Minnesota House · District 16B
Dave Baker
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Dave Baker'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 House District 16B.
Also on the ballot: Julie Henslin (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Dave Baker.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Dave Baker.
Bills
The bills Dave Baker sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 41 |
| Passed both chambers | 3 |
| Became law | 3 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 9 of 133 in the House (tied with 9 others) · 3 of 66 Republicans (tied with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HF 4598 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Workers' Compensation Advisory Council 2026 recommendations adopted. |
Became law | May 18, 2026 |
| HF 3228 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted. |
Became law | May 22, 2025 |
| HF 1355 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Permit holders harvesting or destroying aquatic plants required to safely use scuba diving equipment, and commercial diving operation requirements established. |
Became law | May 1, 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
16 against the Speaker; 25 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Dave Baker voted on each of the 481 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | 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.house.mn.gov
- rep.dave.baker@house.mn.gov
- Capitol office
- Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Second Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-6206
Committees
- Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy Co-chair
- Energy Finance and Policy
- Ways and Means
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