DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Kristi Pursell

Minnesota State Representative, District 58A since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 58ABorn 1981

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 37 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +12.2; 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
Health Finance and Policy
Rules and Legislative Administration

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 37 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 1991 Persons prohibited from allowing minors to access chatbots for recreational purposes, and civil penalties…
Children and Minors · Failed in committee May 2026

HF 3793 Certain users of large amounts of groundwater required to apply for their own water-use permit instead of…
Environment · Failed in committee May 2026

HF 5139 Cooperative development grant program established.
Cooperatives · Failed in committee May 2026

HF 4865 Northfield; marked Trunk Highway 19 intersection roundabout funding provided, bonds issued, and money…
Appropriations · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HF 3704 Sale and distribution of certain seeds coated or treated with systemic insecticides without the approval of…
Agriculture and Agriculture Department · 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 Pursell sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Pursell is closer to the center than 67% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Erin Koegel, Bianca Virnig, Jamie Long

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

With Pursell’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

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

Date	Bill	Pursell	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 Pursell 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 58A

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 of Representatives, HD-58A	Won	D+12.2	D+6.3	+5.9
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-58A	Won	D+5.0	D+6.3	−1.3
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-58A	Won	D+9.0	D+6.7	+2.3