# John Jasinski

John Jasinski is a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f6b649e0-5359-4d22-8ff0-6ca017bc5e23

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6b649e0-5359-4d22-8ff0-6ca017bc5e23 (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 Jasinski’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

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

87 classified statements: 87 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 | Jasinski | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.6% | 2.3% | 65 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 39.1% | 9.5% | 4 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 50.6% | 37.3% | 87 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.9% | 2.3% | 24 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 11.5% | 15.4% | 196 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 3.5% | 1.3% | 40 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 43% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 11% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Commerce 6.8% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.17 (standard error 0.03), from 118 donors and 123 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

153 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 90.3% (93.0%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 4188 Commerce policy bill. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4188/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · 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 85 bills: 85 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 103. 1.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 37 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5112: Notice requirement to the legislature regarding certain light rail transit project changes (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5112/
- SF 5113: Motor vehicle registration tax modification (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5113/
- SF 5056: Temporary moratorium establishment on imposition of the motor fuels tax (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5056/
- SF 4821: Legislative auditor conducting a cost-benefit analysis of certain sustainability-related building standards requirement provision and appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4821/
- SF 4820: Certified behavioral health clinic rates and rebasing schedules modifications (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4820/
- SF 4718: Fees elimination for certain replacement license plates and validation stickers (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4718/
- SF 4391: Medford maintenance facility bond issue and appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4391/
- SF 4405: Minnesota Main Streets special license plates establishment (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4405/
- SF 4435: Persons under 21 years of age to complete driver education course before obtaining a driver's license requirement (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4435/
- SF 4158: Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program bond issue and appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4158/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.3K (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.

- 2026-04-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/2046934544499310954
- 2026-04-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/2046606236137795819
- 2026-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/2027167356623921259
- 2026-01-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/2015924873701290432
- 2025-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/1963655761466159516
- 2025-08-13 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/1955717344040272233
- 2025-08-12 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/1955307873346396420
- 2025-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/1944784703749595313
- 2025-07-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/1944039292411498576
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorJasinski/status/1941120057444024768

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1227
- Campaign site: https://www.jasinskiforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorJasinski
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorJohnJasinski
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-jasinski-8a052669

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6b649e0-5359-4d22-8ff0-6ca017bc5e23