# Torrey Westrom

Torrey Westrom is a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1c19414e-994b-46d4-8971-432ed482ca39

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1c19414e-994b-46d4-8971-432ed482ca39 (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 Westrom’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

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

22 classified statements: 22 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Westrom | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 13.6% | 9.5% | 96 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 63.6% | 37.3% | 23 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 2.3% | 55 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 27.3% | 15.4% | 60 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 43% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Agriculture and Food 29% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Science, Technology, Communications 14% (State Senate Republicans 2.5%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 493 donors and 112 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

142 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 93.4% (93.0%). 21 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Third reading Passed as amended · SF 3967 Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modification · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF3967/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 3629 Program payment withholding provided for credible allegation of fraud, grant management provisions changed, and program integrity reports required. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3629/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 719 Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF719/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 4492 Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma established for veterans, and rulemaking… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4492/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 2484 Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2484/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Motion did not prevail for urgency, rules suspension, pursuant to rule 34.1 · HF 4102 State Patrol compensation study requirements modified, and volunteer chaplains allowed within the state patrol. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4102/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 4188 Commerce policy bill. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4188/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Third Reading Repassed · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-16 · voted yea · Motion to reject CC report, did not prevail · HF 3900 Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and constitutional amendment proposed. · fail · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3900/

## Legislation (MN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 56. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 55 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5265: City of Alexandria critical access dental clinic furnishing and equipping appropriation (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5265/
- SF 5216: Chokio bridge replacement bond issue and appropriation (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5216/
- SF 5069: University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center research and educational dairy center bond issue and appropriation (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5069/
- SF 5050: Photo ID requirement to register to vote and to vote (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5050/
- SF 4941: Motorized waterfowl boats use authorization in wildlife management areas under certain conditions (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4941/
- SF 4880: July 2026 temporary sales tax holiday provision (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4880/
- SF 4761: Limit liability for all corporate donations for death or injury to a participant resulting from the inherent risks of livestock activities (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4761/
- SF 4717: Certain damage to farm machinery and equipment crime establishment (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4717/
- SF 4539: Sauk Centre local sales tax authorization modification (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4539/
- SF 4314: Alexandria authorization to impose a local sales tax (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4314/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2099516816254972119
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2085027229222797790
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2085027315017277614
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2070234556569911635
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2064825862512386287
- 2026-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2055842323741721007
- 2026-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2055842326367359175
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2052506848742265036
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2052071458126344696
- 2026-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TorreyWestrom SenWestrom/status/2049230962844741654

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1197
- Campaign site: https://www.torreywestrom.com/
- X: https://x.com/TorreyWestrom
- X: https://x.com/SenWestrom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTorreyWestrom
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torreywestrom
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torrey-office-68626281/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1c19414e-994b-46d4-8971-432ed482ca39