# Peggy Bennett

Peggy Bennett is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 23A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 23A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/16c8390c-93c6-403e-83d4-5ff1a81fe4aa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16c8390c-93c6-403e-83d4-5ff1a81fe4aa (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 Bennett’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

227 classified statements: 227 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bennett | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.1% | 2.9% | 226 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 26.4% | 9.3% | 53 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 46.3% | 31.9% | 182 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.4% | 1.8% | 86 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.2% | 12.7% | 519 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.4% | 312 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 33% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 30% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 22% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.7% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.01), from 51 donors and 768 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

298 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 93.1% (97.5%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 90. 4.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 53 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5001: Restrictions on use of Minnesota investment fund local government loan repayment funds temporarily modified, and report required. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5001/
- HF 4302: Easton; new water tower funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4302/
- HF 4279: Albert Lea authorized to extend local sales tax for additional projects. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4279/
- HF 4280: Albert Lea; refundable sales and use tax exemption provided for construction materials. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4280/
- HF 4281: Albert Lea; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4281/
- HF 3489: Licensing boards reporting required, criminal offense of grooming established, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3489/
- HF 3550: School districts allowed to implement local health education standards. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3550/
- HF 3214: Fee exemptions provided for motor vehicles bearing Purple Heart medal special plates. (in committee, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3214/
- HF 3037: Vote threshold established for certain bills heard in a standing committee of the legislature. (in committee, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3037/
- HF 2786: Requirements for grants from the Department of Education modified. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2786/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2114026011176087876
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2113374971246399698
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2112728938510463057
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2110781235299844207
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2110828120286650724
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2108754891996909963
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2107669442356498437
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2106507404112253012
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2106516624488743219
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PeggyABennett/status/2105382782155243836

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15430
- X: https://x.com/PeggyABennett
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reppeggybennett
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepeggybennett
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0GzntTgc798jiZySjrcvow
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-bennett-8ab40591/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16c8390c-93c6-403e-83d4-5ff1a81fe4aa