# Luke Frederick

Luke Frederick is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 18B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 18B
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b0d93fc5-2efc-4908-aceb-7b2fc208b34d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0d93fc5-2efc-4908-aceb-7b2fc208b34d (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 Frederick’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Frederick | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.05), from 29 donors and 494 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (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 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 94. 2.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 73 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5074: Claims against the state settlement provided, and money appropriated. (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5074/
- HF 4899: Direct Care and Treatment given authority to accept gifts on behalf of patients and clients, Direct Care and Treatment x-ray and security screening system… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4899/
- HF 4840: Lease-purchase agreement and sale and issuance of certificates of participation authorized to fund improvements to or replacement of state's MAXIS system. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4840/
- HF 4727: Access by facility patients or clients to personnel data on employees of secure treatment facilities restricted. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4727/
- HF 4634: Behavioral health fund payments for uncollectible withdrawal management debt provided, span of eligibility for behavioral health fund services extended, pilot… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4634/
- HF 4479: Elected officials permitted to hold town hall meetings at postsecondary institutions. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4479/
- HF 4478: Disclosure limitations on personnel data for employees of secure treatment facilities and treatment facilities modified. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4478/
- HF 4354: Direct Care and Treatment data requirements modified, classification for employees established, patient consent procedures modified, voluntary patient… (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4354/
- HF 4356: Classification alignment for Direct Care and Treatment employees established. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4356/
- HF 4355: Reimbursement rates for high-intensity residential substance use disorder services modified. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4355/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,520 (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.

- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLFrederick/status/1879673999246102609

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15542
- X: https://x.com/RepLFrederick
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederickforhouse/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-frederick-5354261b3

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0d93fc5-2efc-4908-aceb-7b2fc208b34d