RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Mark Koran

Minnesota State Senator, District 28 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 28Born 1964

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 0; 125 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +29.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Elections · ranking member
Health and Human Services
State and Local Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 125 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 325 Peace officer exclusion from discipline for inclusion on the Brady-Giglio lists; Brady-Giglio lists…
Law Enforcement · Failed in the Senate May 2026

SF 4543 Bureau of Criminal Apprehension required to perform background checks at the request of the Office of the…
Data Practices and Privacy · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

SF 5279 Operating referendum ballot notice modification
Education and Education Department · Failed in committee May 2026

SF 5228 Sustainable construction and demolition waste grant program establishment
Buildings and Building Codes · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 5246 Marked U.S. Highway 8 reconstruction appropriation and bond issuance authorization
Appropriations · 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 Koran sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Koran is closer to the center than 35% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Paul Utke, Jordan Rasmusson, Keri Heintzeman

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

With Koran’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills21%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Minnesota State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Koran’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Koran	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 2484: Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other…	No	No	Yes	Passed 50–17
May 17, 2026	SF 2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill	No	No	Yes	Passed 41–26
May 17, 2026	SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–32
May 17, 2026	SF 4401: Omnibus Cannabis bill	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–32
May 16, 2026	HF 3900: Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 38–29

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Koran was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 32 Minnesota State Senate, District 28

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 Senate District 28	Won	R+29.9	R+34.5	−4.6
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 28	Won	R+34.5	—	—
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 32	Won	R+32.8	—	—
2016	Minnesota State Senate, District 32	Won	R+13.2	—	—