Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Tom Dippel

Minnesota State Representative, District 41B since 2024. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Lost the 2026 race for Minnesota Senate District 41.

Minnesota State Representative, District 41BBorn 1982

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 0; 25 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −4.9; Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education Finance
Education Policy
Health Finance and Policy
Legacy Finance

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 25 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 3785 Definitions and registration requirements for motorized bicycles and motorcycles powered by electric motors…
Appropriations · Failed in the House May 2026

HF 5126 School year calendar start date construction project exception modified.
Education and Education Department · Failed in committee May 2026

HF 5102 Motor vehicle registration tax modified.
Motor Vehicles · Failed in committee May 2026

HF 4803 Electronic visit verification requirements modified.
Human Services and Human Services Department · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HF 4715 Comparison of actual expenditures in forecasted programs to projected spending from prior forecasts…
Appropriations · Failed in committee Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Dippel sits in the Minnesota House of Representatives

Dippel is closer to the center than 25% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mary Franson, Patti Anderson, Jon Koznick

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

With Dippel’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

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

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

2022202320242025202620272028Minnesota House of Representatives, District 41B

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 41	Lost	D+4.9	D+1.5	−3.4
2024	Minnesota House of Representatives, HD-41B	Won	R+2.1	—	—
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 41	Lost	D+0.8	—	—