Andy Smith
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · MN · Minnesota State Representative, District 25B
Rochester business owner with theology degrees from the Moody Bible Institute and Westminster Seminary California. In his second term, he is co-vice chair of the Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee.
Where Andy Smith stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Voted no on the 2025 House commerce budget bill. He objected to a part that rolled back pre-existing condition protections for Medicare supplement plans like Medigap.
April 30, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: house.mn.gov
Wrote HF 3700, which requires notice and public hearings before a hospital closes or cuts services. It became law in 2024 as part of the final health bill.
May 24, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Wrote a provision to expand groundwater and soil health grants to 11 southeastern Minnesota counties. It was part of the agriculture budget bill the House passed on April 24, 2025.
April 24, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Wrote HF 1041, a bill to add a tax on big companies whose CEO pay is far higher than their median worker's pay. The House Tax Committee heard it on April 29, 2026.
April 29, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on the Paid Family and Medical Leave bill, which the House passed in early May 2023. He also spoke for it on the House floor.
May 8, 2023Supports Labor Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted against House File 1, which ended MinnesotaCare health coverage for adults living in the country without legal permission. The Minnesota House passed it 68-65, and it became law.
June 9, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for Senate File 2200, which keeps what people say in a restorative justice meeting out of court. The Minnesota House passed it 98-36, and it became law.
May 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Said he voted in 2023 for Minnesota's red-flag law and universal background checks for gun sales.
April 19, 2024Supports Gun Control
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 support
Publicly opposed Republican bills on crisis pregnancy centers and 'born alive' rules after they failed in March 2025. He said the centers mislead women about abortion safety.
March 14, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for the Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment, which he co-authored. It asks voters to ban state discrimination based on race, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, and more. The House passed it 68-62.
May 19, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for the PRO Act (HF 1), a bill to make reproductive health choices, including abortion, a legal right in Minnesota. He co-authored it. The House passed it 69-65.
January 19, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Voted for the Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment, which he co-authored. It asks voters to ban state discrimination based on race, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, and more. The House passed it 68-62.
May 19, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for the 2024 elections bill that included the Minnesota Voting Rights Act. That act protects voters from voter suppression and weakened voting power.
April 12, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for the Restore the Vote Act (HF 28), a bill to give voting rights back to people with felony convictions once they leave prison. He co-authored it. The House passed it 71-59.
February 2, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Wrote HF 1041, a bill to add a tax on big companies whose CEO pay is far higher than their median worker's pay. The House Tax Committee heard it on April 29, 2026.
April 29, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Stayed away from the House floor with other DFL members in January 2025. This denied House Republicans a quorum while the parties fought over control of the tied House.
January 18, 2025
Source: house.mn.gov
Wrote the bill that created Minnesota's Psychedelic Medicine Task Force. It became law in 2023. The task force studies legal and medical questions about psychedelic drugs.
December 13, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted yes in April 2023 on the House bill to make adult marijuana use legal in Minnesota. The bill called for clearing past marijuana convictions automatically.
April 27, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Past race Andy Smith ran in:
- State Representative District 25B · November 3, 2026 · State House District 25B; Minnesota · incumbent