Ben Bakeberg
Republican · MN
Ben Bakeberg * is a Republican candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 54 (2024) in 2026.
Where Ben Bakeberg stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (4 records),
Opposes
Immigration (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator · November 3, 2026
Data last updated September 5, 2026
- Raised
- $94,880
- Spent
- $23,334
Spending by outside groups
Outside groups, such as PACs and super PACs, spend this money on the race. The candidate's campaign does not spend it, and none of it goes to the candidate.
Outside groups spent $2,650 to support this candidate.
Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (1)
- Build Minnesota$2,650
Source: Minnesota CFB · 2026 cycle · register.cfb.mn.gov
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Authored HF 1435, enacted in 2025 to allow school districts to implement innovation-zone plans and P-TECH models without commissioner approval.
June 11, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: house.mn.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Co-authored HF 202, providing funding for the Highway 169/282 interchange project in Jordan and authorizing Shakopee pedestrian-overpass signage lighting.
June 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: house.mn.gov · researched July 24, 2026
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 · researched September 4, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Co-authored HF 62 and HF 2067, updating legal definitions of school absences and attendance-reporting procedures.
June 11, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: house.mn.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Authored HF 1435, enacted in 2025 to allow school districts to implement innovation-zone plans and P-TECH models without commissioner approval.
June 11, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: house.mn.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Authored HF 1439, creating the Carts to Careers program for food-industry training, outreach, and scholarships.
June 11, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: house.mn.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Served on the 2024 Student Attendance and Truancy Legislative Study Group. The House Minority Leader appointed him to it. The group evaluated ways to increase attendance and reduce truancy.
December 31, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: assets.senate.mn · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Co-authored HF 202, providing funding for the Highway 169/282 interchange project in Jordan and authorizing Shakopee pedestrian-overpass signage lighting.
June 11, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: house.mn.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Authored HF 1439, creating the Carts to Careers program for food-industry training, outreach, and scholarships.
June 11, 2025
Source: house.mn.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Became Assistant Republican Floor Leader in the Minnesota House on March 17, 2025.
March 17, 2025
Source: lrl.mn.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Was elected to the Minnesota House in 2022 and began a second term representing House District 54B in January 2025.
January 14, 2025
Source: lrl.mn.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Race Ben Bakeberg is in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 54; Minnesota
Profile last researched July 16, 2026.