RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Julia Coleman

Minnesota State Senator, District 48 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 48

Official website

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 0; 99 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 65%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +2.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education Policy · ranking republican member
Rules and Administration
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 99 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 4602 Notification to a petitioner requirement upon service of a harassment restraining order
Law Enforcement · Failed in the Senate May 2026

SF 4186 Definitions and registration requirements modification for motorized bicycles and motorcycles powered by…
Motor Vehicles · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

SF 5252 Cigar bars operation authorization
Health and Health Department · Failed in committee May 2026

SF 5232 Minnesota Imagination Library program establishment
Education and Education Department · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 5142 Coverage requirement of medical services and prescription medications for the treatment of dementia
Drugs and Medicine · 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 Coleman sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Coleman is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Karin Housley, Jeremy Miller, Carla Nelson

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

With Coleman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans65%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills33%

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

Date	Bill	Coleman	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	Yes	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…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 38–29

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

Career

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 47 Minnesota State Senate, District 48

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 48	Won	R+2.0	D+0.2	+2.2
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 48	Won	R+8.7	—	—
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 47	Won	R+15.4	—	—