DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Bonnie Westlin

Minnesota State Senator, District 42 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 2016 and 2022, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

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In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 2; 98 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +26.9; 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.

Elections · vice chair
Education Finance
Judiciary and Public Safety

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 98 sponsored · 2 became law

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SF 3602 Uniform Electronics Estate Planning Documents Act Establishment
Death, Funerals, and Cemeteries · Became law Aug 2026

SF 571 Uniform Trust Code, Powers of Appointment, and Uniform Probate Code provisions modifications
Legal Proceedings · Became law May 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Westlin sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Westlin is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sandy Pappas, Tou Xiong, Steve Cwodzinski

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

With Westlin’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%

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

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 42

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 42	Won	D+26.9	D+27.6	−0.7
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 42	Won	D+15.4	D+25.9	−10.5
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 34	Lost	R+1.6	R+2.6	+1.0
2016	Minnesota State Senate, District 34	Lost	R+20.5	R+2.6	−17.9