# Jim Abeler

Jim Abeler is a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2016-02-22
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fc189dd9-b597-4744-86d3-ac315b93a3f3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc189dd9-b597-4744-86d3-ac315b93a3f3 (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

Abeler voted against the majority of Minnesota Senate Republicans 41 times; party unity 36%, the lowest of 67 in the Minnesota Senate (average 93.0%).

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

159 classified statements: 159 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 | Abeler | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 9.5% | 281 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 10.7% | 37.3% | 328 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 2.3% | 233 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 2.5% | 15.4% | 305 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 35% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Health 24% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Education 18% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Immigration 12% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 5.9% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.10 (standard error 0.02), from 345 donors and 118 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.0% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

146 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 36% (93.0%). 41 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 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 nay · 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 86 bills: 86 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 318. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 55 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5287: Procedures modification to fill a school board vacancy (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5287/
- SF 5266: Process establishment to vacate an order any time based on error or false information (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5266/
- SF 5267: Process of firearm purchase by peace officers modification (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5267/
- SF 5235: Hospital surcharge temporary suspension provision, medical assistance program new base year for hospital rates establishment provision, and Minnesota… (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5235/
- SF 5114: Ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products reporting by food manufacturers to the commissioner of agriculture requirement provision (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5114/
- SF 5071: Hennepin County assisted living facility minimum site, physical environment, and fire safety requirements exception creation (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5071/
- SF 5018: Number increase of physical therapy visits available to children under medical assistance (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5018/
- SF 4946: Prohibit an increase in property value for homesteads owned by persons age 65 or older (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4946/
- SF 4909: Manufactured home park residents eviction proceedings modifications (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4909/
- SF 4788: Medical assistance eligibility redetermination timelines modification for employed persons with disabilities (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4788/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $71.8K (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/jimabeler/status/2114711646270877855
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimabeler/status/2114436231455015012
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimabeler/status/2114500531028889978
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimabeler/status/2113623664474087768
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimabeler/status/2113258945779494958
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimabeler/status/2112905556193153332
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jimabeler/status/2112530571616550938
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimabeler/status/2112174701263176137
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimabeler/status/2111942831703003638
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimabeler/status/2111084348397294064

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1216
- Campaign site: https://www.jimabeler.com/
- X: https://x.com/jimabeler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jimabelermn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jim_abeler
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG2A1g4hMMsW70bIZsIsnXg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-abeler-99b8ba76/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc189dd9-b597-4744-86d3-ac315b93a3f3