# Katie Jones

Katie Jones is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 61A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 61A
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/12252e69-5ffb-459b-a84e-333af1219f94

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/12252e69-5ffb-459b-a84e-333af1219f94 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0% of Jones’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Jones says (MN 2025–26 session)

1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jones | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 100.0% | 10.4% | 1 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 39.2% | 2 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.06), from 97 donors and 193 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

295 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 3 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Niska Motion Suspension of Rules · HF 1849 Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment proposed. · fail · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF1849/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Passage, as amended · HF 2354 Medical assistance fraud governing provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2354/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Long motion Suspension of Rules · HF 5149 Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established, concealing identity crime modified, scope of use of force… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5149/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Repassage, as amended by Conference · SF 4612 Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4612/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Passage · SF 334 Human Services Systems Modernization Advisory Council and Legislative Commission on Human Services Systems; creation · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF334/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Passage, as amended · SF 5200 Miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors correction · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5200/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Niska motion Take from the table · HF 2133 Income tax; pass-through entity tax technical correction made. · fail · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2133/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Passage, as amended · SF 1943 Pet shops prohibition from selling cats and dogs · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF1943/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Passage · SF 4401 Omnibus Cannabis bill · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4401/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Repassage, as amended by Conference · SF 4476 Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4476/

## Legislation (MN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 185. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 114 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5151: Metropolitan Council authorized to sell transit-related merchandise, food, and beverages. (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5151/
- HF 5083: Bus rapid transit capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5083/
- HF 5026: Sales and use tax exemption for nonprofit carshare organizations created. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5026/
- HF 4536: Use of generative artificial intelligence in official records prohibited, and civil remedies and enforcement provided. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4536/
- HF 4532: Artificial intelligence safety and disclosure requirements established, and civil remedies provided. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4532/
- HF 4545: Rulemaking required to allow single-exit stairway apartment buildings as part of State Building Code. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4545/
- HF 4531: Department of Transportation required to modify evaluation and planning process for certain transportation projects. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4531/
- HF 4434: Requirements relating to design standards and variances in certain transportation projects modified, and report required. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4434/
- HF 4449: Requirements governing transit planning, project development, performance, and related transit-oriented development, including to establish performance… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4449/
- HF 4377: Required elements in an application to the Public Utilities Commission for a certificate of need for a petroleum pipeline specified. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4377/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,800 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/KatieJonesMpls/status/1979914479576994076

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15638
- Campaign site: https://www.katiejones.org/
- X: https://x.com/KatieJonesMpls
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katiejonesmpls
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiejonesmpls/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/12252e69-5ffb-459b-a84e-333af1219f94