RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Robert Farnsworth

Minnesota State Senator, District 7 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 7

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 96 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 80%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +8.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education Finance
Higher Education
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 96 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 4132 Eveleth Progress Parkway construction project prior appropriation modification
Appropriations · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

SF 5241 McKinley street and water infrastructure bond issue and appropriation
Appropriations · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 5238 City of Warba recreational trail along a segment of marked U.S Highway 2 bond issue and appropriation
Appropriations · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 5237 City of Hibbing authorization to issue social district license
Cities and Towns-Specific · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 4942 Certain municipal electric utilities exemption from the life-cycle analysis requirement
Cities and Towns-Specific · Failed in committee Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Farnsworth sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Farnsworth is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Zach Duckworth, Michael Kreun, Gene Dornink

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

With Farnsworth’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans80%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills52%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

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

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

Career

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 7

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 Senate District 7	Won	R+8.9	R+13.7	−4.8
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 7	Won	R+7.0	—	—
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-6A	Lost	D+0.1	—	—
2016	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-6A	Lost	D+18.1	—	—