# Eric Lucero

Eric Lucero is a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a9040c8f-56d4-4ad9-83f5-e6f1216e7a5e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9040c8f-56d4-4ad9-83f5-e6f1216e7a5e (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

10% of Lucero’s statements contain a personal attack, 4.6 times the State Senate Republican average of 2.3%.

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

513 classified statements: 513 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lucero | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.3% | 2.3% | 16 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 19.5% | 9.5% | 59 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 42.9% | 37.3% | 145 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 2.3% | 237 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 8.0% | 15.4% | 231 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 7.2% | 1.3% | 11 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Education 16% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 68 donors and 420 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

149 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 100% (93.0%). 30 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · Third Reading Repassed · HF 4188 Commerce policy bill. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4188/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 96 bills: 96 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 127. 1.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 38 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5282: Retail establishments requirement to accept cash as payment (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5282/
- SF 5284: Relative homesteads rental licensing requirements prohibition provision (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5284/
- SF 5285: Certain landlord requirements clarification provisions (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5285/
- SF 5247: Protecting Families and Children Act Establishment (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5247/
- SF 5221: Geolocation data provisions establishment (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5221/
- SF 5195: Tax establishment on certain individuals and organizations convicted of and benefitting from fraud (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5195/
- SF 5129: Certain organizations exercising jurisdiction prohibition provision (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5129/
- SF 5039: Motor vehicle tampering penalty enhancement provision and crime for riding in a vehicle when a person reasonably should have known that a vehicle was taken… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5039/
- SF 4881: Employers prohibition from requiring implantation of a microchip (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4881/
- SF 4623: Proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status requirement as a prerequisite to receipt of rental assistance or down payment assistance (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4623/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2113418961685774600
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2113055208838463992
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2112344058110619777
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2111492103872155775
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2110761405117047252
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2109495199801991230
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2109495397865640025
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2107866694920151501
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2106188640246489128
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/EricLuceroMN/status/2105490822368256333

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1260
- Campaign site: https://www.ericlucero.com/
- X: https://x.com/EricLuceroMN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricLuceroMN
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericluceromn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericlucero

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9040c8f-56d4-4ad9-83f5-e6f1216e7a5e