DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Heather Gustafson

Minnesota State Senator, District 36 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

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Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 1; 75 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +14.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education Finance · vice chair
State and Local Government · vice chair
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development
Jobs and Economic Development

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 75 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 856 Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation
Commissions · Became law May 2026

SF 4889 Noncommercial radio station grants eligibility modifications and appropriation
Administration Department · Failed in the Senate May 2026

SF 4745 Creation of a centralized certified payroll reporting portal and database requirement for all state projects…
Administration Department · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

SF 3907 Permit an action to terminate an interest in a contract for deed of a perpetrator of domestic abuse or…
Crimes and Criminals · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

SF 5149 Portion of Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 96 designation as "Master Sergeant Nicole Amor Memorial Highway"
Highways, Roads, and Bridges · 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 Gustafson sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Gustafson is closer to the center than 54% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Aric Putnam, Scott Dibble, Clare Oumou Verbeten

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

With Gustafson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills45%

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

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

2022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 36

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)