Minnesota State Senate
Senator Bonnie Westlin
| Seat | Senate District 42 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Capitol office | Room 3201 · Minnesota Senate Building |
| Mailing address | Room 3201, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-8869 |
| Write to | sen.bwestlin@senate.mn (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
- Senate Elections Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Education Finance Committee standing
- Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 98 as principal author · 78 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SF 3602Uniform Electronics Estate Planning Documents Act EstablishmentEnacted100
- SF 571Uniform Trust Code, Powers of Appointment, and Uniform Probate Code provisions modificationsEnacted100
- SF 4223Omnibus Elections policy provisionsPassed Senate52
- SF 3548Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillator training for coaches requirement provisionPassed Senate committee39
- SF 3996School safety policies development requirement, School Safety Advisory Council establishment, and Minnesota School…Passed Senate committee38
- SF 4006Various election administration changes provisions, absentee voting provisions modifications, technical, and clarifying…Passed Senate committee37
- SF 4064Minnesota Judicial Branch policy provisionsPassed Senate committee37
- SF 4294Uniform procedure establishment for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearms restrictions resulting from…Passed Senate committee36
- SF 4898Legislative email, telephone numbers, and office space usage restrictions provisionsPassed Senate committee36
- SF 4144Certain buildings usage of chemical irritants disclosure requirementPassed Senate committee34
- SF 4406Certain exclusions in homeowner's insurance policies prohibited when damage is done by a peace officerPassed Senate committee34
- SF 4293Commissioner of corrections substance abuse care clarificationPassed Senate committee33
- SF 4301Domestic abuse provisions modificationsPassed Senate committee33
- SF 3893Election intimidation and interference with the voting process penalties modifications and election official…Passed Senate committee31
- SF 1457Cardiac emergency response plans requirement and appropriationPassed Senate committee31
All 98 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 3769, HF 3782, HF 3875, HF 4075, HF 4133, HF 4239, HF 4240, HF 688, SF 2200, SF 4067, SF 3685, SF 4115 and 66 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 94th Legislature, 2025–26
86th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 98 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 30 / 3 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 50 ÷ 24.91 = 2.01 |
| Most-authored topics | Criminal justice & public safety (48), Budget & taxes (22), Elections & ethics (21) |
Senate rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Liz Boldon DFLSenate 25 29
- Jim Abeler RSenate 35 16
- Ron Latz DFLSenate 46 16
- Ann Rest DFLSenate 43 13
- John Marty DFLSenate 40 13
- Clare Oumou Verbeten DFLSenate 66 11
- Jim Carlson DFLSenate 52 11
- John Hoffman DFLSenate 34 10
- Sandy Pappas DFLSenate 65 10
- Steve Cwodzinski DFLSenate 49 10
“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 42
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Copied from https://www.mnsenate.gov/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1266 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota State Senate.