DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Ethan Cha

Minnesota State Representative, District 47B since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 47B

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +23.4; 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.

Commerce Finance and Policy
Legacy Finance

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 15 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 3919 Laos war; veterans benefits relating to the Secret War in Laos modified, veterans affairs commissioner…
Appropriations · Failed in the Senate May 2026

HF 4646 State statistics literacy graduation seal established.
Education and Education Department · Failed in committee Mar 2026

HF 4630 County commissioners authorized to participate in health care savings plan.
Governmental Operations-Local · Failed in committee Mar 2026

HF 4459 State vegetable designated.
Agriculture and Agriculture Department · Failed in committee Mar 2026

HF 1530 Woodbury; La Lake Park funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Bonds · Failed in committee Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Cha sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Cha is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Josiah Hill, Lucy Rehm, Mary Clardy

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

With Cha’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills27%

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

Date	Bill	Cha	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 Cha 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 47B

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 47B	Won	D+23.4	D+19.1	+4.3
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-47B	Won	D+8.9	—	—
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-47B	Won	D+6.3	—	—