# Scott Dibble

Scott Dibble is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 61.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 61
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4dc8ff31-159a-457a-9551-a897d222f87e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4dc8ff31-159a-457a-9551-a897d222f87e (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 Dibble’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats.

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

10 classified statements: 10 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 | Dibble | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 327 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 321 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.05), from 111 donors and 122 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

152 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 96.7% (93.0%). 2 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 yea · 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 104 bills: 103 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 165. 3.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 11 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5280: Mobility hub working group establishment (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5280/
- SF 5204: Bus rapid transit capital improvements bond issue and appropriation (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5204/
- SF 5201: Exemption creation for nonprofit carshare organizations (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5201/
- SF 5199: Hennepin Healthcare System Future Structure and Governance Advisory Task Force establishment (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5199/
- SF 5085: All pedestrian crossings in the state compliance with the American with Disabilities Act program establishment provision, appropriation, and bond issuance… (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5085/
- SF 5038: Onetime aid to reimburse certain city costs of federal enforcement actions establishment and appropriation (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5038/
- SF 4968: Special transportation service forecast adjustments (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4968/
- SF 4971: Emergency shelter facility grant program establishment (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4971/
- SF 4972: PROMISE grant program provisions modifications (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4972/
- SF 4944: Housing cooperatives organization and operation modifications (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4944/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2025-07-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1946373038704116187
- 2025-07-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1946406034253209964
- 2025-07-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1946634288512082340
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1945637744471884233
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1945677987501719738
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1945681367670378566
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1945686695527023009
- 2025-07-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1945568268787347684
- 2025-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1944852418132676611
- 2025-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottdibble/status/1944855392644673721

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1010
- Campaign site: https://www.scottdibble.com/
- X: https://x.com/scottdibble
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/d.scott.dibble
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottdibble
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScottDibble/featured
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-dibble-b352585

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4dc8ff31-159a-457a-9551-a897d222f87e