RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Harry Niska

Minnesota State Representative, District 31A since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 31A

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 1; 12 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.2; 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.

Rules and Legislative Administration · co-chair

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 12 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 747 Minnesota Business Corporation Act modified.
Commerce Department · Became law Aug 2025

HF 3560 Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act enacted.
Death · Failed in the House Mar 2026

HF 2233 Uniform Special Deposits Act adopted.
Banks and Financial Institutions · Failed in the House Apr 2025

HF 20 Data classification of certain data maintained by the attorney general clarified.
Data Practices and Privacy · Failed in the House Apr 2025

HF 1768 Additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable provided.
Employment and Economic Development Department · Failed in the House Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Niska sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Niska is closer to the center than 99% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Andrew Myers, Natalie Zeleznikar, Roger Skraba

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

With Niska’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

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

Date	Bill	Niska	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 Niska 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 31A

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 31A	Won	R+10.2	R+17.5	−7.3
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-31A	Won	R+22.4	—	—
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-31A	Won	R+19.1	—	—