# Jess Hanson

Jess Hanson is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 55A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 55A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5099a61c-2d2a-41d0-a03d-ccbbb0edbf15

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5099a61c-2d2a-41d0-a03d-ccbbb0edbf15 (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 Hanson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

77 classified statements: 77 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 | Hanson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 31.2% | 2.5% | 2 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.9% | 10.4% | 527 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 3.9% | 39.2% | 735 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 2.9% | 293 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 1.3% | 14.4% | 670 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 67% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Environmental Protection 33% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Families 33% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.04), from 83 donors and 493 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 4 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 52 bills: 52 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 119. 5.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 38 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4889: Higher education; wage credit use clarification provided. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4889/
- HF 4730: Postsecondary institutions required to provide priority registration for pregnant and parenting students, and technical changes made. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4730/
- HF 4732: Responsible social services agencies required to provide luggage for children in foster care. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4732/
- HF 4625: Data practices; terminology updated. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4625/
- HF 4648: Additional compensation to state employees when an agency does not make a scheduled payroll payment authorized. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4648/
- HF 4476: Marked Trunk Highway 13 and associated local road improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4476/
- HF 4368: Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities directed to convene a workgroup on adjunct faculty health care eligibility, and report… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4368/
- HF 4397: Cannabis business licensing provisions modified, cannabis macrobusiness license established. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4397/
- HF 4395: Cannabis event provisions modified. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4395/
- HF 4398: Cannabis business license and endorsement provisions modified, and civil penalties provided. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4398/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,240 (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.

- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1934265464554770638
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1903964240475730040
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1902946155551441358
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1902946308916158890
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1902946659375456657
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1902947262805754249
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1902948086244089902
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1902948901373493577
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1902949025076109435
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JessHansonMN/status/1902949101806764144

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15563
- Campaign site: https://www.jesshansonforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/JessHansonMN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessHansonForHouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesshansonmn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicahanson13

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5099a61c-2d2a-41d0-a03d-ccbbb0edbf15