DemocratIn office since Mar 2025

David Gottfried

Minnesota State Representative, District 40B since 2025. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 40B

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2025
Bills became law: 1; 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +44.5; 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.

Agriculture Finance and Policy
Education Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 18 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 3699 State park license plate contest requirements added.
Motor Vehicles · Became law Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gottfried sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Gottfried is closer to the center than 61% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Leon Lillie, Peter Fischer, Huldah Hiltsley

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

With Gottfried’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills7%

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

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

2025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 40B

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)