Minnesota Senate · District 65
Sandy Pappas
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Sandy Pappas'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 senator, by party; the dot is Sandy Pappas.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Sandy Pappas.
Bills
The bills Sandy Pappas sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 113 |
| 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 2200 (2025–2026 Regular Session) Restorative practices statements and documents inadmissibility in civil and criminal proceedings establishment and data classification provision |
Became law | May 19, 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
10 against the Senate Majority Leader; 11 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Sandy Pappas 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.sandra.parry@senate.mn
- Capitol office
- Room 2113, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-1802
Committees
- Capital Investment Chair
- Finance
- Judiciary and Public Safety
- Labor
- Rules and Administration
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