Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Jeff Dotseth

Minnesota State Representative, District 11A since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 2.

Minnesota State Representative, District 11A

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −11.3; Lost 2026
Elections: 5; 2018–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Housing Finance and Policy · co-vice chair
Commerce Finance and Policy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 31 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Dotseth sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Dotseth is closer to the center than 43% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Joe McDonald, Ben Bakeberg, Duane Quam

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

With Dotseth’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

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

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 11A

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 of Representatives, HD-11A	Lost	D+11.3	R+3.8	−15.1
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-11A	Won	R+2.8	R+3.8	−1.0
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-11A	Won	R+2.4	D+0.3	+2.7
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-11A	Lost	D+2.9	D+1.8	−1.1
2018	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-11A	Lost	D+16.7	D+1.8	−14.9