María Isa Pérez-Vega
MN · Minnesota State Representative, District 65B
María Isa Pérez-Vega is the Minnesota state representative for District 65B, first elected in 2022 and now serving her second term. She is a Saint Paul business owner, hip-hop artist, youth-programming director, and community organizer and chairs the Minnesota House Saint Paul delegation.
Where María Isa Pérez-Vega stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Presented her bill (HF 45) to fund outreach that helps eligible people sign up for SNAP food aid in the House Children and Families Committee.
February 12, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes on the bill creating a state paid family and medical leave program (HF 2); it passed the House 68-64.
May 2, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Wrote the law ending César Chávez Day as a state day of observance after reports of his sexual abuse (HF 4541); it passed the House 129-0.
March 23, 2026
Source: house.mn.gov
Received early endorsements from Rep. Jay Xiong and Ramsey County Commissioners Garrison McMurtrey, Rena Moran, and Rafael Ortega.
January 6, 2026
Source: communityreporter.org
Elected by fellow members as chair of the House Saint Paul delegation.
December 9, 2024
Source: house.mn.gov
Wrote a tenants' right-to-organize measure that the House passed 68-61 as part of the landlord-tenant policy bill.
April 18, 2024
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes on the bill to legalize adult-use cannabis (HF 100); it passed the House 71-59.
April 25, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes on the final bill restoring the right to vote to people with felony records once they leave prison (HF 28); it passed the House 72-58.
March 2, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes on the final bill letting all residents get a driver's license regardless of immigration status (HF 4); it passed the House 70-60.
March 2, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes on the PRO Act, which put the right to abortion and other reproductive care into state law (HF 1); it passed the House 69-65.
January 19, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Past races María Isa Pérez-Vega ran in:
- County Commissioner District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Ramsey County, Minnesota
- County Commissioner District 5 · August 11, 2026 · Ramsey County, Minnesota