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State Senator

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Kim McLaughlin * is a Democratic candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 7 (2024) in 2026.

Republican · Incumbent

Robert Farnsworth serves in the Minnesota Senate and is a special education teacher and real estate agent. He holds a special education master's from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Records: Immigration 1 against

Source: ballotpedia.org