2024 MN Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Minnesota Legislature in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. "Jobs and Economic Development" Omnibus
Appropriates approximately $783 million for "jobs and economic development," including grants to "LGBTQ+-owned small businesses," "African Immigrants Community Services," and the "Black Women's Wealth Alliance."
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Constitutional Vote: No
Cost per household: -$343.00/year
2. “Gender-Affirming” Health Plan Mandate
Mandates that all health plans provide coverage for "gender-affirming care," with certain exceptions.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Government-Run Education
Extends "four-day school week" approvals; implements "language access plans" for non-English-speaking students; and specifies criteria for the "federal child and adult care food program and federal summer food service program."
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. State Minimum Wage
Requires small and large businesses to pay their employees the same minimum wage and stipulates an annual increase by the lesser of 5 percent or the inflation-rate percentage.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Expanding Restrictions on Firearms
Clarifies that the "trigger activator" ban covers semiautomatic firearms with a "binary firing system" and expands the crime of a "straw purchase" to involve the transfer of "all firearms" to an "ineligible person."
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Constitutional Vote: No
6. Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment
Would propose an "equal rights" amendment to the Minnesota Constitution.
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Constitutional Vote: No
How did they vote?
Legend:
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Did not vote
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 0% |
| Republican | 93.2% |
