Minnesota House · District 29A
Joe McDonald
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Joe McDonald'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 29A.
Also on the ballot: Emily Dahlgren (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Joe McDonald.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Joe McDonald.
Bills
The bills Joe McDonald sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 35 |
| Passed both chambers | 0 |
| Became law | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 75 of 133 in the House (tied with 58 others) · 33 of 66 Republicans (tied with 33 others)
A bill's sponsor is its chief author, the first name on it; other authors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
None of the bills Joe McDonald sponsored passed both chambers.
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
37 against the Speaker; 11 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Joe McDonald 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.joe.mcdonald@house.mn.gov
- Capitol office
- Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Second Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-4336
Committees
- Legacy Finance Co-chair
- Children and Families Finance and Policy
- Elections Finance and Government Operations
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