RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Andrew Mathews

Minnesota State Senator, District 27 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 27Born 1987

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 0; 68 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate · ranking member
Elections
State and Local Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 68 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 1393 Data center energy generation redundancy establishment
Data Practices and Privacy · Failed in the Senate Apr 2025

SF 475 Whistleblower protections for public employees modifications
Government-Employees · Failed in the Senate Feb 2025

SF 5298 Custody and parenting time provisions modification
Children and families and Children, Youth and Families Department · Failed in committee May 2026

SF 5208 Commonality of powers exception addition requirement
Government-Local · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 5111 Safe schools revenue increase
Education and Education Department · Failed in committee Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Mathews sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Mathews is closer to the center than 29% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: , Jeff Howe, Torrey Westrom

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

With Mathews’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

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: Mathews’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Mathews	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 Mathews was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 15 Minnesota State Senate, District 27

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Minnesota Senate District 27	Won	R+38.7	R+44.3	−5.6
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 27	Won	R+43.6	—	—
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 15	Won	R+44.6	—	—
2016	Minnesota State Senate, District 15	Won	R+41.6	—	—