RepublicanIn office since Nov 2025

Michael Holmstrom Jr

Minnesota State Senator, District 29 since 2025. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 29

In office
<1 yr
Since 2025
Bills became law
0
27 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+26.8
Won 2026
Next election
2030
Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development
  • Education Finance
  • Judiciary and Public Safety

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 27 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 Holmstrom sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Jr is closer to the center than 3% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianHolmstromMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Eric Lucero, Cal Bahr, Nathan Wesenberg

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

With Holmstrom’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

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

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Holmstrom 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 State Senate, District 29WonR+26.8R+32.5−5.7
2025Minnesota State Senate, District 29 (special)WonR+24.6R+32.5−7.9

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$9.1K
Spent
$14.1K
Cash
$11K

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.

Holmstrom Jr, Michael Senate Committee
State
Active

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

Seats Holmstrom has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Holmstrom has run against

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

How we know Holmstrom

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET