# Harry Niska

Harry Niska is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 31A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 31A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/371f41ef-a432-4880-950b-f3ac4b17d02f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/371f41ef-a432-4880-950b-f3ac4b17d02f (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

Niska voted against the majority of Minnesota House Republicans 19 times; party unity 87%, the lowest of 133 in the Minnesota House (average 97.5%).

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

334 classified statements: 334 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 | Niska | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.5% | 2.9% | 89 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 15.9% | 9.3% | 155 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 27.3% | 31.9% | 449 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 1.8% | 173 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.0% | 12.7% | 525 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.4% | 366 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 16% (State House Republicans 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.02), from 70 donors and 487 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

300 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 87% (97.5%). 19 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 84. 23.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 1 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4426: Rogers; local road and related infrastructure improvements funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4426/
- HF 3560: Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act enacted. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3560/
- HF 3395: Fraud Isn't Free Act established; corrective action plans, enrollment freezes, agency budget reductions, and employee dismissal required when fraud is… (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3395/
- HC 2: A House concurrent resolution relating to the adjournment of the House of Representatives and Senate until 2026. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HC2/
- HF 2792: Certain legal fees and expenses relating to Minnesota Chamber of Commerce v. Choi funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2792/
- HF 2636: Attorney general annual report on activities of the office required. (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2636/
- HF 2637: Ramsey; clean water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2637/
- HF 2638: Ramsey; sales and use tax exemption for construction materials modified. (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2638/
- HF 2233: Uniform Special Deposits Act adopted. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2233/
- HF 1768: Additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable provided. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF1768/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.4K (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.

- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2109444902786650433
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2108996674739654822
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2104382982425399742
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2102139299831369742
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2102160066161856982
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2101475578289263088
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2099282691493388511
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2095511848489541989
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2095640534278709641
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/HarryNiska/status/2095282192486137975

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15608
- Campaign site: https://www.harryniska.com/
- X: https://x.com/HarryNiska
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/niska4mn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harryniska
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-niska-6647847

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/371f41ef-a432-4880-950b-f3ac4b17d02f