# María Isa Pérez-Vega

María Isa Pérez-Vega is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 65B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 65B
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d1c094c0-6184-49e4-a18a-d5b900caca1b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1c094c0-6184-49e4-a18a-d5b900caca1b (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 Pérez-Vega’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Pérez-Vega says (MN 2025–26 session)

27 classified statements: 27 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 | Pérez-Vega | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 14.8% | 39.2% | 671 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.7% | 2.9% | 207 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.8% | 14.4% | 319 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 25% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Transportation and Public Works 25% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.04), from 73 donors and 488 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

286 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 174. 2.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 78 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5053: St. Paul; Roy Wilkins Auditorium renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5053/
- HF 5007: St. Paul; prior appropriation for Neighborhood House capital improvements modified. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5007/
- HF 4964: St. Paul Art Collective funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4964/
- HF 4952: Minor league baseball players exempted from minimum wage and overtime requirements. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4952/
- HF 4864: St. Paul; West 7th Street Improvement Project funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4864/
- HF 4541: Cesar Chavez Day eliminated. (became law, 2026-03-28) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4541/
- HF 4442: State rapid start program established; operation of local rapid start programs to treat patients who are HIV-positive provided; prior authorization, cost… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4442/
- HF 4432: Child care assistance program absent days limit exemption established, and technical changes made. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4432/
- HF 4391: St. Paul and West St. Paul; grant funding provided for economic development and job retention efforts for small businesses, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4391/
- HF 4351: Operation Metro Surge relief; specific or culturally responsive adult mental health grants and children's mental health grants established and funding… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4351/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,250 (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.

- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2056635549008482375
- 2026-05-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2054383879507603663
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2051090960294006850
- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2046207015664463898
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2040774518084382857
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2029789181296136418
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2019271999508607247
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2019524317873348703
- 2026-01-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2015933689343947075
- 2025-12-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/MariaIsa/status/2000354617142477289

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15574
- Campaign site: https://www.mariaisa.org/
- X: https://x.com/MariaIsa
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/RepMariaIsaPerezVega/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariaisasotarico
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIAmRoDcYOfSai2hRFTgI3w/videos
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mariaisasotarico
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaisa/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1c094c0-6184-49e4-a18a-d5b900caca1b