# Zaynab Mohamed

Zaynab Mohamed is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 63.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 63
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/332e30b5-dc8d-4074-9c16-6e2a6255d135

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/332e30b5-dc8d-4074-9c16-6e2a6255d135 (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

-3.5% of Mohamed’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, the lowest of 714 State Senate Democrats.

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

298 classified statements: 298 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Mohamed | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.4% | 2.4% | 60 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 4.0% | 10.3% | 220 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 20.8% | 42.9% | 285 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 3.4% | 168 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 10.1% | 16.1% | 203 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 0.8% | 90 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 32% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 13% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State Senate Democrats 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.75 (standard error 0.05), from 212 donors and 123 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

151 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 95.1% (93.0%). 3 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 90 bills: 90 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 93. 2.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 23 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5291: Various firearms provisions modifications (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5291/
- SF 5182: General employees retirement plan employee and employer contributions modification (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5182/
- SF 5143: Toxic ammunition sale and possession prohibition (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5143/
- SF 5144: Transparency requirement regarding immigrant detention flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5144/
- SF 4947: Permit termination of lease upon loss of income of tenant (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4947/
- SF 4845: Department of Human Services housing support services policy bill and human services housing programs requirements modifications (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4845/
- SF 4595: Department of Human Services home and community-based services early and often licensor and compliance team establishment (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4595/
- SF 4599: Agate Housing and Services capital project grant appropriation modification (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4599/
- SF 4596: Department of Human Services home and community-based services provider support and technical assistance team establishment (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4596/
- SF 4604: Compliance training requirement for high-risk medical assistance providers (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4604/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). -3.5% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2114231682408780156
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2113456979964486102
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2113639373035974748
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2113098879558447546
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2113342671951475122
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2112888827538722958
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2112918641607917681
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2113037217593721118
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2109836051711738249
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed/status/2109690098765754525

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1273
- Campaign site: https://zaynabmohamed.org/
- X: https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorZMohamed
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zanabmmohamed
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1iV6T3d99hLL5YjT-WLybA
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zaynabmmohamed
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaynab-mohamed-161323157

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/332e30b5-dc8d-4074-9c16-6e2a6255d135