# Kari Rehrauer

Kari Rehrauer is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House for district 35B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 35B
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ecea4720-d4e0-4c21-a4dd-76cdb54023d2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ecea4720-d4e0-4c21-a4dd-76cdb54023d2 (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 Rehrauer’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.04), from 154 donors and 192 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

296 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 99.3% (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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 486. 9.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 18 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 5020: Local government regulations of certain residential developments by religious organizations restricted, and civil remedies provided. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF5020/
- HF 4847: Monitoring and enforcement of special education case load limits required. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4847/
- HF 4645: Manufactured home parks residents' right of first refusal for proposed purchase agreements clarified, and notice requirements for offers to purchase a park… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4645/
- HF 4234: Aggregate bond limitation applicable to the allocation of private activity bonds for qualifying residential rental projects reduced. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4234/
- HF 4193: Rulemaking expanding eligibility for extended employment program required. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4193/
- HF 4171: Imposition of certain fees for residential improvements necessary to accommodate the disability of a veteran prohibited. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4171/
- HF 4245: Federal law enforcement officers performing duties in Minnesota required to meet minimum qualifications of a Peace Officer Standards and Training Board… (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4245/
- HF 4119: Property tax refunds and renters credits increased by reducing co-pay percentages. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4119/
- HF 3487: Anonymous threat reporting systems required, and report required. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3487/
- HF 3467: Commissioner of veterans affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required. (became law, 2026-08-01) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3467/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15640
- Campaign site: https://kariformn.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kariformn/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kariforminnesota
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kari-rehrauer-b734741a3/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ecea4720-d4e0-4c21-a4dd-76cdb54023d2