# Peter Fischer

Peter Fischer is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 44A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 44A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/929dc6f7-63f4-4a9d-ba24-6ab8c5964acf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/929dc6f7-63f4-4a9d-ba24-6ab8c5964acf (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 Fischer’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

33 classified statements: 33 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fischer | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.1% | 10.4% | 339 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 51.5% | 39.2% | 201 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 21.2% | 2.9% | 2 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 27.3% | 14.4% | 119 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 35% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Environmental Protection 12% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 12% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.05), from 34 donors and 793 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

300 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 157. 2.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 84 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4866: Saint Paul Regional Water Services funding provided for improvements to the Fridley pump station and to replace lead drinking water service lines, bonds… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4866/
- HF 4746: Open season for taking wolves prohibited, and criminal penalties increased. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4746/
- HF 4538: Senior nutrition programs funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4538/
- HF 4464: Behavioral health administration policy bill; changes made to requirements for licensing and funding for mental health and substance use disorder services. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4464/
- HF 4224: Notice requirements for water discharges modified. (became law, 2026-08-01) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4224/
- HF 4210: Senior nutrition programs modified. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4210/
- HF 4129: Statute of limitations for actions under the Minnesota Human Rights Act modified. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4129/
- HF 3950: Maplewood; city authorized to impose a local sales and use tax. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3950/
- HF 3962: Identification and reporting on priority PFAS required, PFAS management protocol required, and rulemaking required. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3962/
- HF 3797: Definition of partnership policy expanded for purposes of the Minnesota partnership for long-term care program. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3797/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-01-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/2015857198610387420
- 2026-01-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/2015158480479330772
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/2014436858046881942
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/2014443071748849865
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/2011524432725172577
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/2009033240670019944
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/1996347852533215354
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/1979598674712830240
- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/1934106906903110099
- 2025-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeterFischerMN/status/1934029520475914747

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15396
- Campaign site: https://www.fischerforrep.com/
- X: https://x.com/PeterFischerMN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reppeterfischer/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterfischermn

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/929dc6f7-63f4-4a9d-ba24-6ab8c5964acf