Hornstein | D | HD-061A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Melissa Hortman | D | HD-036B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Howard | D | HD-050A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Huot | D | HD-057B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Spencer Igo | R | HD-005B | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Brian Johnson | R | HD-032A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Sydney Jordan | D | HD-060A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tony Jurgens | R | HD-054B | 33% | - | - | + | - | + | - |
Heather Keeler | D | HD-004A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Debra Kiel | R | HD-001B | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Ginny Klevorn | D | HD-044A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erin Koegel | D | HD-037A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn | D | HD-048B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jon Koznick | R | HD-058A | 50% | - | + | + | - | + | - |
Ron Kresha | R | HD-009B | 60% | - | . | + | + | + | - |
Fue Lee | D | HD-059A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tina Liebling | D | HD-026A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Leon Lillie | D | HD-043B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Todd Lippert | D | HD-020B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dave Lislegard | D | HD-006B | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
Jamie Long | D | HD-061B | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
Dale Lueck | R | HD-010B | 50% | . | + | . | - | + | - |
Carlos Mariani | D | HD-065B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Marquart | D | HD-004B | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
Sandra Masin | D | HD-051A | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
Joe McDonald | R | HD-029A | 75% | . | + | . | + | + | - |
Shane Mekeland | R | HD-015B | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Tim Miller | R | HD-017A | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Kelly Moller | D | HD-042A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rena Moran | D | HD-065A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erik Mortensen | R | HD-055A | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Patricia Mueller | R | HD-027B | 50% | - | + | + | - | + | - |
Jeremy Munson | R | HD-023B | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Mary Murphy | D | HD-003B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jim Nash | R | HD-047A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Nathan Nelson | R | HD-011B | 50% | - | + | + | - | + | - |
Mike Nelson | D | HD-040A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anne Neu Brindley | R | HD-032B | 67% | - | + | + | . | . | . |
Mohamud Noor | D | HD-060B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Novotny | R | HD-030A | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Tim O'Driscoll | R | HD-013B | 80% | - | + | + | + | + | . |
Marion O'Neill | R | HD-029B | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Bjorn Olson | R | HD-023A | 50% | - | + | + | - | + | - |
Liz Olson | D | HD-007B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gene Pelowski | D | HD-028A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Petersburg | R | HD-024A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Brian Pfarr | R | HD-020A | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Nels Pierson | R | HD-026B | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Dave Pinto | D | HD-064B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Poston | R | HD-009A | 75% | . | + | . | + | + | - |
Laurie Pryor | D | HD-048A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Duane Quam | R | HD-025A | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Donald Raleigh | R | HD-038A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Liz Reyer | D | HD-051B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ruth Richardson | D | HD-052B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kristin Robbins | R | HD-034A | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Steve Sandell | D | HD-053B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Julie Sandstede | D | HD-006A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Schomacker | R | HD-022A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Jennifer Schultz | D | HD-007A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Peggy Scott | R | HD-035B | 75% | . | + | . | + | + | - |
Zack Stephenson | D | HD-036A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike Sundin | D | HD-011A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Swedzinski | R | HD-016A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Tama Theis | R | HD-014A | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
John Thompson | D | HD-067A | 0% | . | - | . | - | - | - |
Paul Torkelson | R | HD-016B | 75% | . | + | . | + | + | - |
Dean Urdahl | R | HD-018A | 33% | - | - | + | - | + | - |
Samantha Vang | D | HD-040B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ami Wazlawik | D | HD-038B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nolan West | R | HD-037B | 50% | - | + | + | - | + | - |
Ryan Winkler | D | HD-046A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dan Wolgamott | D | HD-014B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jay Xiong | D | HD-067B | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | . |
Cheryl Youakim | D | HD-046B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Democrat | 0.5% |
Republican | 65.6% |