DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Ann Johnson Stewart

Minnesota State Senator, District 45 since 2020. Ran in 2 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 45Born 1964

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 3; 114 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +14.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Transportation · vice chair
Capital Investment
Environment, Climate and Legacy
State and Local Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 114 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 1714 Public contracts payment transparency requirement provision
Government-State · Became law Aug 2026

SF 3623 Vehicles approaching school buses to stop for flashing red lights requirement
Motor Vehicles · Became law Mar 2026

SF 1360 Implements of husbandry speed limit increase to 35 miles per hour provision
Motor Vehicles · Became law Aug 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Stewart sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Stewart is closer to the center than 46% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Mary Kunesh, Jim Carlson, Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger

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

With Stewart’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills23%

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

Date	Bill	Stewart	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 2484: Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 50–17
May 17, 2026	SF 2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 41–26
May 17, 2026	SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–32
May 17, 2026	SF 4401: Omnibus Cannabis bill	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–32
May 16, 2026	HF 3900: Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–29

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Stewart was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 44 Minnesota State Senate, District 45

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 State Senate, District 45	Won	D+14.1	D+16.5	−2.4
2024	Minnesota State Senate, District 45	Won	D+5.0	D+16.5	−11.5
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 44	Won	D+17.5	D+18.5	−1.0