# Steve Drazkowski

Steve Drazkowski is a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a947d529-ab68-4ae8-b1e8-7ff012dde193

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a947d529-ab68-4ae8-b1e8-7ff012dde193 (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 Drazkowski’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from Minnesota, the lowest of 109 State Senate Republicans.

## What Drazkowski 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 Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Drazkowski | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 20.4% | 2.3% | 2 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 18.2% | 9.5% | 67 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 45.5% | 37.3% | 126 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 9.1% | 15.4% | 216 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 1.3% | 62 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 30% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 30% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Immigration 25% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Health 10% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 34 donors and 418 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

153 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 96.7% (93.0%). 25 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 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 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 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 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 78 bills: 78 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 130. 1.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 35 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5223: City of Plainview National Service Park improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5223/
- SF 5032: Tax establishment on certain individuals and organizations convicted of and benefiting from fraud and certain data sharing and disclosure provisions (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5032/
- SF 4955: Quality Learing Center designation as a historic place (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4955/
- SF 4839: Pollution Control Agency ranking multicommunity projects for the point source implementation grant program modifications (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4839/
- SF 4861: Red wing prior appropriations modification (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4861/
- SF 4838: Foreign remittance transfers verification requirement and civil and criminal penalties establishment provision (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4838/
- SF 4840: Reverse referendum for local government levies that increase by a certain amount authorization provision (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4840/
- SF 4758: Agricultural products and equipment exemption from certain regulations governing products containing PFAS provision (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4758/
- SF 4617: Length of terms modification for appointees to the Red Wing Port Authority (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4617/
- SF 4455: City of Lake City port authority powers modification; Red Wing Port Authority appointees length of terms modification (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4455/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,693 (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 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.

- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2080815384609931375
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2047691062370574714
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2047691523072925918
- 2026-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2038019172592968154
- 2026-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2034975979953930244
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2032995684878831953
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, credit claiming · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2032999870022488469
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2033002907721670750
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2032626967732744488
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveDraz/status/2032627950550438038

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1258
- Campaign site: https://www.draz.com/
- X: https://x.com/SteveDraz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.drazkowski
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQk_1bfZXKx0i7yotX5jHw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedrazkowski/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a947d529-ab68-4ae8-b1e8-7ff012dde193