# Tou Xiong

Tou Xiong is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 44.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 44
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5d9e1da5-ecf9-45d9-b104-7d1238032aff

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d9e1da5-ecf9-45d9-b104-7d1238032aff (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

Xiong reported $500 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Xiong | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 20.0% | 42.9% | 291 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 20.0% | 16.1% | 115 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.07), from 36 donors and 422 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

152 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 100% (93.0%). 1 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 nay · 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 56 bills: 56 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 57. 5.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 4 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5190: City of North St. Paul new water tower appropriation and prior appropriation cancellation (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5190/
- SF 5133: City of Oakdale water infrastructure appropriation and bons issuance authorization (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5133/
- SF 5132: City of Oakdale certain government facilities construction sales and use tax exemption (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5132/
- SF 5088: State and local government policy provisions modifications and appropriations (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5088/
- SF 5076: Saint Paul Regional Water Services bond issue and appropriation for improvements to the Fridley pump station and to replace lead drinking water service lines (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5076/
- SF 4945: Tax-related data practices policy and technical provisions (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4945/
- SF 4932: Health insurance benefit plans offered in the nonrepresented employees compensation plan and the managerial plan in chapter 43A provision modification (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4932/
- SF 4625: Ramsey County human resources personnel structure terminology update (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4625/
- SF 4730: Geothermal energy system construction appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4730/
- SF 4754: City of Oakdale pedestrian bridge appropriation and bond issuance authorization (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4754/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $500 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/TouXiongSenate/status/1924674873151881230
- 2025-03-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/TouXiongSenate/status/1899217337896546361
- 2025-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/TouXiongSenate/status/1897431578688577920
- 2025-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/TouXiongSenate/status/1893085544101425387
- 2025-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/TouXiongSenate/status/1882834127680115155

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1267
- X: https://x.com/TouXiongSenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/touxoua.xiong
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tou-xiong-159b0475

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d9e1da5-ecf9-45d9-b104-7d1238032aff