DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Kristin Bahner

Minnesota State Representative, District 37B since 2018. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 37B

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 1; 30 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +22.0; 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.

State Government Finance and Policy · co-vice chair
Education Finance
Health Finance and Policy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 30 sponsored · 1 became law

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HF 3629 Program payment withholding provided for credible allegation of fraud, grant management provisions changed,…
Governmental Operations-State · Became law Aug 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bahner sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Bahner is closer to the center than 97% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Kari Rehrauer, Pete Johnson, Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn

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

With Bahner’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%

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

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 34B Minnesota House of Representatives, District 37B

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-37B	Won	D+22.0	D+17.6	+4.4
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-37B	Won	D+10.9	D+17.6	−6.7
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-37B	Won	D+11.3	D+14.9	−3.6
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-34B	Won	D+7.4	D+4.3	+3.1
2018	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-34B	Won	D+5.7	D+4.3	+1.4
2016	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-34B	Lost	R+11.9	D+4.3	−16.2