# Max Rymer

Max Rymer is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 28B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 28B
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/afca05de-e5ff-4b1c-b38c-444f37b92687

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afca05de-e5ff-4b1c-b38c-444f37b92687 (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 Rymer’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

468 classified statements: 468 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 | Rymer | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.1% | 2.9% | 190 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.7% | 9.3% | 350 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 14.1% | 31.9% | 652 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 1.8% | 474 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.9% | 12.7% | 671 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.4% | 354 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 38% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Taxation 14% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 9.1% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 24 donors and 193 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

298 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 97.2% (97.5%). 24 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 95. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 114 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5115: Marked U.S. Highway 8 reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5115/
- HF 5070: Sustainable construction and demolition waste grant program established, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5070/
- HF 5061: North Branch; regional veterans memorial funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5061/
- HF 4986: Mindful Foundations pilot program for students in kindergarten through grade 1 established, report required, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4986/
- HF 4985: Grant for student mentoring program through Students Together Respecting the Importance and Purpose of Education in Schools (STRIPES) program established,… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4985/
- HF 4862: Registered teacher apprenticeship competitive grant program modified. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4862/
- HF 4779: Chisago County authorized to impose local sales and use tax. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4779/
- HF 4767: Verification for foreign remittance transfers required, and civil and criminal penalties provided. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4767/
- HF 4701: Taylor Falls authorized to impose local sales and use tax. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4701/
- HF 4577: Psilocybin therapeutic use program established; protections for registered patients, registered suppliers, registered facilitators, and health care… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4577/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,900 (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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2114207386999398697
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2110956154306388381
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2111184359667757186
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2110183606438244437
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2110496396705255541
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2109379468691177494
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2109424599746417057
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2109044767145578686
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2107885410802106562
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/maxrrymer/status/2106445557497745602

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15643
- Campaign site: https://maxrymer.com/
- X: https://x.com/maxrrymer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaxRRymer/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxrymer/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0TRfQUOqyHNtuqyx1zJxJw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxrymer/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afca05de-e5ff-4b1c-b38c-444f37b92687