# John Huot

John Huot is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 56B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 56B
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5d8ac115-4a2b-4f0f-b70a-c1df26184891

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d8ac115-4a2b-4f0f-b70a-c1df26184891 (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 Huot’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

13 classified statements: 13 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 | Huot | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 756 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.7% | 14.4% | 499 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.04), from 76 donors and 791 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 98.6% (97.5%). 2 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 66 bills: 66 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 163. 4.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 50 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5150: Public cemeteries required to allow individuals to be buried in accordance with their recognized religion, and public cemeteries required to allow green… (in committee, 2026-05-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5150/
- HF 5099: Rosemount; new water treatment facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5099/
- HF 5082: Health plans required to provide coverage for cancer screenings pursuant to American Cancer Society guidelines. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5082/
- HF 5079: Interstate licensure compact established for athletic trainers. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5079/
- HF 4892: Uncompensated care relief programs established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4892/
- HF 4814: Local elected officials banned from entering certain nondisclosure agreements. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4814/
- HF 4813: Informed consent for medical treatment provided to an unconscious patient by a student or medical resident provided, and penalty established. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4813/
- HF 4624: Exception to inquiring into pay history that is a matter of public record modified. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4624/
- HF 4622: Ambulance services required to report prehospital care data. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4622/
- HF 4460: Anesthesiologist assistant licensure established. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4460/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.1K (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.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2110841363571101805
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2110841491320885344
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2110841569645384061
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2110841634044760308
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2110841700474298705
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2110841772092150271
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2110841832351715329
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2110841857529860175
- 2026-04-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2043835878645129502
- 2026-03-08 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/huotforhouse/status/2030476319927001384

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15527
- Campaign site: https://huotforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/huotforhouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuotforHouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_huot
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsVDuwEoLiD9P5CYitsW6w
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-d-huot-9684366/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d8ac115-4a2b-4f0f-b70a-c1df26184891