# Bonnie Westlin

Bonnie Westlin is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 42.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 42
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7536b66f-54fe-436e-ba03-83291c3c8d12

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7536b66f-54fe-436e-ba03-83291c3c8d12 (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 Westlin’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.04), from 195 donors and 123 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

153 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 98 bills: 98 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 78. 3.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 14 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5253: Campaign reports and disclaimers requirements modifications (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5253/
- SF 4992: State and local government participation limitation in federal civil immigration enforcement efforts (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4992/
- SF 4895: Guardian ad litem program volunteer participation clarification provision (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4895/
- SF 4882: Responsible social services agencies requirement to provide luggage for children in foster care (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4882/
- SF 4898: Legislative email, telephone numbers, and office space usage restrictions provisions (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4898/
- SF 4846: Elections appropriations and money transfer provisions (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4846/
- SF 4847: State or local governments owned or controlled buildings firearm prohibition provision and criminal penalties establishment provision (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4847/
- SF 4733: Three Rivers Park District candidates and officials economic interest disclosures requirement provision (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4733/
- SF 4734: "I VOTED" stickers design update periodic competitions authorization provision (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4734/
- SF 4589: Visitor carrying of firearms on campuses of public postsecondary institutions regulation (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4589/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1266
- Campaign site: https://www.bonniewestlinformnsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/westlinmnsenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bwestlin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westlinformnsenate
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtjVGt45yvrMow_4lfcbSDQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniewestlin

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7536b66f-54fe-436e-ba03-83291c3c8d12