# Nolan West

Nolan West is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 32A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 32A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/171224fc-8a8d-4516-aa87-a2f5bcf1ea46

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/171224fc-8a8d-4516-aa87-a2f5bcf1ea46 (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 West’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

210 classified statements: 210 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 | West | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.6% | 2.9% | 87 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 20.5% | 9.3% | 104 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 31.9% | 31.9% | 372 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.2% | 1.8% | 66 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.2% | 12.7% | 548 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.4% | 203 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (State House Republicans 18%); Commerce 17% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.1% (State House Republicans 11%); Families 9.1% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.12 (standard error 0.01), from 99 donors and 664 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

297 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 92.3% (97.5%). 14 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 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 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 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 nay · Repassage, as amended by Conference · SF 4476 Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4476/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Repassage, as amended by Conference · SF 2077 Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF2077/

## Legislation (MN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 52. 4.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 48 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4996: Ham Lake; marked Trunk Highway 65 and Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast interchange improvements funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4996/
- HF 4809: Levy limits for local governmental units established. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4809/
- HF 4688: Cannabis license holders allowed to transport products to testing facilities. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4688/
- HF 4570: Cannabis microbusiness outdoor cultivation limit increased. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4570/
- HF 4303: Fees recoverable by a coroner or medical examiner modified. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4303/
- HF 4277: Child care centers video security cameras use requirements modified. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4277/
- HF 3818: Definition of true party of interest modified to exclude municipal cannabis stores. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3818/
- HF 3819: Licensing inspection requirements for child care providers modified, program integrity requirements for child care assistance program established, and report… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3819/
- HF 3820: Cannabis license application periods and issuance modified. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3820/
- HF 3681: True party of interest standard for cannabis business and hemp business licenses modified. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3681/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $48.5K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2114563072282997191
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2114487525125284034
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2113113584787968454
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2112898581002686721
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2112380935916183791
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2109703575802728627
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2107994045473521667
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2108295716409881071
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2107212385018589681
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/West4MN/status/2105759887015989603

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15476
- Campaign site: https://nolanwest.com/
- X: https://x.com/West4MN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepNolanWest
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repnwest
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nolanwest9539
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@repnolanwest
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolanwestformn

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/171224fc-8a8d-4516-aa87-a2f5bcf1ea46