# Julia Coleman

Julia Coleman is a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate for district 48.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 48
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/62a79a93-6117-4f36-87ef-f4058c34142a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/62a79a93-6117-4f36-87ef-f4058c34142a (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

Coleman voted against the majority of Minnesota Senate Republicans 20 times; party unity 67%, in the bottom 5% of the Minnesota Senate (average 93.0%).

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

465 classified statements: 465 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Coleman | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.4% | 2.3% | 54 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.1% | 9.5% | 173 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 20.2% | 37.3% | 281 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 2.3% | 49 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 6.0% | 15.4% | 260 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.3% | 92 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 24% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 18% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State Senate Republicans 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.07 (standard error 0.02), from 173 donors and 118 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

146 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 67% (93.0%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 99 bills: 99 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 164. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 55 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5252: Cigar bars operation authorization (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5252/
- SF 5232: Minnesota Imagination Library program establishment (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5232/
- SF 5142: Coverage requirement of medical services and prescription medications for the treatment of dementia (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5142/
- SF 4959: State-paid free school lunches limitation to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines provision, school wellness and… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4959/
- SF 4906: School safety video analytics grant program establishment and appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4906/
- SF 4693: Trunk Highway 7 transportation management organization appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4693/
- SF 4694: Continued enrollment authorization for certain online students with a temporary break in residency (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4694/
- SF 4676: Veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas improvement task force establishment and appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4676/
- SF 4621: Wheelchair accessible vehicles exemption from the motor vehicle sales tax and the rental motor vehicle tax and fee (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4621/
- SF 4620: Children's mental health grants appropriation for respite care services (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4620/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2109740985135640704
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2107911283173728415
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2103877151409811612
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2103631738748723235
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2101386985319313547
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2098457231591182608
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2098198430715974009
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2096680066675544564
- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2083390610874986599
- 2026-07-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JuliaEColeman/status/2081737725267325221

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1244
- Campaign site: https://www.colemanforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/JuliaEColeman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senjuliacoleman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliaerynncoleman
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtQD86joCnLRMv8JCgkMwQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-coleman-496a53158

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/62a79a93-6117-4f36-87ef-f4058c34142a