DemocratIn office since Nov 2012

Foung Hawj

Minnesota State Senator, District 67 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

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Official website Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2012
Bills became law: 2; 98 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +62.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Environment, Climate and Legacy · chair
Jobs and Economic Development
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 98 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 3 Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources appropriations
Appropriations-Omnibus Bills · Became law Jun 2025

SF 2077 Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill
Appropriations-Omnibus Bills · Became law May 2026

SF 4304 Outdoor Heritage Fund
Appropriations-Omnibus Bills · Failed in the Senate May 2026

SF 3857 Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund
Appropriations-Omnibus Bills · Failed in the Senate May 2026

SF 4214 Omnibus Environment, Climate and Legacy policy and supplemental appropriations
Appropriations-Omnibus Bills · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hawj sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Hawj is closer to the center than 20% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Susan Pha, Grant Hauschild, Matt Klein

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

With Hawj’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Minnesota State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hawj’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Hawj	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 2484: Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 50–17
May 17, 2026	SF 2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 41–26
May 17, 2026	SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–32
May 17, 2026	SF 4401: Omnibus Cannabis bill	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–32
May 16, 2026	HF 3900: Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–29

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hawj was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028Minnesota State Senate, District 67

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 Senate District 67	Won	D+62.7	D+38.3	+24.4
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 67	Won	—	—	—
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 67	Won	D+48.0	—	—
2016	Minnesota State Senate, District 67	Won	D+50.6	—	—
2012	Minnesota State Senate, District 67	Won	D+45.3	—	—