RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

John Burkel

Minnesota State Representative, District 1A since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 1ABorn 1967

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 0; 42 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +43.5; 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.

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy · co-vice chair
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Legacy Finance

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 42 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 601 Depredation compensation payment funding provided, and money appropriated.
Agriculture and Agriculture Department · Failed in the Senate Apr 2025

HF 1250 Outdoor heritage fund; leveraging of certain land for federal grant funds provided, and money appropriated.
Lands-State · Failed in the House Mar 2025

HF 5144 Nonprofit corporation exemption under the corporate farm law modified.
Agriculture and Agriculture Department · Failed in committee May 2026

HF 1327 All-terrain vehicle definition modified.
Motorcycles, Snowmobiles, and ATVs · Failed in committee May 2026

HF 5066 Thief River Falls Airport runway extension and capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and…
Airports and Aircraft · Failed in committee Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Burkel sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Burkel is closer to the center than 48% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Ben Bakeberg, Bidal Duran, Joe McDonald

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

With Burkel’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills5%

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

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 1A

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 1A	Won	R+43.5	R+42.3	+1.2
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-1A	Won	R+52.2	—	—
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-1A	Won	R+52.5	—	—
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-1A	Won	R+45.6	—	—