# Mary Clardy

Mary Clardy is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 53A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 53A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1acddc90-d32a-4495-a769-27f8b57193b7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1acddc90-d32a-4495-a769-27f8b57193b7 (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

-14% of Clardy’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.05), from 66 donors and 494 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

300 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 0 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 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 182. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 114 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4823: Read Act provisions modified. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4823/
- HF 4436: Processes for the issuance of certain credentials to individuals experiencing homelessness established. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4436/
- HF 4238: Inver Grove Heights; Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4238/
- HF 4181: Special education teacher pathway program modified to include related services providers. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4181/
- HF 3905: Read Act amended to provide for ongoing curriculum review. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3905/
- HF 3774: Bicycles required to stop for yellow lights. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3774/
- HF 3715: Requirements for gifted and talented programs and services modified, commissioner required to report gifted and talented program data, revenue increased, and… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3715/
- HF 3710: Teacher classroom support grant program established, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3710/
- HF 3714: Enrollment and eligibility priority modified for children in foster care for various children, youth, and families education and financial assistance… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3714/
- HF 3660: Teacher Microcredential Task Force established, report required, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3660/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,775 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). -14% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15568
- Campaign site: https://clardyforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/ClardyForHouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryfrances.clardy.9
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clardy4house
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-frances-clardy-ab1a7915

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1acddc90-d32a-4495-a769-27f8b57193b7