
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
Agriculture and Agriculture Department · Became law Apr 2026
Labor, Employment, and Labor and Industry Department · Became law May 2025
Agriculture and Agriculture Department · Became law Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Kupec sits in the Minnesota State Senate
Kupec is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Democrats.
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.
| Date | Bill | Kupec | 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 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota State Senate, District 4 | Counting | Even | R+6.8 | +6.8 |
| 2022 | Minnesota State Senate, District 4 | Won | D+5.7 | R+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
- Minnesota State Senate, District 4 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kupec has run against
- Austin Peterson (R) · 2026 election
- Dan Bohmer (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Kupec
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b8c303a5-0a73-4a26-8071-be5a9dcf113a
- Wikidata Q116973406
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET