# Natalie Zeleznikar

Natalie Zeleznikar is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 3B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 3B
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1b1055a8-959c-452c-a2a8-106a4ccef20d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1b1055a8-959c-452c-a2a8-106a4ccef20d (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

Zeleznikar voted against the majority of Minnesota House Republicans 15 times; party unity 90%, in the bottom 5% of the Minnesota House (average 97.5%).

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

99 classified statements: 99 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 | Zeleznikar | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.1% | 2.9% | 154 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 32.3% | 9.3% | 30 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 52.5% | 31.9% | 98 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 1.8% | 171 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 10.1% | 12.7% | 397 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 1.4% | 291 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 25% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 15% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.09 (standard error 0.02), from 124 donors and 490 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

296 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 90% (97.5%). 15 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 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 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 59 bills: 59 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 307. 6.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 31 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5036: Duluth International Airport improvements funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5036/
- HF 4949: Sports and events reimbursement program established, and reports required. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4949/
- HF 4945: Two Harbors; Funding provided for construction mitigation grants to businesses affected by construction on marked Trunk Highway 61, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4945/
- HF 4915: Local elected officials banned from entering nondisclosure agreements. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4915/
- HF 4793: Fourth-degree assault crime expanded. (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4793/
- HF 4789: Hermantown local sales tax authorization modified. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4789/
- HF 4788: Hermantown; Essentia Wellness Center expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4788/
- HF 4710: Rice Lake; sewer and water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4710/
- HF 4321: Individual income tax conformed to federal exclusion from gross income for dependent care assistance programs. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4321/
- HF 4311: Duluth North Shore Sanitary District funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4311/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $38.5K (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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2111192774762807324
- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2090976637760541014
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2069903609454792840
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2063288341597196580
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2031893928085967346
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2031894219699175440
- 2026-03-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2031142501923401868
- 2026-02-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2027544216751009832
- 2026-02-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2027519195953467651
- 2026-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/natalieforhouse/status/2024562359059046759

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15624
- Campaign site: https://www.nataliezeleznikar.com/
- X: https://x.com/natalieforhouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natalie.zeleznikar
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliezeleznikarauthor
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natalieforhouse
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nataliezeleznikar5296/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-zeleznikar-2942a6151/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1b1055a8-959c-452c-a2a8-106a4ccef20d