# Kristin Bahner

Kristin Bahner is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 37B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 37B
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ad111cf3-f5f9-4e94-a087-dc39ce1fb136

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad111cf3-f5f9-4e94-a087-dc39ce1fb136 (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 Bahner’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

48 classified statements: 48 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 | Bahner | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.5% | 251 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.1% | 10.4% | 600 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 20.8% | 39.2% | 624 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 2.9% | 183 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.2% | 14.4% | 584 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 30% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Agriculture and Food 20% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 10% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Emergency Management 10% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 68 donors and 788 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 99.3% (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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 142. 6.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 33 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4966: Ratios of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists modified. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4966/
- HF 4883: Legislative branch code of ethics established, data practices modified, cash transaction rounding required, funds mandate determination provided, other state… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4883/
- HF 4650: Gaps in identifying and investigating hate incidents and hate crimes targeting persons of Asian and Asian Indian descent addressed; Office of Ombudsperson for… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4650/
- HF 4511: Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on certain businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general… (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4511/
- HF 3980: Online platforms required to provide information pertaining to algorithm use, design transparency and user choice required, civil penalties provided, and… (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3980/
- HF 3937: Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating while possessing a firearm established, enhanced penalties for committing… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3937/
- HF 3921: Provider credentialing in health plan network clarified. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3921/
- HF 3859: Education requirements for licensure and continuing education topics in certain health-related occupations modified. (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3859/
- HF 3858: Minnesota Digital Choice Act established, civil penalties established, and administrative rulemaking authorized. (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3858/
- HF 3860: Cybersecurity legislative commission extended. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3860/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.0K (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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/2113133047193403663
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/2085745880502566965
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/2068121424733012271
- 2026-05-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/2058178211855380880
- 2026-05-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/2058178286757241074
- 2026-04-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/2046450094174536159
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/2014847491493990668
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/2008707974471041394
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/2008709271220088884
- 2025-11-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN/status/1993187661696172065

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15505
- Campaign site: https://www.bahnerforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/KristinbahnerMN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepKristinBahner/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinbahnermn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKTDWMPyr0w56W74pSaxnUw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinbahner/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad111cf3-f5f9-4e94-a087-dc39ce1fb136