# Grant Hauschild

Grant Hauschild is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6a13cdd4-3646-4fe9-a2a3-5f1399c2c146

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6a13cdd4-3646-4fe9-a2a3-5f1399c2c146 (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

14% of Hauschild’s statements use bipartisan language, 4.1 times the State Senate Democrat average of 3.4%.

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

292 classified statements: 292 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 | Hauschild | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.7% | 2.4% | 112 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 19.9% | 10.3% | 55 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 58.9% | 42.9% | 79 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.7% | 3.4% | 11 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 34.9% | 16.1% | 27 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 23% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Education 16% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 15% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.49 (standard error 0.03), from 393 donors and 119 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

149 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 98.3% (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 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 168 bills: 168 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 159. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 55 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5236: Advisory Council on Community Collaboration, Stability, and Preparedness and a Minnesota Common Ground Task Force creation (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5236/
- SF 5207: City of Tower sewer and water infrastructure bond issue and appropriation (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5207/
- SR 78: A Senate resolution expressing the sense of the Senate opposing the use of foreign steel in the construction of a ballroom at the White House (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR78/
- SF 5172: Off-highway vehicle safety and conservation program and uses of off-highway vehicle accounts modification (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5172/
- SF 5124: Koochiching County board authorization to divide Independent School District, No. 363, South Koochiching (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5124/
- SF 5106: Utility wildfire safety plans establishment (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5106/
- SF 5010: Property tax refunds increments by reduction of co-pay percentages (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5010/
- SF 5013: City of Rice Lake sewer and water infrastructure appropriation and bond issuance authorization (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5013/
- SF 5011: Hermantown local sales tax authorization modifications (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5011/
- SF 5012: City of Two Harbors construction mitigation grants to businesses affected by construction on marked Trunk Highway 61 appropriation (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5012/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $202.7K (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.

- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2092988876180566273
- 2026-05-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2050228253307060269
- 2026-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2049137629157859513
- 2026-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2048410194959311153
- 2026-04-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2044451722161016924
- 2026-04-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2042777231341072444
- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2042669238440095808
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2042025271780339995
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2029739505188479437
- 2026-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/grant_hauschild/status/2028102079210803612

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1252
- Campaign site: https://grantformn.com/
- X: https://x.com/grant_hauschild
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrantforMN
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gdhauschild
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_v6YVhdCn5xb-CnZAX9Ww
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/granthauschild

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6a13cdd4-3646-4fe9-a2a3-5f1399c2c146