# Rob Kupec Rob Kupec is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 4. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 4 - Serving since: 2023-01-03 - Current term: MN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/b8c303a5-0a73-4a26-8071-be5a9dcf113a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b8c303a5-0a73-4a26-8071-be5a9dcf113a (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 Kupec’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats. ## What Kupec 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 Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Kupec | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.05), from 97 donors and 122 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (MN 2025–26 session) 152 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 96.7% (93.0%). 3 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · SF 3967 Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modification · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF3967/ - 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 3629 Program payment withholding provided for credible allegation of fraud, grant management provisions changed, and program integrity reports required. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3629/ - 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 719 Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF719/ - 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 4492 Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma established for veterans, and rulemaking… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4492/ - 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 2484 Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2484/ - 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Motion did not prevail for urgency, rules suspension, pursuant to rule 34.1 · HF 4102 State Patrol compensation study requirements modified, and volunteer chaplains allowed within the state patrol. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4102/ - 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/ - 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 4188 Commerce policy bill. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4188/ - 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/ - 2026-05-16 · voted nay · Motion to reject CC report, did not prevail · HF 3900 Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and constitutional amendment proposed. · fail · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3900/ ## Legislation (MN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 125 bills: 125 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 165. 2.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 21 of 67). Recent sponsored bills: - SF 5214: Interstate licensure compact establishment for athletic trainers (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5214/ - SF 5025: Independent School District No. 152, Moorhead Area Public Schools authorize certain fund transfers (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5025/ - SF 5027: Eligibility modification for the agricultural growth, research, and innovation program (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5027/ - SR 73: A Senate resolution congratulating Brock Grabow for earning the rank of Eagle Scout (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR73/ - SF 5026: Calculation clarification of border city nursing facility rate adjustments (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5026/ - SF 4952: Continuing education requirements modification for online courses (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4952/ - SF 5002: Hazard mitigation grant program establishment to support mitigation planning and mitigation projects that diminish potential effects of emergencies (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5002/ - SF 4973: Commercial feed licensees authorization to employ veterinarians (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4973/ - SF 4808: Access requirement to E-15 gasoline (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4808/ - SF 4679: Batteries stewardship program establishment, mercury prohibition in batteries provision, lead acid batteries and rechargeable consumer products provisions… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4679/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $51.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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. - 2025-03-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobKupec/status/1898473772413272477 ## Links - Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1253 - Campaign site: https://www.kupec4mnsenate.com/ - X: https://x.com/RobKupec - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Senator-Rob-Kupec-100089514077068/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robkupec - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdxjXae6kFPHvGi25XkUe0w - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kupec-833b1192 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b8c303a5-0a73-4a26-8071-be5a9dcf113a