# Pam Altendorf

Pam Altendorf is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 20A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 20A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/26c19220-1368-4453-81c9-3b0c395e3949

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26c19220-1368-4453-81c9-3b0c395e3949 (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 Altendorf’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

1,825 classified statements: 1,825 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 | Altendorf | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.5% | 2.9% | 64 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 12.2% | 9.3% | 221 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 30.2% | 31.9% | 406 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 1.8% | 343 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.9% | 12.7% | 587 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 4.9% | 1.4% | 62 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 44% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 9.1% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 8.7% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 66 donors and 487 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

300 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 24 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 124. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 114 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5045: Photo ID required to register to vote and to vote, SAVE Minnesota Act established, proof of citizenship to vote required, voter identification card created,… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5045/
- HF 4918: Red Wing; prior appropriation modified. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4918/
- HF 4579: Length of terms for appointees to the Red Wing Port Authority changed. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4579/
- HF 4319: Public utilities commission procedures modified, Lake City port authority powers modified, and length of terms for appointees to the Red Wing Port Authority… (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4319/
- HF 4318: Vehicle registration tax refunds for returned vehicles provided. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4318/
- HF 3831: SNAP income and asset requirements modified. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3831/
- HF 3721: Student voter registration requirements modified for postsecondary institutions. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3721/
- HF 3584: Aquaculture duties transferred to commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of natural resources authority clarified, private fish hatcheries recodified, and… (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3584/
- HF 2883: Use of funds limited for state-sponsored health programs for funding abortions. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2883/
- HF 2885: Permitted and trained school staff allowed to carry firearms. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2885/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,990 (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/PamAltendorf/status/2114542214424547442
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamAltendorf/status/2114145919289454778
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamAltendorf/status/2114168346354786666
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamAltendorf/status/2114466043846340710
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PamAltendorf/status/2114466053577429357
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamAltendorf/status/2113675016961245258
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PamAltendorf/status/2113092647917117794
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/PamAltendorf/status/2113378009864605712
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/PamAltendorf/status/2113398508929638454
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PamAltendorf/status/2113411628159086701

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15602
- Campaign site: https://www.pamaltendorf.com/
- X: https://x.com/PamAltendorf
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AltendorfforHouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pamforhouse
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RepAltendorf
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-altendorf-0561852b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26c19220-1368-4453-81c9-3b0c395e3949