DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Nick Frentz

Minnesota State Senator, District 18 since 2016. Ran in 3 elections between 2016 and 2022, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 18Born 1963

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 2; 63 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +18.8; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate · chair
Finance · vice chair
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Rules and Administration

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 63 sponsored · 2 became law

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SF 2 Omnibus Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate policy and appropriations
Appropriations-Omnibus Bills · Became law Jun 2025

SF 2884 Omnibus Pension bill
Appropriations-Omnibus Bills · Became law May 2025

SF 4504 Omnibus Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate policy bill
Energy · Failed in the House May 2026

SF 4276 Omnibus Pension Bill
Government-Employees · Failed in the Senate May 2026

SF 4444 Credit unions authorization to obtain insurance from a credit union share insurance provider
Banks and Financial Institutions · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Frentz sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Frentz is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Rob Kupec, Judy Seeberger, Omar Fateh

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

With Frentz’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills36%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

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

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

Career

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 19 Minnesota State Senate, District 18

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 State Senate, District 18	Won	D+18.8	D+4.9	+13.9
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 18	Won	D+15.7	D+11.0	+4.7
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 19	Won	D+19.8	D+1.6	+18.2
2016	Minnesota State Senate, District 19	Won	D+19.2	D+1.6	+17.6