# Bernie Perryman

Bernie Perryman is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 14A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 14A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/354e366b-b9b5-46b4-b9ce-f3d96f508ceb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/354e366b-b9b5-46b4-b9ce-f3d96f508ceb (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 Perryman’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.18 (standard error 0.02), from 194 donors and 481 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

287 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 92.5% (97.5%). 11 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 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 158. 17.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 5 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4983: Limitation on number of electronic pull-tab and electronic bingo devices increased, electronic pull-tab games and electronic bingo games allowed to be played… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4983/
- HF 4936: Manufacturers and wholesalers allowed to engage in the sale of nonalcoholic products. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4936/
- HF 4934: Sales and use tax exemption provided for construction materials used in a courthouse facility. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4934/
- HF 4599: St. Joseph; infrastructure improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4599/
- HF 4502: Trusted contact program established to mitigate financial exploitation and fraud, and liability limited. (became law, 2026-08-01) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4502/
- HF 3767: Town roads and bridges funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3767/
- HF 3766: Licensing and registration of limited lines travel insurance producers and travel retailers provided, and sale and regulation of travel insurance provided. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3766/
- HF 3765: Public access automated external defibrillator smart monitored cabinets funding provided, report required, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3765/
- HF 3709: Virtual-currency custody services allowed to be offered and performed. (became law, 2026-08-01) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3709/
- HF 3600: Competitive selection processes modified for certain housing development programs. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3600/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $129.7K (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/15599
- Campaign site: https://bernieperryman.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBerniePerryman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernie-perryman-452aba38

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/354e366b-b9b5-46b4-b9ce-f3d96f508ceb