# Bjorn Olson

Bjorn Olson is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 22A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 22A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ad3245d1-b310-4d50-8290-e642d078f661

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad3245d1-b310-4d50-8290-e642d078f661 (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 Olson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

75 classified statements: 75 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Olson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.7% | 2.9% | 258 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 16.0% | 9.3% | 151 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 53.3% | 31.9% | 90 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.0% | 1.8% | 21 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 18.7% | 12.7% | 197 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 23% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 10% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 27 donors and 487 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 97.9% (97.5%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 66. 5.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 41 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5121: Granada; clean water and wastewater infrastructure improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5121/
- HF 5120: Faribault County; Welk Drive segment improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5120/
- HF 4987: Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 96 portion designated as "Master Sergeant Nicole Amor Memorial Highway". (became law, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4987/
- HF 4592: Martin County; new county offices funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4592/
- HF 4615: Amount of pay for commissioned officers and enlisted members engaged in state active service modified. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4615/
- HF 4316: Licensing actions modified to indicate whether a violation was self-reported, and child care programs required to give parents materials on how to recognize… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4316/
- HF 4272: Election of a member's retirement annuity for deferred vested members modified. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4272/
- HF 4271: Electronic motor vehicle registration and title transfer procedures modified, and electronic signatures for motor registration and vehicle title transfers… (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4271/
- HF 4100: Public safety commissioner debt collection authority provided, in-person pickup of physical items delivered following Driver and Vehicle Services online… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4100/
- HF 3749: Various transportation-related policies enacted, bridge inspection standards established, active transportation education funding modified, mandated reporting… (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3749/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,400 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2092245278472511685
- 2026-08-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2088480823850766575
- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2040965331678540244
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2031510051987325050
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2031510055032361257
- 2026-02-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2024243792606302312
- 2026-02-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2023820940082332112
- 2026-02-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2022371715607621974
- 2026-02-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2021429425024479533
- 2026-02-03 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/bjornolsonmn/status/2018832181716516977

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15544
- Campaign site: https://bjornolsonformn.com/
- X: https://x.com/bjornolsonmn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bjornolsonformnhouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olson.bjorn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjorn-olson-14609851

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ad3245d1-b310-4d50-8290-e642d078f661