# Cheryl Youakim

Cheryl Youakim is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 46B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 46B
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ec1171fd-3b90-4137-b01d-041f905c642d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec1171fd-3b90-4137-b01d-041f905c642d (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 Youakim’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

368 classified statements: 368 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 | Youakim | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.5% | 363 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.2% | 10.4% | 595 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.1% | 39.2% | 351 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.9% | 383 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 9.8% | 14.4% | 435 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 41% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.4% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Government Operations and Politics 8.4% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 7.1% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.03), from 36 donors and 793 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

300 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 100% (97.5%). 1 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 141. 11.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 10 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5018: School safety plans enhanced, anonymous threat reporting system established, circumstances when firearms are permitted on school property modified, additional… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5018/
- HF 5019: Student and staff safety grants provided to schools, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5019/
- HF 4893: Student support personnel aid allowances modified, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4893/
- HF 4894: Office of Inspector General provisions modified within the Department of Education; Office of the Inspector General records access provided; data classified;… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4894/
- HF 4643: Hopkins; tax increment financing special rules authorized. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4643/
- HF 4510: Community schoolyards grant program established, report required, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4510/
- HF 4548: Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4548/
- HF 4213: Forecast adjustments made to prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4213/
- HF 4198: Student mental health grant funding provided, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4198/
- HF 4176: Site-governed school requirements modified. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4176/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.1K (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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2114190359509295343
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2114143562476445723
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2113452010750230869
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2113136413264781576
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2112762850926366963
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2112362049057546652
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2112048880493715754
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2112051711586222566
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2111674053484593320
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CLYouakim/status/2111281014127448137

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15450
- Campaign site: https://www.cherylyouakim.com/
- X: https://x.com/CLYouakim
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CLYouakim/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clyouakim
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-youakim-3ba07389/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec1171fd-3b90-4137-b01d-041f905c642d