# Lisa Demuth

Lisa Demuth is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 13A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 13A
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7b7b8d46-05d4-4285-b728-abcad1a430d5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7b7b8d46-05d4-4285-b728-abcad1a430d5 (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 Demuth’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

895 classified statements: 895 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 | Demuth | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.0% | 2.9% | 192 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 15.8% | 9.3% | 158 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 54.9% | 31.9% | 76 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 1.8% | 305 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.5% | 12.7% | 278 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.4% | 157 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 40% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 27% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 22% (State House Republicans 11%); Taxation 19% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 9.4% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.01), from 82 donors and 747 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

300 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 90% (97.5%). 16 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 yea · 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 17.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 2348: Rockville; marked Trunk Highway 23 intersections study funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2348/
- HF 2345: Cold Spring; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2345/
- HF 2346: Paynesville; new emergency services center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2346/
- HF 2347: Rockville; marked Trunk Highway 23 intersection improvements funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2347/
- HF 5398: Former legislators prohibited from lobbying the legislature for a period of two years after leaving legislative office. (in committee, 2024-04-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2023-2024/HF5398/
- HF 5342: St. Joseph; sewer main improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2024-04-11) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2023-2024/HF5342/
- HF 5167: Work on any project previously authorized by Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.2406, required to be suspended until the design plan for the project has been… (in committee, 2024-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2023-2024/HF5167/
- HF 4694: Paynesville; new emergency services center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2024-03-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2023-2024/HF4694/
- HF 4696: Parental notice provided if student is left unattended on a school bus after route is completed. (in committee, 2024-03-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2023-2024/HF4696/
- HF 4695: Cold Spring; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2024-03-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2023-2024/HF4695/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.5K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2114517227651076335
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2114795084981965070
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2114812094533029987
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2114866156716622109
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2114157158610670016
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2114399246719877355
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2114443708640678388
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2113814156969148883
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2114079102936166484
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN/status/2114139651376037984

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15498
- Campaign site: https://www.lisademuth.com/
- X: https://x.com/LisaDemuthMN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepLisaDemuth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisademuthmn

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7b7b8d46-05d4-4285-b728-abcad1a430d5