RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Zach Duckworth

Minnesota State Senator, District 57 since 2020. Ran in 2 elections between 2020 and 2022, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Minnesota State Senator, District 57Born 1964

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 0; 49 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 81%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +8.1; 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.

Higher Education · ranking member
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Education Policy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 49 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 Duckworth sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Duckworth is closer to the center than 82% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Rob Farnsworth, Michael Kreun, Gene Dornink

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

With Duckworth’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans81%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills50%

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

Date	Bill	Duckworth	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	No	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 Duckworth was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Minnesota State Senate, District 58 Minnesota State Senate, District 57

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 57	Won	R+8.1	R+6.6	+1.5
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 57	Won	R+17.3	R+6.9	+10.4
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 58	Won	R+9.9	R+16.5	−6.6