Minnesota House · District 12B

Mary Franson

Republican

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Votes with the Speaker 86% On 250 contested votes where both voted · 92% on all votes Votes with own party 94% Partisan rank: 100 of 133 in the House (tied with 4 others) Didn't vote at roll call 2% 11 of 481 roll calls

Bills passed 2 41 sponsored · 2 became law · Rank 19 of 133 in the House (tied with 21 others) 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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Mary Franson'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

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More conservative than 78% of the Minnesota House.

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29th most conservative of 133

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Minnesota House District 12B.

Also on the ballot: Michael Gardner (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

86%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Mary Franson.

On 250 contested votes where both voted92% on all 468 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

94%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Mary Franson.

On 202 party-line votesPartisan rank: 100 of 133 in the House (tied with 4 others)99 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Mary Franson
	Bills
Sponsored	41
Passed both chambers	2
Became law	2
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 19 of 133 in the House (tied with 21 others) · 11 of 66 Republicans (tied with 8 others)

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: Mary Franson
Bill	Result	Final action
HF 719 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.	Became law	May 27, 2026
HF 18 (2025 First Special Session) General obligation bonding bill.	Became law	June 14, 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

35 against the Speaker; 25 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Mary Franson
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 4476: Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations Repassage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 17, 2026	HF 4591: State government policy and finance bill. Repassage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 16, 2026	HF 4252: Higher education finance and policy bill. Repassage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 16, 2026	SF 4282: Various agency forecast adjustments Repassage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 16, 2026	SF 4282: Various agency forecast adjustments Rejection of the Conference Report	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 12, 2026	SF 4760: Omnibus Public Safety policy bill Repassage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 12, 2026	HF 4138: Social media platform requirements established relating to accounts for minors, and enforcement mechanisms established for regulations on child social media… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
May 11, 2026	HF 4546: Human services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 11, 2026	SF 476: Omnibus Human Services policy bill Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 6, 2026	HF 4195: Youth intervention program grants modified. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2026	SF 3432: Safety and security measures appropriation Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 4, 2026	HF 3732: Employment and economic development finance and policy bill. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
April 23, 2026	HF 4075: Uniform procedure established for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 23, 2026	HF 3241: Display of dynamic electronic content while operating a motor vehicle limitations modified. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 16, 2026	HF 3615: Cannabis laboratory testing requirements extended. Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 12, 2026	HF 3425: Supportive housing provider grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2026	HF 3378: Commissioner of human services required to release unredacted initial Optum reports, and dissemination and publication of data prohibited. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 25, 2026	HF 3477: Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies… Motion to Refer	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 9, 2025	SF 17: Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2025	HF 5: K12 education finance and policy bill. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 17, 2025	SF 2370: Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill Repassage	Yea	Nay (split)	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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 1, 2025	SF 3045: Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2025	HF 1471: Copy of the landlord-tenant guide required at issuance or renewal of rental license. Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 Mary Franson voted on each of the 481 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Mary Franson
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
Email: rep.mary.franson@house.mn.gov
Capitol office: Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Second Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-3201

Committees

Capital Investment Co-chair
Health Finance and Policy
Human Services Finance and Policy

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