# Samantha Vang

Samantha Vang is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 38B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 38B
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3f73ba2f-f038-47ff-b721-27118592b691

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3f73ba2f-f038-47ff-b721-27118592b691 (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 Vang’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

26 classified statements: 26 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Vang | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.9% | 2.5% | 168 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.5% | 10.4% | 273 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 11.5% | 39.2% | 700 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 2.9% | 199 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 33% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 33% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.05), from 38 donors and 782 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

300 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 83. 3.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 71 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5048: Analysis of the statewide economic impact of increased immigration enforcement in Minnesota funding provided, report required, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5048/
- HF 5047: Organization of Liberians in Minnesota grant funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5047/
- HF 4372: Meat processing training and retention incentive grantees allowed more time to complete projects. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4372/
- HF 4227: Temporary exception for certain duplicate driver's license and Minnesota identification card changes following arrest or detention established, and money… (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4227/
- HF 3957: Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council and the Agriculture Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer grant program… (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3957/
- HF 3879: Outdoor heritage fund; prior appropriations extended and modified, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3879/
- HF 3466: Mandatory environmental assessment worksheet requirements for drainage projects established, and rulemaking required. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3466/
- HF 3165: Seeds Worth Sowing funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3165/
- HF 3124: Heritage oilseeds and grains funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3124/
- HF 3082: Brooklyn Park; refundable sales and use tax exemption provided for construction materials for a regional athletic facility. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3082/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,250 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/2055466699529310624
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/2055477563640709444
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/2055499231385759983
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/2055369825124307368
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/2055435696353976521
- 2026-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/2009115141674275297
- 2025-12-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/1996004517729415366
- 2025-11-20 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/1991612886943428824
- 2025-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/1969211683215122444
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang/status/1967956456139075871

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15510
- Campaign site: https://www.samanthavang.org/
- X: https://x.com/RepSamanthaVang
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SANMIness
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repsamanthavang
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-vang-1b597073

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3f73ba2f-f038-47ff-b721-27118592b691