Jamie Long
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · MN · Minnesota State Representative, District 61B
Minneapolis attorney with a political science degree from Carleton College and a law degree from George Washington University. First elected in 2018, he co-chairs the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee.
Where Jamie Long stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Wrote a measure asking the federal government to let Minnesota create a MinnesotaCare public health insurance option. The House passed it inside a larger budget bill (Senate File 4942).
May 9, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for House File 3100, which created emergency insulin help and an insulin patient assistance program. The House passed the final version 111-22.
April 14, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Wrote House File 7, which set a goal for Minnesota to make 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. The House passed it on January 26, 2023.
January 26, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Voted for the final version of House File 2, which created a paid family and medical leave insurance program. The House passed it 68-62.
May 17, 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 — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted for House File 5, which gave free school breakfast and lunch to students. The House passed it 70-58.
February 9, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: house.mn.gov
Wrote House File 2875, which changed the Prairie Island Net Zero project and set up a grant for it. The House passed it 132-1, and the governor signed it into law.
March 24, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Voted for House File 3100, which created emergency insulin help and an insulin patient assistance program. The House passed the final version 111-22.
April 14, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 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
Voted for House File 1 of the 2020 special session, a police reform bill. It banned warrior-style training and gave officers a duty to step in and report. The House passed it 102-29.
July 20, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for House File 50, which banned using a cell phone while driving in some situations. The House passed it 106-21.
March 18, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Introduced the Clean Slate Act (House File 2023), which set up automatic expungement of some criminal records. Its text later became part of a 2023 law (Chapter 52).
February 20, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Co-wrote a bill to cut arrests of people who missed court dates for some low-level offenses. It was a response to the killing of Daunte Wright. The House passed it.
May 6, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted for House File 5, which gave free school breakfast and lunch to students. The House passed it 70-58.
February 9, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for House File 5, which gave free school breakfast and lunch to students. The House passed it 70-58.
February 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Voted for House File 1, the PRO Act, which set a fundamental right to reproductive health in state law. The House passed it 69-65.
January 19, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted for House File 28, which restored voting rights to people with felony convictions once they leave prison. The House passed it 71-59.
February 2, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted for House File 2484, the 2026 capital investment bill for land, buildings, and other long-term improvements. The House passed it 96-38.
May 17, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: house.mn.gov
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Received the endorsement of Education Minnesota, the state teachers union, for House District 61B in the 2026 election.
July 31, 2026
Source: educationminnesota.org
Brought an ethics complaint with Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura against Reps. Elliott Engen and Walter Hudson over leaving a committee meeting early to drink. The House Ethics Committee found no probable cause.
May 1, 2026
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for House File 2 of the 2025 special session, the health and human services budget. It covered health, early care and learning, and homelessness programs. The House passed it 73-58.
June 9, 2025
Source: house.mn.gov
Joined Reps. Melissa Hortman and Athena Hollins in suing Reps. Lisa Demuth, Harry Niska, and Paul Anderson over the House quorum. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled a House quorum takes 68 members.
March 5, 2025
Source: lrl.mn.gov
Voted for the final version of House File 100, which legalized adult cannabis use and set up a state office to regulate it. The House passed it 73-57.
May 18, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Voted for the final version of Senate File 2909, the 2023 public safety and courts budget, which included firearm and expungement policy. The House passed it 69-63.
May 16, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Introduced House File 1607, which set a five-year limit on probation for most felony sentences. Its text later became part of a 2023 law (Chapter 52).
February 13, 2023
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Voted for House File 4, which changed who can get a standard driver's license, including proof of lawful presence rules. The House passed it 69-60.
January 30, 2023
Source: house.mn.gov
Wrote House File 2875, which changed the Prairie Island Net Zero project and set up a grant for it. The House passed it 132-1, and the governor signed it into law.
March 24, 2022
Source: revisor.mn.gov
Became a co-chair of a new bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Caucus of Minnesota House and Senate members.
March 2, 2020
Source: house.mn.gov
Quit a temporary $50,000 University of Minnesota energy research job he took while serving as a lawmaker. A Republican lawmaker had called for an investigation of the hire.
September 12, 2019
Source: cbsnews.com
Past race Jamie Long ran in:
- Minnesota State Representative District 61B · November 3, 2026 · State House District 61B; Minnesota · incumbent