DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn

Minnesota State Representative, District 49B since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 49B

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 2; 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +25.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Children and Families Finance and Policy · co-chair
Commerce Finance and Policy
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 28 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 4118 Credit unions authorized to obtain insurance from a credit union share insurance provider, credit union…
Banks and Financial Institutions · Became law Aug 2026

HF 2551 Follow-up to 2024 children, youth, and families recodification; technical changes made.
Children and Minors · Became law Aug 2025

HF 4195 Youth intervention program grants modified.
Children and Minors · Failed in the Senate May 2026

HF 2863 Cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject corrected.
Children-Child Care and Facilities · Failed in the House Apr 2025

HF 1384 Individual income tax; dependent care credit expanded, and Great Start child care credit established.
Children-Child Care and Facilities · Failed in the House Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kotyza-Witthuhn sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Kotyza-Witthuhn is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Alex Falconer, Kari Rehrauer, Kaohly Her

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

With Kotyza-Witthuhn’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Kotyza-Witthuhn’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Kotyza-Witthuhn	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 1849: Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment…	No	No	Yes	Failed 64–69
May 17, 2026	HF 5149: Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 67–63
May 14, 2026	HF 5140: Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 67–67
Apr 16, 2026	HF 5015: School safety plans enhanced, student discipline provisions modified, anonymous reporting…	No	No	Yes	Failed 63–68
Apr 9, 2026	HF 4907: Motor vehicle registration tax modified, and money transferred.	No	No	Yes	Failed 67–67

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

Career

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 48B Minnesota House of Representatives, District 49B

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 of Representatives, HD-49B	Won	D+25.0	D+27.2	−2.2
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-49B	Won	D+14.3	D+27.2	−12.9
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-49B	Won	D+15.3	D+25.6	−10.3
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-48B	Won	D+10.0	D+13.4	−3.4
2018	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-48B	Won	D+1.2	D+13.4	−12.2