RepublicanIn office since Nov 2014

Jim Nash

Minnesota State Representative, District 48A since 2014. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 48ABorn 1967

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 3; 49 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.5; 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.

State Government Finance and Policy · co-chair
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Housing Finance and Policy
Rules and Legislative Administration
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 49 sponsored · 3 became law

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HF 3676 Safe at Home program; protections, remedies, and various provisions provided and modified; and criminal…
Public Safety Department · Became law Aug 2026

HF 4591 State government policy and finance bill.
Appropriations · Became law May 2026

HF 1346 Training requirements modified for mandatory reporters.
Governmental Operations-Local · Became law Aug 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Nash sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Nash is closer to the center than 70% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Cal Warwas, Nolan West, Chris Swedzinski

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

With Nash’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills21%

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

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 47A Minnesota House of Representatives, District 48A

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-48A	Won	R+10.5	R+9.4	+1.1
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-48A	Won	R+20.9	R+9.4	+11.5
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-48A	Won	R+19.4	R+10.1	+9.3
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-47A	Won	R+34.8	R+29.3	+5.5
2018	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-47A	Won	R+29.5	R+29.3	+0.2
2016	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-47A	Won	R+43.1	R+29.3	+13.8
2014	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-47A	Won	R+35.6	—	—
2014	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-47A (primary)	Won	+19.9	—	—