Rob Kupec
Photo: Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Public domain
DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Rob Kupec

Minnesota State Senator, District 4 since 2022. Ran in 1 election in 2022, winning 1. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Minnesota State Senator, District 4Born 1968Meteorologist

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
3
125 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+5.7
Won 2022
Elections
2
2022–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development · vice chair
  • Health and Human Services
  • Higher Education
  • Labor

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 125 sponsored · 3 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SF 3832 Eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program modification
Agriculture and Agriculture Department · Became law Apr 2026
SF 908 Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modification
Labor, Employment, and Labor and Industry Department · Became law May 2025
SF 1552 Financial reporting requirements for grain buyers modification
Agriculture and Agriculture Department · Became law Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kupec sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Kupec is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianKupecMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Nick Frentz, Omar Fateh, Judy Seeberger

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

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

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Kupec 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 4CountingEvenR+6.8+6.8
2022Minnesota State Senate, District 4WonD+5.7R+3.6+9.3

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$131.3K
Spent
$125.8K
Cash
$20.6K

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.

Kupec, Rob Senate Committee
State
Active

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

Seats Kupec has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Kupec has run against

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

How we know Kupec

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET