Kaela Berg
Minnesota State Representative, District 55B since 2020. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 1
- 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +18.6
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 3
- 2020–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Public Safety Finance and Policy
- Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Death · Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Berg sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Berg is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Emma Greenman, Patty Acomb, Mike Howard
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Berg’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Berg’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Berg | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2026 | HF 1849: Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment… | No | No | Yes | Failed 64–69 |
| May 17, 2026 | HF 5149: Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established,… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 67–63 |
| May 14, 2026 | HF 5140: Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 67–67 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | HF 5015: School safety plans enhanced, student discipline provisions modified, anonymous reporting… | No | No | Yes | Failed 63–68 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | HF 4907: Motor vehicle registration tax modified, and money transferred. | No | No | Yes | Failed 67–67 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Berg was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-55B | Won | D+18.6 | D+20.7 | −2.1 |
| 2022 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-55B | Won | D+16.9 | D+22.7 | −5.8 |
| 2020 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-56B | Won | D+4.8 | D+4.7 | +0.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Berg has held
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 55B · since 2022
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 56B · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Berg has run against
- Van Holston (R) · 2024 election, won
- Roz Peterson (R) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Berg
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1912cdc1-267c-4d36-acec-08896502658e
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET