DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Esther Agbaje

Minnesota State Representative, District 59B since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

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Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 0; 63 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +74.5; 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.

Ways and Means · co-vice chair
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Taxes

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 63 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 1010 Health occupation definitions amended to include licensed certified midwife, licensure established for…
Health and Health Department · Failed in the House Apr 2025

HF 1861 Fee communication services provided for confined persons.
Public Safety Department · Failed in the House Apr 2025

HF 5124 Procedures and training related to the treatment of potentially suspicious deaths involving domestic…
Death · Failed in committee May 2026

HF 4841 Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and…
Counties-Specific · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HF 5068 Local public housing program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Appropriations · 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 Agbaje sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Agbaje is closer to the center than 16% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jess Hanson, Fue Lee, Samantha Vang

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

With Agbaje’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%

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

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 59B

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 59B	Won	D+74.5	D+70.5	+4.0
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-59B	Won	D+64.9	—	—
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-59B	Won	—	—	—
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-59B	Won	D+56.4	—	—