Minnesota Senate · District 36
Heather Gustafson
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Heather Gustafson'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 36.
Also on the ballot: Heidi Heino (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Heather Gustafson.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Heather Gustafson.
Bills
The bills Heather Gustafson sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 74 |
| Passed both chambers | 1 |
| Became law | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 17 of 67 in the Senate (tied with 15 others) · 13 of 34 DFL members (tied with 11 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 856 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
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
19 against the Senate Majority Leader; 16 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Heather Gustafson 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.heather.gustafson@senate.mn
- Capitol office
- Room 3103, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-1253
Committees
- Education Finance Vice chair
- State and Local Government Vice chair
- Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development
- Jobs and Economic Development
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