Rena Moran
MN · Ramsey County Commissioner, District 4
Rena Moran is the Ramsey County Commissioner for District 4. She previously served six terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives and chaired its Ways and Means and Health and Human Services Policy Committees.
Where Rena Moran stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes on the bill banning hand-held cell phone use while driving (HF 50); it passed the House 106-21.
March 18, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Wrote a law, signed by Gov. Tim Walz, that lets parents whose rights were ended for non-severe harm ask a court directly to restore them (HF 554).
May 6, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: house.mn.gov
Introduced the Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act (HF 342) to reduce removals of Black children from their homes by child protection.
February 11, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — General
General · 16 records
Endorsed state Rep. María Isa Pérez-Vega for the open Ramsey County Commissioner District 5 seat.
January 6, 2026
Source: communityreporter.org
Served as chair of the Ramsey County Board's budget committee and vice chair of its legislative and public safety committees.
July 21, 2025
Source: content.govdelivery.com
Co-wrote and voted yes on a bill to legalize adult-use cannabis (HF 600); it passed the House 72-61.
May 13, 2021
Source: house.mn.gov
Co-chaired the House Select Committee on Racial Justice, which adopted a report with policy steps to reduce racial gaps.
December 23, 2020
Source: house.mn.gov
Named chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees the state budget, by Speaker Melissa Hortman.
November 30, 2020
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes on the Minnesota Police Accountability Act (HF 1, 2020 special session); it passed the House 102-29.
July 20, 2020
Source: house.mn.gov
Wrote the CROWN Act, which the House passed to ban discrimination based on hair texture and style under the state Human Rights Act.
May 15, 2020
Source: house.mn.gov
Introduced, with a Republican lead author, a proposed constitutional amendment giving every child a right to a quality public education (HF 3658).
February 24, 2020
Source: house.mn.gov
Asked Republican committee chairs in writing to hold hearings on her resolution urging Congress to remove the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
March 8, 2018
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted no on the House version of the REAL ID driver's license bill (HF 3), which passed 72-58.
February 23, 2017
Source: house.mn.gov
Led a bill package, the Women of Color Opportunities Act, aimed at education, job training, and small business help for women and girls of color.
March 23, 2016
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes on the final bill raising Minnesota's minimum wage to $9.50 by 2016 (HF 2091); it passed the House 71-60.
April 10, 2014
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes on the bill that legalized same-sex marriage in Minnesota (HF 1054); it passed the House 75-59.
May 9, 2013
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes on the House's 2013 omnibus tax bill (HF 677), which passed 69-64.
April 24, 2013
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted no on a proposed state constitutional amendment to require photo ID to vote (HF 2738); it passed the House 72-62.
March 20, 2012
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted no on a proposed state constitutional amendment to define marriage as only between one man and one woman (SF 1308); it passed the House 70-62.
May 21, 2011
Source: house.mn.gov
Past race Rena Moran ran in:
- County Commissioner District 4 · November 3, 2026 · Ramsey County, Minnesota · incumbent