Cal Warwas
Minnesota State Representative, District 7B since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 0
- 48 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +7.4
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
- Public Safety Finance and Policy
- Taxes
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Appropriations · Failed in the Senate May 2026
Natural Resources Department · Failed in the House Mar 2025
Appropriations · Failed in committee May 2026
Cities and Towns-Specific · 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 Warwas sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Warwas is closer to the center than 72% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jim Nash, Nolan West,
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Warwas’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Warwas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Warwas | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2026 | HF 1849: Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 64–69 |
| May 17, 2026 | HF 5149: Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established,… | No | No | Yes | Passed 67–63 |
| May 14, 2026 | HF 5140: Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and… | No | No | Yes | Failed 67–67 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | HF 5015: School safety plans enhanced, student discipline provisions modified, anonymous reporting… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 63–68 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | HF 4907: Motor vehicle registration tax modified, and money transferred. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 67–67 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Warwas 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota House District 7B | Won | R+7.4 | R+9.4 | −2.0 |
| 2024 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-7B | Won | R+12.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $60.2K
- Spent
- $57.3K
- Cash
- $7.8K
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Warwas, Cal House Committee State | Active |
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET
Seats Warwas has held
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 7B · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Warwas has run against
- Dan Horoshak (D) · 2026 general, won
- Lorrie Janatopoulos (D) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Warwas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0fcdf023-48a4-4f62-92d0-0be6715bf229
- Wikidata Q131978330
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET