# Jeff Backer

Jeff Backer is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 9A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 9A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/edcf7ea6-b735-46b3-9d50-fa189cda6e8d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/edcf7ea6-b735-46b3-9d50-fa189cda6e8d (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 Backer’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

39 classified statements: 39 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Backer | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 23.1% | 9.3% | 78 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 64.1% | 31.9% | 41 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.6% | 12.7% | 645 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 60% (State House Republicans 10%); Government Operations and Politics 28% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State House Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 8.0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Housing and Community Development 8.0% (State House Republicans 3.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.01), from 115 donors and 695 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 96.5% (97.5%). 17 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · Passage · SF 4401 Omnibus Cannabis bill · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4401/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · 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 48 bills: 48 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 146. 6.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 37 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4931: Single dental administrator implementation delayed for the medical assistance program. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4931/
- HF 4860: Operation of remote pickup sites from which patients may obtain drugs and devices dispensed by a managing pharmacy authorized, and rulemaking authorized. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4860/
- HF 4783: Health care; technical corrections made. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4783/
- HF 4782: Hospital construction moratorium repealed. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4782/
- HF 4785: Health care; technical corrections made. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4785/
- HF 4274: Statute of limitations for medical malpractice decreased, collection of judgment against personal income or assets limited, and damages for medical… (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4274/
- HF 4289: Parent allowed to request one free certified birth record per child. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4289/
- HF 4285: Issuing fees for hunting and fishing licenses increased. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4285/
- HF 4284: Establishment of vaccine requirements prohibited, and exceptions provided. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4284/
- HF 4050: Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports fees modified. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4050/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-03-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2039021151037407450
- 2026-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2037586699010838984
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2037281186133799066
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2036459773688775060
- 2026-03-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2033603775307350395
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2032201666150457358
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2029997944821407853
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2029675822303338814
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2029255559992549654
- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JeffBacker/status/2028885616763826610

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15428
- Campaign site: https://www.jeffbacker.com/
- X: https://x.com/JeffBacker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJeffBacker/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVJbnHs1Dfks_nOA7qzS4Bg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-backer-7381275a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/edcf7ea6-b735-46b3-9d50-fa189cda6e8d