RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Dawn Gillman

Minnesota State Representative, District 17A since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 17ABorn 1973

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 32 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.9; 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.

Human Services Finance and Policy · co-vice chair
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Health Finance and Policy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 32 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 1270 Licensing for practice of acupuncture and herbal medicine modified, and terminology changed.
Health and Health Department · Failed in the Senate May 2026

HF 944 Trespass law modified to allow purple markings.
Forests and Trees · Failed in the Senate Mar 2025

HF 1724 Direct primary care service agreements established.
Health and Health Department · Failed in the House May 2026

HF 22 Parent's bill of rights created.
Education and Education Department · Failed in the House Mar 2025

HF 5116 Hutchinson; Camp Craig Training Facility prior appropriation modified.
Airports and Aircraft · Failed in committee May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gillman sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Gillman is closer to the center than 36% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Elliott Engen, Marion Rarick, Peggy Bennett

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

With Gillman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills24%

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

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

2022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 17A

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 17A	Won	R+38.9	R+39.8	−0.9
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-17A	Won	R+42.2	—	—
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-17A	Won	R+40.7	—	—