Kristi Pursell
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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

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

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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.

Dem. medianRep. medianPursellMore liberalMore conservative

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.

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.

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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-58AWonD+12.2D+6.3+5.9
2024Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-58AWonD+5.0D+6.3−1.3
2022Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-58AWonD+9.0D+6.7+2.3

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$68K
Spent
$53.4K
Cash
$33K

Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Pursell, Kristi House Committee
State
Active

Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET

Seats Pursell has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Pursell has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Pursell

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET