Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
DemocratIn office until January 1, 2027

Tou Xiong

Minnesota State Senator, District 44 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

Minnesota State Senator, District 44

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+19.2
Won 2022

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate · vice chair
  • State and Local Government · chair
  • Capital Investment

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Xiong sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Xiong is closer to the center than 11% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianXiongMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Steve Cwodzinski, Bonnie Westlin, Sandy Pappas

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET

With Xiong’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Minnesota State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Xiong’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Xiong 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.

YearRaceResultMargin
2022Minnesota State Senate, District 44WonD+19.2
2020Minnesota House of Representatives, District 53AWonD+19.6
2018Minnesota House of Representatives, District 53AWonD+22.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Xiong has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Xiong has run against

  • Paul Babin (R) · 2022 general, won
  • William A. Johnston (R) · 2020 general, won
  • Andy Turonie (R) · 2018 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Xiong

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET