DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Michael Howard

Minnesota State Representative, District 51A since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 51A

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 2; 43 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +58.6; 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.

Housing Finance and Policy · co-chair
Rules and Legislative Administration
Taxes

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 43 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 1141 Housing finance and policy bill.
Bonds · Became law May 2026

HF 3425 Supportive housing provider grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Housing and Housing Finance Agency · Became law Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Howard sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Howard is closer to the center than 54% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Julie Greene, Nathan Coulter, Liz Reyer

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

With Howard’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

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

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50A Minnesota House of Representatives, District 51A

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-51A	Won	D+58.6	D+50.3	+8.3
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-51A	Won	D+47.1	D+50.3	−3.2
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-51A	Won	D+48.5	D+50.9	−2.4
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-50A	Won	D+37.2	D+32.6	+4.6
2018	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-50A	Won	D+36.6	D+32.6	+4.0