RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Krista Knudsen

Minnesota State Representative, District 5A since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 5ABorn 1979

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.4; 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.

Education Finance
Health Finance and Policy
Human Services Finance and Policy
Public Safety Finance and Policy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 38 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 194 Exclusion amount increased for homesteads of veterans with a disability.
Taxation-Property · Failed in the House Mar 2026

HF 897 Protection to children and vulnerable adults from exposure to fentanyl provided, and criminal penalties for…
Children and Minors · Failed in the House Mar 2025

HF 24 Born alive infant provisions modified.
Abortion · Failed in the House Mar 2025

HF 895 Legislative approval required for adoption of rules.
Governmental Operations-State · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HF 2685 Athletic team designations based on biological sex at birth required.
Athletics · 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 Knudsen sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Knudsen is closer to the center than 10% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jim Joy, Isaac Schultz, Bobbie Harder

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

With Knudsen’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%

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

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

2022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 5A

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 5A	Won	R+38.4	R+41.1	−2.7
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-5A	Won	R+42.8	—	—
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-5A	Won	R+41.0	—	—