Minnesota Senate · District 42
Bonnie Westlin
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Bonnie Westlin's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Minnesota Senate District 42.
Also on the ballot: Kevin Peterson (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Bonnie Westlin.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Bonnie Westlin.
Bills
The bills Bonnie Westlin sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 98 |
| Passed both chambers | 2 |
| Became law | 2 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 7 of 67 in the Senate (tied with 9 others) · 6 of 34 DFL members (tied with 6 others)
A bill's sponsor is its chief author, the first name on it; other authors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SF 3602 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Uniform Electronics Estate Planning Documents Act Establishment |
Became law | April 14, 2026 |
| SF 571 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Uniform Trust Code, Powers of Appointment, and Uniform Probate Code provisions modifications |
Became law | May 6, 2025 |
Budget projects
Minnesota's appropriation bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Minnesota legislators.
Contested votes where they split
4 against the Senate Majority Leader; 3 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate Majority Leader | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2025 | HF 1: Undocumented adult MinnesotaCare coverage repeal bill. Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| June 9, 2025 | HF 1: Undocumented adult MinnesotaCare coverage repeal bill. Declaration of Urgency |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2025 | SF 1750: Common interest communities provisions modifications Motion to Refer |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 24, 2025 | SF 1740: Omnibus Education policy provisions Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| April 23, 2025 | SF 3414: Sports betting and fantasy contests authorization provision, sports betting and fantasy contests taxation provision, licenses establishment, and appropriation Motion to Refer |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | SR 13: Relating to postage Amendment |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Bonnie Westlin voted on each of the 648 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.senate.mn
- sen.bwestlin@senate.mn
- Capitol office
- Room 3201, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-8869
Committees
- Elections Vice chair
- Education Finance
- Judiciary and Public Safety
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Minnesota Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Minnesota House and Senate Journals, Jan. 14, 2025 to May 17, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections