# Ron Kresha

Ron Kresha is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 10A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 10A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3059daef-810c-4917-b6fa-c059312f97bf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3059daef-810c-4917-b6fa-c059312f97bf (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 Kresha’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.01), from 29 donors and 720 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 91.0% (97.5%). 16 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 nay · 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 52 bills: 52 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 45. 3.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 59 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4697: Fuel distribution restrictions prohibited. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4697/
- HF 4571: Schools required to implement a wearable panic alert system, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4571/
- HF 4501: Airport courtesy vehicle maintenance and repair funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4501/
- HF 4499: Aviation special plates established. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4499/
- HF 4052: Various provisions governing telephone company regulation, facilities and property, pricing plans, service classification, and reporting requirements. (became law, 2026-08-01) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4052/
- HF 4051: Utility crossings and paralleling of railroad rights-of-way regulated. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4051/
- HF 4020: Mental health care services established for students through telehealth, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4020/
- HF 4018: Little Falls; food and beverage tax expiration extended. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4018/
- HF 3674: Attorney general's duty to represent certain utility customers in matters before the Public Utilities Commission and in federal proceedings repealed, and… (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3674/
- HF 3312: Perpich Center for Arts Education high school converted to pupil-based funding for two years; Perpich Center for Arts Education closed on June 30, 2027; and… (in committee, 2025-05-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3312/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,250 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15404
- Campaign site: http://ronkresha.com/ronkresha/
- X: https://x.com/gasKresha
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRonKresha/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronkresha
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkresha/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3059daef-810c-4917-b6fa-c059312f97bf