RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Shane Mekeland

Minnesota State Representative, District 27A since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Minnesota State Representative, District 27A

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 1; 41 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +35.8; 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.

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

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 41 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 3298 Reimbursement program established for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized…
Energy · Became law Aug 2026

HF 2614 Governing bodies prohibited from requiring or incentivizing creation of homeowners associations, and…
Governmental Operations-Local · Failed in the House Apr 2026

HF 28 Data center energy generation redundancy provided.
Energy · Failed in the House Mar 2025

HF 484 Natural gas hookup ban prohibited in residential construction.
Energy · Failed in the House Mar 2025

HF 1311 Procedures governing cost recovery for public utility electric generation and transmission assets modified.
Energy · Failed in the House Feb 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Mekeland sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Mekeland is closer to the center than 19% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Max Rymer, Jimmy Gordon, Bryan Lawrence

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

With Mekeland’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

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: Mekeland’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Mekeland	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 Mekeland was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 15B Minnesota House of Representatives, District 27A

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 27A	Won	R+35.8	R+41.8	−6.0
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-27A	Won	R+42.9	—	—
2022	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-27A	Won	R+41.9	—	—
2020	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-15B	Won	R+46.9	—	—
2018	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-15B	Won	R+25.2	—	—