DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Cheryl Youakim

Minnesota State Representative, District 46B since 2014. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 46BBorn 1969

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 3; 26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +45.9; 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.

Education Finance · co-chair
Taxes
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 26 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 5 K12 education finance and policy bill.
Appropriations · Became law Jun 2025

HF 2433 Education finance bill.
Education-K-12 · Became law May 2026

HF 1163 Scope of hometown heroes assistance program clarified.
Fire and Firefighters · 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 Youakim sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Youakim is closer to the center than 72% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Lucy Rehm, Erin Koegel, Bianca Virnig

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

With Youakim’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

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

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 46B

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-46B	Won	D+45.9	D+45.2	+0.7
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-46B	Won	D+35.4	D+45.2	−9.8
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-46B	Won	—	D+44.9	—
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-46B	Won	D+47.4	D+44.6	+2.8
2018	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-46B	Won	D+51.1	D+44.6	+6.5
2016	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-46B	Won	D+37.7	D+44.6	−6.9
2014	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-46B	Won	D+37.2	—	—
2014	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-46B (primary)	Won	—	—	—