Minnesota House · District 15B
Paul Torkelson
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Paul Torkelson'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
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Paul Torkelson.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Paul Torkelson.
Bills
The bills Paul Torkelson sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 33 |
| Passed both chambers | 1 |
| Became law | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 41 of 133 in the House (tied with 33 others) · 20 of 66 Republicans (tied with 12 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 744 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Professional development requirements modified for Read Act implementation. |
Became law | May 27, 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
12 against the Speaker; 26 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Paul Torkelson 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.paul.torkelson@house.mn.gov
- Capitol office
- Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Second Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-9303
Committees
- Ways and Means Co-chair
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