# Jeff Dotseth

Jeff Dotseth is a Republican member of the Minnesota House for district 11A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota House, district 11A
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f6aa30f5-2e66-44ae-8de0-352c64ddafe8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6aa30f5-2e66-44ae-8de0-352c64ddafe8 (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 Dotseth’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

66 classified statements: 66 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 | Dotseth | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.5% | 2.9% | 176 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 13.6% | 9.3% | 193 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 34.8% | 31.9% | 331 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 1.8% | 322 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.1% | 12.7% | 524 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 4.5% | 1.4% | 68 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 48% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 13% (State House Republicans 10%); Immigration 13% (State House Republicans 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.21 (standard error 0.02), from 73 donors and 495 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

299 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota House 100%). Party unity 97.2% (97.5%). 9 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 nay · 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 133. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House 4.4%; rank 114 of 131).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 4920: Carlton County Transfer Station capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4920/
- HF 4790: Facilities grant program for cooperative units established, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4790/
- HF 4033: Cloquet Area Fire District authorized to impose a local sales tax. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4033/
- HF 4034: Right to Try Act modified for individualized investigational treatments. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4034/
- HF 3809: Listing a minor as a defendant prohibited in an eviction action, and expedited eviction process requirements modified. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3809/
- HF 3442: Manufacturers excluded from licensing requirement to sell scrap metal copper. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3442/
- HF 3224: Carlton County; residential substance abuse facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (in committee, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3224/
- HF 2769: Requirements for green burials established, and amount of proceeds dedicated to permanent care and improvement funds modified. (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2769/
- HF 2119: Elections integrity act established requiring photo ID to register and to vote, ID cards and provisional ballots established, and criminal penalties increased. (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2119/
- HF 2014: Notice requirements for conventional loan mortgage documents modified. (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2014/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.9K (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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2112381604492402971
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2112382628074606833
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2112383515681567132
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2112384531818791107
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2077752611265012061
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2052178101212180518
- 2026-04-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2048888479279460380
- 2026-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2048486489261019482
- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2036923886256738494
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/dotseth_jeff/status/2029799794965627132

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15598
- Campaign site: https://www.dotsethmn.com/
- X: https://x.com/dotseth_jeff
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffDotsethForStateRep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dotsethj
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59y1hfLK65rvlHMlZWYQmQ/videos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-dotseth-701b2411/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6aa30f5-2e66-44ae-8de0-352c64ddafe8