Minnesota House · District 21A

Joe Schomacker

Republican Left office June 21, 2026

Joe Schomacker resigned from the House effective June 21, 2026, after the session ended.

Votes with the Speaker 94% On 252 contested votes where both voted · 97% on all votes Votes with own party 88% On 203 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 2% 9 of 481 roll calls

Bills passed 2 58 sponsored · 2 became law Bills that became law 2 of 2 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Joe Schomacker has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. 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

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

94%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Joe Schomacker has left office, so isn't marked.

On 252 contested votes where both voted97% on all 470 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

88%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Joe Schomacker has left office, so isn't marked.

On 203 party-line votes

Bills

The bills Joe Schomacker sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Joe Schomacker
	Bills
Sponsored	58
Passed both chambers	2
Became law	2
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

A bill's sponsor is its chief author, the first name on it; other authors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Joe Schomacker
Bill	Result	Final action
HF 4338 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Human services policy and finance bill.	Became law	May 27, 2026
HF 2115 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Human services policy bill.	Became law	May 23, 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; 28 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Joe Schomacker
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
May 17, 2026	HF 2484: Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established and… Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
May 17, 2026	SF 4401: Omnibus Cannabis bill Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 16, 2026	SF 3432: Safety and security measures appropriation Repassage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 16, 2026	SF 4282: Various agency forecast adjustments Repassage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 16, 2026	SF 4282: Various agency forecast adjustments Rejection of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
May 11, 2026	HF 4546: Human services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 11, 2026	SF 476: Omnibus Human Services policy bill Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 7, 2026	SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations Appeal of the Chair's Ruling	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
May 7, 2026	SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations Appeal of the Chair's Ruling	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
May 7, 2026	SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
May 6, 2026	HF 4240: Elections; various changes made related to election administration, absentee voting provisions modified, timelines modified, elected officials and candidates… Appeal of the Chair's Ruling	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 6, 2026	SF 3432: Safety and security measures appropriation Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 6, 2026	SF 3432: Safety and security measures appropriation Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 6, 2026	SF 3432: Safety and security measures appropriation Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
May 4, 2026	HF 3732: Employment and economic development finance and policy bill. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 4, 2026	HF 1141: Housing finance and policy bill. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 4, 2026	HF 4252: Higher education finance and policy bill. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 30, 2026	SF 1750: Common interest communities provisions modifications Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 30, 2026	SF 1750: Common interest communities provisions modifications Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 26, 2026	HF 3402: Possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines banned. Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2026	Motion: That the House adjourn sine die Motion to Adjourn Sine Die	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 16, 2026	HF 3615: Cannabis laboratory testing requirements extended. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2025	HF 9: Tax finance and policy bill. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2025	HF 17: General fund cash bonding bill. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2025	SF 2: Omnibus Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate policy and appropriations Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 9, 2025	SF 17: Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2025	SF 1: Omnibus Higher Education policy and appropriations Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 9, 2025	HF 5: K12 education finance and policy bill. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2025	HF 14: Transportation finance and policy bill. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 9, 2025	HF 3: Human services finance bill. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2025	SF 3: Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources appropriations Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
June 9, 2025	HF 2: Health/children and families finance bill. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 16, 2025	SF 1740: Omnibus Education policy provisions Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2025	SF 2200: Restorative practices statements and documents inadmissibility in civil and criminal proceedings establishment and data classification provision Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 12, 2025	HF 2435: Health and human services finance bill. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 5, 2025	SF 2370: Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HF 1471: Copy of the landlord-tenant guide required at issuance or renewal of rental license. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 17, 2025	HF 4: Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed. Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Joe Schomacker voted on each of the 481 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Joe Schomacker
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.

Source: the Minnesota House and Senate Journals, Jan. 14, 2025 to May 17, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections