# Tom Emmer

Tom Emmer is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Minnesota’s 6th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Minnesota’s 6th district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: E000294
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MN06087

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/E000294 (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

8.6% of Emmer’s statements contain a personal attack, 4.0 times the House Republican average of 2.1%.

## What Emmer says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,105 classified statements: 1,909 posts on X, 105 press releases, 72 newsletters, 19 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Emmer | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.6% | 2.1% | 9 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 16.9% | 15.1% | 72 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 64.1% | 67.7% | 152 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.4% | 8.9% | 168 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 33.4% | 37.4% | 138 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 6.6% | 3.0% | 24 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 24% (House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Republicans 19%); Immigration 19% (House Republicans 13%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (House Republicans 24%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.03 (standard error 0.01), from 9,411 donors and 6,222 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.5% (97.1%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 34. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 34 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10493: Reclaim Local Control Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10493
- H.R. 7156: SCAM Act (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7156
- H.R. 7030: Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7030
- H.R. 4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4398
- H.R. 3533: Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (in committee, 2025-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3533
- H.R. 3234: Keeping Deposits Local Act (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3234
- H.R. 2365: Securities Clarity Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2365
- H.R. 2183: CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2183
- H.R. 2184: Firearm Due Process Protection Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-10-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2184
- H.R. 1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (passed one chamber, 2025-07-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1919

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $10.9M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 26% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 12% 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 · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomEmmer/status/2114741988469747940
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTomEmmer/status/2114862610239943038
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepTomEmmer/status/2114065440037101911
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTomEmmer/status/2113644702939447626
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTomEmmer/status/2113717072471441819
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Emmer, Minnesota Republican Delegation Condemn Hasan Piker’s Upcoming Appearance in Minnesota · labels: personal attacks · https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-minnesota-republican-delegation-condemn-hasan-piker-s-upcoming-appearance-in-minnesota
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomEmmer/status/2113351624387121636
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTomEmmer/status/2112926576979407014
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomEmmer/status/2113031035176759318
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTomEmmer/status/2112553449753833675

## Links

- Official site: https://emmer.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTomEmmer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reptomemmer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptomemmer
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepTomEmmer
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000294

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/E000294