# Jeff Witte

Jeff Witte is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 57B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 57B
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/72c6929c-a329-4613-99a0-5e339f5a045f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/72c6929c-a329-4613-99a0-5e339f5a045f (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 Witte’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

187 classified statements: 187 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Witte | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 779 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.12 (standard error 0.02), from 50 donors and 481 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

298 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 93.1% (97.5%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 98. 17.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 5 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5158: Local affordable housing aid; eligible uses of aid expanded, and deadline to spend aid on certain eligible uses modified. (in committee, 2026-05-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5158/
- HF 5086: Governor required to deliver a state of the state address to the legislature no later than 30 days after the regular legislative session convenes each year. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5086/
- HF 4912: Electronic pull-tab revenue dedicated for support of the Minnesota-bred Thoroughbred industry, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4912/
- HF 4597: Funding provided for development and implementation of a unified 911 center awareness platform that allows 911 centers to communicate and coordinate emergency… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4597/
- HF 4291: Minnesota-bred Thoroughbred industry support funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4291/
- HF 4151: Eligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents modified. (became law, 2026-08-01) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4151/
- HF 4282: Persons detained in jails provided medications. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4282/
- HF 4056: Accident report requirements modified, and local law enforcement authorized to provide certain data to contracted service providers for purposes of accident… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4056/
- HF 4043: Powers exclusive to law enforcement officers clarified, and authority to investigate the unauthorized practice of law enforcement duties clarified. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4043/
- HF 3821: Types of automobiles that require an insurer to pay a surcharge modified. (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3821/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $19.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856661949345975
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856661978759243
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856662012313613
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856662045811042
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856662121365786
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856662146466276
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856662280749535
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856662301716532
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856662368776322
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/jwitte_23/status/1976856662377218212

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15570
- Campaign site: https://witteforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/jwitte_23
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/witteforhouse
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jeffwitteforminnesotahouse5157
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-witte-97452015/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/72c6929c-a329-4613-99a0-5e339f5a045f