# Matt Klein

Matt Klein is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 53.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 53
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a4b21c2d-d3fe-41dc-9614-0ff80878850c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a4b21c2d-d3fe-41dc-9614-0ff80878850c (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 Klein’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats.

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

365 classified statements: 365 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Klein | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.4% | 127 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 10.4% | 10.3% | 132 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 39.7% | 42.9% | 187 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 3.4% | 120 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 15.1% | 16.1% | 160 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 0.8% | 111 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 54% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Immigration 11% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Economics and Public Finance 9.7% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 9.7% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.3% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 811 donors and 123 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

152 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 98.3% (93.0%). 2 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 61 bills: 60 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 82. 4.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 5 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5290: Addition requirement for certain pharmaceutical marketing expenses (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5290/
- SF 5273: Electronic motor vehicle documents governing requirements provisions modifications (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5273/
- SF 5183: Dakota County Thompson County Park prior appropriation modification (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5183/
- SF 5163: City of Newport water and sewer infrastructure appropriation and bond issuance authorization (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5163/
- SF 5164: Newport water treatment improvements bond issue and appropriation (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5164/
- SF 5046: Prescription Drug Affordability Advisory Council elimination (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5046/
- SF 4654: Eliminate obsolete dates for cribs (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4654/
- SF 4741: Identifying and investigating hate incidents and hate crimes targeting persons of Asian or Asian Indian descent and Office of Ombudsperson for Anti-Asian,… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4741/
- SF 4656: Assist the return to Minnesota of persons removed to other states due to alleged immigration law violations (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4656/
- SF 4655: Eliminate obsolete dates for lenders (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4655/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2111966538702205279
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2111233388925665665
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2109667310030278777
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2107180178602442950
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2106006197925007856
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2105799581153833465
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2104753900679205124
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2103138029640601739
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2097420294746959883
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senmattklein/status/2086973472933073251

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1235
- Campaign site: https://www.mattkleinforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/senmattklein
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattkleinforsenate
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senmattklein
- YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5kQvrt7rSU
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewklein000

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a4b21c2d-d3fe-41dc-9614-0ff80878850c