Gary Dahms
Minnesota State Senator, District 15 since 2010. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 0
- 68 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +42.4
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce and Consumer Protection · ranking member
- Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Associations and Societies · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026
Boards · Failed in the Senate Apr 2025
Commerce and Commerce Department · Failed in the Senate Feb 2025
Education and Education Department · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Appropriations · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Dahms sits in the Minnesota State Senate
Dahms is closer to the center than 50% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jason Rarick, Rich Draheim, Bill Weber
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Dahms’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Minnesota State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Dahms’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Dahms | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2026 | HF 2484: Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 50–17 |
| May 17, 2026 | SF 2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill | No | No | Yes | Passed 41–26 |
| May 17, 2026 | SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations | No | No | Yes | Passed 35–32 |
| May 17, 2026 | SF 4401: Omnibus Cannabis bill | No | No | Yes | Passed 35–32 |
| May 16, 2026 | HF 3900: Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and… | No | No | Yes | Passed 38–29 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Dahms was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota State Senate, District 15 | Won | R+42.4 |
| 2020 | Minnesota State Senate, District 16 | Won | R+59.8 |
| 2016 | Minnesota State Senate, District 16 | Won | R+34.7 |
| 2012 | Minnesota State Senate, District 16 | Won | R+6.2 |
| 2010 | Minnesota State Senate, District 21 | Won | R+24.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dahms has held
- Minnesota State Senate, District 15 · since 2022
- Minnesota State Senate, District 16 · since 2012
- Minnesota State Senate, District 21 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dahms has run against
- Anita Gaul (D) · 2022 general, won
- Joshua Prine (I) · 2020 general, won
- James Kanne (D) · 2016 general, won
- Ted L. Suss (D) · 2012 general, won
- Al Kruse (D) · 2010 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Dahms
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d1b377a1-8caa-4e37-999b-83ef8a1bf92c
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET