# Leigh Finke

Leigh Finke is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 66A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 66A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/afff2a0a-1b2d-480e-a90d-8609842f0927

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afff2a0a-1b2d-480e-a90d-8609842f0927 (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 Finke’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

22 classified statements: 22 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 | Finke | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.5% | 10.4% | 498 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 27.3% | 39.2% | 558 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.1% | 2.9% | 44 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.5% | 14.4% | 571 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Immigration 33% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Law 17% (State House Democrats 2.1%); Water Resources Development 17% (State House Democrats 1.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.05), from 120 donors and 490 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

298 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 7 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 122. 2.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 78 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5160: Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; provisions for possessing dangerous… (in committee, 2026-05-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5160/
- HF 5100: Metropolitan Mosquito Control District public health lab capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5100/
- HF 4976: Provisions governing false claims against the state modified, and additional grounds for liability provided. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4976/
- HF 5004: Penalties for certain uses of public land by homeless individuals prohibited, affirmative defense in criminal proceedings provided, and civil remedies provided. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5004/
- HF 4888: New data center moratorium established, and Public Utility Commission required to submit a report. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4888/
- HF 4452: Artificial intelligence chatbot technology requirements provided, and cause of action for harm created. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4452/
- HF 3974: Board of Public Defense funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3974/
- HF 3976: Lost and stolen firearms required to be reported promptly to law enforcement, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3976/
- HF 3618: Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines banned, and criminal penalties provided. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3618/
- HF 3611: State individual income tax subtraction allowed for damage awards. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3611/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $31.3K (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/leighfinke/status/2113070018334531908
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/leighfinke/status/2113286175972810931
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/leighfinke/status/2089543273958301898
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/leighfinke/status/2079656071858135433
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/leighfinke/status/2069472135932674128
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/leighfinke/status/2055290481915904475
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/leighfinke/status/2052403401221140798
- 2026-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/leighfinke/status/2024842440734077224
- 2026-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/leighfinke/status/2016946539684356559
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/leighfinke/status/2014773820255559810

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15575
- Campaign site: https://www.leighformn.com/
- X: https://x.com/leighfinke
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeighforMN
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leighformn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFvCAv36I5RgsEMW7NqQf_Q
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-finke-87966124

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/afff2a0a-1b2d-480e-a90d-8609842f0927