RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

John R. Jasinski

Minnesota State Senator, District 19 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 19Born 1966

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 1; 85 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +20.5; 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.

Transportation · ranking member
Capital Investment
Finance

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 85 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 3888 Tow trucks permission to use variable message signs
Motor Vehicles · Became law Aug 2026

SF 4051 Require payment of certain local government utility costs related to trunk highway construction out of the…
Highways, Roads, and Bridges · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

SF 950 Salvage vehicle auction notice requirements provision and authorizing insurers to apply for vehicle title…
Commerce and Commerce Department · Failed in the Senate Feb 2025

SF 75 Autonomous mower technology research by the Department of Transportation authorization and appropriation
Transportation and Transportation Department · Failed in the Senate Jan 2025

SF 4163 Transportation greenhouse gas emissions impact assessment provisions repealer and prior appropriation…
Environment · Failed in committee May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jasinski sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Jasinski is closer to the center than 59% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Bill Weber, Rich Draheim, Mark Johnson

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

With Jasinski’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills37%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Minnesota State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Jasinski’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Jasinski	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 2484: Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 50–17
May 17, 2026	SF 2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill	No	No	Yes	Passed 41–26
May 17, 2026	SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–32
May 17, 2026	SF 4401: Omnibus Cannabis bill	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–32
May 16, 2026	HF 3900: Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 38–29

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Jasinski was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 24 Minnesota State Senate, District 19

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 Senate District 19	Won	R+20.5	R+25.7	−5.2
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 19	Won	R+30.7	—	—
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 24	Won	R+27.5	—	—
2016	Minnesota State Senate, District 24	Won	R+17.2	—	—