
Leigh Finke
Minnesota State Representative, District 66A since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- 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
- +70.9
- 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.
- Judiciary Finance and Civil Law · co-chair
- Commerce Finance and Policy
- Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Insurance · Failed in the House Apr 2025
Appropriations · Failed in committee May 2026
Energy · Failed in committee May 2026
Appropriations · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Governmental Operations-Local · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Finke sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Finke is closer to the center than 12% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Samantha Vang, Jess Hanson, Esther Agbaje
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
With Finke’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills5%
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: Finke’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Finke | 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 Finke 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota House District 66A | Won | D+70.9 | D+67.8 | +3.1 |
| 2024 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-66A | Won | D+62.4 | — | — |
| 2022 | Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-66A | Won | D+62.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $65.4K
- Spent
- $54.3K
- Cash
- $15.4K
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.
| Finke, Leigh House Committee State | Active |
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET
Seats Finke has held
- Minnesota House of Representatives, District 66A · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Finke has run against
- Mark Born (R) · 2026 general, won
- Fadil Jama (R) · 2024 election, won
- Trace Johnson (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Finke
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/afff2a0a-1b2d-480e-a90d-8609842f0927
- Wikidata Q115193462
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET