Minnesota Senate · District 38

Susan Pha

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Where they sit

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

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Pha
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Susan Pha'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

Minnesota Senate12thpercentile
More liberal than 87% of the Minnesota Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
9th most liberal of 67

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Minnesota Senate District 38.

Also on the ballot: Brad Olson (Republican)

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Votes with the Senate Majority Leader
99%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Susan Pha.

On 513 contested votes where both voted99% on all 632 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 55%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Susan Pha.

On 454 party-line votesPartisan rank: 3 of 67 in the Senate (tied with 23 others)2 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Susan Pha
Bills
Sponsored72
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Vetoed by the Governor0

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

Bills that passed both chambers: Susan Pha
BillResultFinal action
SF 1251 (2025–2026 Regular Session)
Expiration removal of crossbow hunting and fishing allowance
Became law May 5, 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

5 against the Senate Majority Leader; 5 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Susan Pha
DateBill and motion Their voteSenate Majority LeaderMost of their party
May 12, 2026 SF 4504: Omnibus Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate policy bill
Appeal of the Chair's Ruling
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 9, 2025 HF 16: Data center regulatory bill.
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
June 9, 2025 HF 1: Undocumented adult MinnesotaCare coverage repeal bill.
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Nay
June 9, 2025 HF 1: Undocumented adult MinnesotaCare coverage repeal bill.
Declaration of Urgency
Yea Yea Nay (split)
May 8, 2025 SF 856: Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation
Amendment
Nay Not voting Yea (split)
April 24, 2025 SF 1740: Omnibus Education policy provisions
Amendment
Yea Nay (split) Yea
April 23, 2025 SF 3414: Sports betting and fantasy contests authorization provision, sports betting and fantasy contests taxation provision, licenses establishment, and appropriation
Motion to Refer
Nay Yea (split) Nay
Feb. 20, 2025 SR 13: Relating to postage
Amendment
Nay Nay Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Susan Pha voted on each of the 648 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Susan Pha
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate Majority LeaderYeas–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
Email
sen.susan.pha@senate.mn
Capitol office
Room 3233, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-2556

Committees

  • Capital Investment Vice chair
  • Housing and Homelessness Prevention
  • Jobs and Economic Development

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