# Eric Pratt

Eric Pratt is a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate for district 54.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 54
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f520232e-1086-4353-b904-9ff7a89ba5e8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f520232e-1086-4353-b904-9ff7a89ba5e8 (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 Pratt’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

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

371 classified statements: 371 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Pratt | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.3% | 160 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 4.9% | 9.5% | 207 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 33.7% | 37.3% | 204 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 2.3% | 89 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 7.3% | 15.4% | 242 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.3% | 139 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 23% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 8.8% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Education 8.8% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.02), from 300 donors and 116 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

147 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 88% (93.0%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · SF 3967 Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modification · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF3967/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 3629 Program payment withholding provided for credible allegation of fraud, grant management provisions changed, and program integrity reports required. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3629/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 719 Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF719/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 4492 Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma established for veterans, and rulemaking… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4492/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Third reading Passed · HF 2484 Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2484/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Motion did not prevail for urgency, rules suspension, pursuant to rule 34.1 · HF 4102 State Patrol compensation study requirements modified, and volunteer chaplains allowed within the state patrol. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4102/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Third Reading Repassed · HF 4188 Commerce policy bill. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4188/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Third Reading Repassed · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-16 · voted yea · Motion to reject CC report, did not prevail · HF 3900 Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and constitutional amendment proposed. · fail · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3900/

## Legislation (MN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 79. 3.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 10 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5147: City of Prior Lake Trunk Highway 13 trail improvements bond issue and appropriation (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5147/
- SF 5045: Certain electronic pull-tab revenue dedicated for support of the Minnesota-bred Thoroughbred industry (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5045/
- SF 5014: Correction orders requirements modification (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5014/
- SF 4983: City of Jordan SCALE regional public safety training facility burn structure and system upgrades appropriation and bond issuance authorization (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4983/
- SF 4832: Requirements for abusive head trauma training for child care providers modification (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4832/
- SF 4862: Seasonal employee definition under the Minnesota Paid Leave Law modification (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4862/
- SF 4770: Abusive head trauma training requirements for child care centers modification (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4770/
- SF 4697: Elected officials exempt from the Minnesota Paid Leave Law (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4697/
- SF 4714: Advance deposit wagering definition modification (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4714/
- SF 4460: Third-party commercial driver's license road tests authorization (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4460/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,500 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2114711017573802168
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2114803483408793606
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2114153002562928653
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2114175115285930203
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2114059273445548468
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2113719241438273835
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2113747663543771415
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2113061244919771186
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2113384424075116712
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EricPrattMN/status/2112656487374106792

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1210
- Campaign site: https://www.ericprattmn.com/home.html
- X: https://x.com/EricPrattMN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricPrattMN
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericprattmn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericprattmn

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f520232e-1086-4353-b904-9ff7a89ba5e8