# Ripper Repinski

Ripper Repinski is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 26A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 26A
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e783687f-ea0d-480a-a1ff-3072f491fb44

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e783687f-ea0d-480a-a1ff-3072f491fb44 (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 Repinski’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.12 (standard error 0.02), from 113 donors and 194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 90.3% (97.5%). 15 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 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 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 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 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 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 163. 17.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 5 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4946: Winona; Mississippi Riverfront Trail prior appropriation modified. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4946/
- HF 4806: Definition of all-terrain vehicle modified, and nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass fee modified. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4806/
- HF 4091: Winona County; Pickwick Mill dam repair funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4091/
- HF 3853: Winona State University improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3853/
- HF 3829: Reporting on fires involving alternative energy systems required, and report required. (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3829/
- HF 3825: Health occupations; licensing and scope of practice modified for acupuncture and herbal medicine practice, athletic training, mortuary science, social work,… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3825/
- HF 3544: Certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs;… (became law, 2026-08-01) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3544/
- HF 2117: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities required to locate a specific eligible person's missing IRAP account or pay the eligible person $25000. (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2117/
- HF 1951: Winona; regional public safety facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF1951/
- HF 1358: Winona County; supplementary services rate authorized for mental health facilities. (in committee, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF1358/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15641
- Campaign site: https://www.repinskiforhouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepinskiforHouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronbrepinski/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e783687f-ea0d-480a-a1ff-3072f491fb44