RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Calvin Bahr

Minnesota State Senator, District 31 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 31

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 44 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +22.4; 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.

Elections
State and Local Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 44 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 4757 Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota…
Boards · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

SF 5248 Elections provisions modification
Elections · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 4650 Individual income tax subtraction for income earned by senior taxpayers established
Senior Citizens · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 5062 Ban local elected officials from entering certain nondisclosure agreements
Data Practices and Privacy · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 4989 City of Ramsey special transportation service provided by the Metropolitan Council requirement provision and…
Cities and Towns-Specific · 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 Bahr sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Bahr is closer to the center than 6% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Nathan Wesenberg, Bill Lieske, Mike Holmstrom

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

With Bahr’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

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

Date	Bill	Bahr	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 2484: Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other…	No	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 Bahr was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 31B Minnesota State Senate, District 31

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 31	Won	R+22.4	R+26.0	−3.6
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 31	Won	R+27.6	—	—
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-31B	Won	R+34.3	—	—
2018	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-31B	Won	R+28.9	—	—
2016	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-31B	Won	R+33.0	—	—