Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Cheryl Youakim
| Seat | House District 46B |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Capitol office | Centennial Office Building · Fifth Floor |
| Mailing address | Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Fifth Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-9889 |
| Write to | rep.cheryl.youakim@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 6, 2015 |
Committees 3
- House Education Finance Committee Co-chair standing
- House Taxes Committee standing
- House Ways and Means Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 25 as principal author · 141 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 2433Education finance bill.Enacted100
- HF 1163Scope of hometown heroes assistance program clarified.Enacted100
- HF 4213Forecast adjustments made to prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs, and money appropriated.Passed House of Representatives committee40
- HF 4548Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.Passed House of Representatives committee38
- HF 1124School year allowed to start before Labor Day for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years only.Passed House of Representatives committee34
- HF 3792Individual income tax subtraction for AmeriCorps stipends and living allowances established.In House of Representatives committee32
- HF 5019Student and staff safety grants provided to schools, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee29
- HF 5018School safety plans enhanced, anonymous threat reporting system established, circumstances when firearms are permitted…In House of Representatives committee29
- HF 4893Student support personnel aid allowances modified, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee24
- HF 805Property tax refund program established for child care providers that rent a child care facility, report required, and…In House of Representatives committee23
- HF 4894Office of Inspector General provisions modified within the Department of Education; Office of the Inspector General…In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 1388Building Assets, Reducing Risks Center funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 2988Minnesota State High School League tickets and admissions sales tax savings extended.In House of Representatives committee18
- HF 1048Charter school general education revenue calculation clarified.Passed House of Representatives committee18
- HF 4198Student mental health grant funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee16
All 25 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 1143, HF 1355, HF 2130, HF 3404, HF 3900, SF 1750, SF 334, SF 4282, HF 1268, HF 3586, HF 3624, HF 3936 and 129 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
89th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 25 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 6 / 2 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 24 ÷ 10.91 = 2.20 |
| Most-authored topics | Schools (K–12) (11), Criminal justice & public safety (3), Children, families & social services (2) |
House 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
- Kari Rehrauer DFLHouse 35B 67
- Bianca Virnig DFLHouse 52B 65
- Mary Clardy DFLHouse 53A 54
- Larry Kraft DFLHouse 46A 51
- Julie Greene DFLHouse 50A 49
- Kristi Pursell DFLHouse 58A 47
- Alex Falconer DFLHouse 49A 41
- Pete Johnson DFLHouse 8A 40
- Samantha Sencer-Mura DFLHouse 63A 39
- Mike Freiberg DFLHouse 43B 37
“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 46B
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- Hennepin
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