RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Patricia Mueller

Minnesota State Representative, District 23B since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 23BBorn 1981

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 1; 32 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +4.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education Policy · co-vice chair
Education Finance
Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 32 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 4492 Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma…
Education and Education Department · Became law May 2026

HF 3650 Student career pathways framework established, and report required.
Education and Education Department · Failed in the House Mar 2026

HF 1128 Public high schools required to participate in the direct admissions program.
Education and Education Department · Failed in the House Apr 2025

HF 1538 Teacher apprenticeships funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Education and Education Department · Failed in the House Mar 2025

HF 630 Short-call substitute teacher pilot program extended.
Education and Education Department · Failed in the House Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Mueller sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Mueller is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Nathan Nelson, Josh Heintzeman, Keith Allen

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

With Mueller’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills32%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Mueller’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Mueller	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 1849: Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 64–69
May 17, 2026	HF 5149: Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 67–63
May 14, 2026	HF 5140: Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and…	No	No	Yes	Failed 67–67
Apr 16, 2026	HF 5015: School safety plans enhanced, student discipline provisions modified, anonymous reporting…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 63–68
Apr 9, 2026	HF 4907: Motor vehicle registration tax modified, and money transferred.	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 67–67

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

Career

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 27B Minnesota House of Representatives, District 23B

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 23B	Won	R+4.7	R+11.3	−6.6
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-23B	Won	R+16.7	—	—
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-23B	Won	R+10.2	—	—
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-27B	Won	R+3.2	—	—