Minnesota State Senate
Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten
| Seat | Senate District 66 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Capitol office | Room 2101 · Minnesota Senate Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2101, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-8866 |
| Write to | sen.clare.oumou.verbeten@senate.mn (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 4
- Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Education Finance Committee standing
- Senate Higher Education Committee standing
- Senate Labor Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 116 as principal author · 123 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SF 5277Definition of employee modification under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act and whistleblower protections to…In Senate committee39
- SF 3971Psilocybin therapeutic use program establishmentIn Senate committee36
- SF 2769Dual Enrollment Task Force establishment and appropriationPassed Senate committee35
- SF 4399Direct Care and Treatment data requirements modificationPassed Senate committee34
- SF 666Duties modification of certain facilities that confine people relating to phone calls and other communication servicesPassed Senate committee30
- SF 1503Facility fees prohibition for nonemergency services provided at provider-based clinicsPassed Senate committee30
- SF 209Illegal cannabis and controlled substances tax repealPassed Senate committee29
- SF 5227Prenatal and newborn benefit program establishment to provide financial support to families with newborns and…In Senate committee27
- SF 667Definition modification of crime of violence for firearms crimesIn Senate committee26
- SF 4481Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership appropriationPassed Senate committee26
- SF 3768Health plans coverage of doula services requirement provisions, language modifications around coverage of doula…In Senate committee24
- SF 5178Interstate Fiscal Sovereignty Compact adoption provision and appropriationIn Senate committee22
- SF 4950Medical assistance coverage establishment of culturally specific health and wellness servicesIn Senate committee21
- SF 5135Gateway State Trail rehabilitation appropriation and bond issuance authorizationIn Senate committee20
- SF 5122Tax imposition on certain lodging and pay television servicesIn Senate committee20
All 116 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SF 3432, SR 15, SR 69, HF 1082, SF 4602, SF 4745, SF 5202, SF 3699, HF 1998, SF 3907, SF 1857, SF 2630 and 111 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
32nd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 116 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 8 / 0 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 8 ÷ 24.91 = 0.32 |
| Most-authored topics | Criminal justice & public safety (45), Budget & taxes (34), Business, jobs & the economy (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
- Erin Maye Quade DFLSenate 56 31
- Doron Clark DFLSenate 60 30
- Zaynab Mohamed DFLSenate 63 30
- Liz Boldon DFLSenate 25 27
- Foung Hawj DFLSenate 67 19
- Lindsey Port DFLSenate 55 19
- Sandy Pappas DFLSenate 65 19
- Bobby Joe Champion DFLSenate 59 18
- Ron Latz DFLSenate 46 16
- Heather Gustafson DFLSenate 36 14
“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.
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Copied from https://www.mnsenate.gov/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1274 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota State Senate.