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

Samakab Hussein

Minnesota State Representative, District 65A since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 65ABorn 1980

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
0
72 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+94.0
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.

  • Legacy Finance · co-vice chair
  • Housing Finance and Policy
  • Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 72 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hussein sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Hussein is closer to the center than 35% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianHusseinMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Brad Tabke, Steve Elkins, Sandra Feist

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

With Hussein’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Hussein’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 Hussein 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 House of Representatives, HD-65AWonD+94.0D+58.0+36.0
2024Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-65AWon—D+58.0—
2022Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-65AWonD+55.8D+65.3−9.5

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$57.8K
Spent
$53.9K
Cash
$18.6K

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.

Hussein, Samakab House Committee
State
Active

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

Seats Hussein has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Hussein has run against

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

How we know Hussein

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET