# Dave Pinto

Dave Pinto is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 64B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 64B
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a8c6c773-371b-4df9-a57a-5d2565c7b876

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8c6c773-371b-4df9-a57a-5d2565c7b876 (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 Pinto’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

44 classified statements: 44 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 | Pinto | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 2.5% | 242 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 20.4% | 10.4% | 116 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 52.3% | 39.2% | 192 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.8% | 2.9% | 78 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 22.7% | 14.4% | 187 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 13% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.7% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.04), from 140 donors and 793 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 2 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 27 bills: 26 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 68. 3.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 62 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5006: Peace officer required to conduct testing of a person suspected of carrying a firearm while under the influence, penalty for carrying a firearm with an… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5006/
- HF 4884: Jobs and economic development supplemental appropriations provided, competitive grants established, emergency relief loans for small businesses provided,… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4884/
- HF 4848: Public nuisance cause of action for certain conduct related to the sale, marketing, importing, distribution, and manufacturing of firearms created. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4848/
- HF 4728: Task Force on Early Childhood Educator Licensure established, report required, appointments provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4728/
- HF 4554: Roster of arbitrators for peace officer grievances modified. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4554/
- HF 4192: Fraud prevention in registrations, licenses, passes, and permits issued by the commissioner provided; and criminal penalties provided. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4192/
- HF 3732: Employment and economic development finance and policy bill. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3732/
- HF 3665: Out-of-home placement plan requirements modified to include early childhood education and child care programs, and agencies and guardians ad litem required to… (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3665/
- HF 3350: Lifetime firearms ban on persons who are convicted of certain misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor domestic assault offenses established. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3350/
- HF 3407: Sale and possession of ghost guns prohibited, 3D printing of guns limited to federally licensed firearms manufacturers, distribution of 3D printer firearm… (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3407/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.6K (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.

- 2026-03-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/davepinto/status/2039100257875755159
- 2026-02-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/davepinto/status/2026107639327855063
- 2026-02-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/davepinto/status/2024211425388867716
- 2026-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/davepinto/status/2016921410669580743
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/davepinto/status/1998538466162835487
- 2025-12-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/davepinto/status/1997470178347749558
- 2025-12-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/davepinto/status/1996745752211587530
- 2025-12-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/davepinto/status/1996745755416293681
- 2025-12-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/davepinto/status/1996745779264848340
- 2025-07-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/davepinto/status/1951060476156325896

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15444
- Campaign site: https://www.davepinto.com/
- X: https://x.com/davepinto
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repdavepinto
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davepintomn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davepinto

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8c6c773-371b-4df9-a57a-5d2565c7b876