Minnesota State Senate
Senator Gary Dahms
| Seat | Senate District 15 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 2219 · Minnesota Senate Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2219, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-8138 |
| Write to | sen.gary.dahms@mnsenate.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 2
- Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development Committee standing
- Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee Ranking member standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 68 as principal author · 78 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SF 3936Reinsurance assessment authority extension provision and commissioner of commerce application for a waiver continuation…Passed Senate committee33
- SF 5102Lower Sioux Indian Community renewable energy projects grant appropriationIn Senate committee31
- SF 333Premium security plan account transfer to the commissioner of commerce removal provision; Commerce commissioner…Passed Senate committee31
- SF 4863Prepared food definition modificationIn Senate committee29
- SF 1758Board of directors of the Minnesota Insurance Guarantee Association permission to request financial information from…Passed Senate committee28
- SF 4469Minnesota taxable estate amount increased exclusion provisionIn Senate committee27
- SF 4471Southwest Minnesota State University capital projects appropriation and bond issuance authorizationIn Senate committee27
- SF 4671Certain cooperative units facilities grant establishment and appropriationIn Senate committee26
- SF 4472Online management companies contracting with institutions exemption from reporting and marketing requirements…In Senate committee26
- SF 5218License processing fee prohibition for a lifetime substitute teaching license applicationIn Senate committee24
- SF 1109Insurance companies accepting an individual taxpayer identification number on insurance coverage applications…In Senate committee24
- SF 3934University of Minnesota Saint Paul campus capital improvements bond issue and appropriationIn Senate committee22
- SF 3953Minnesota agriculture special plates expansion to additional vehicle classesIn Senate committee22
- SF 5158City of Redwood Falls bridge restoration appropriation and bond issuance authorizationIn Senate committee21
- SF 5160Redwood Falls Municipal Airport improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorizationIn Senate committee21
All 68 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 1014, SF 2511, SF 2814, SF 3832, SF 3769, HF 1330, SF 3545, SF 1046, SF 1666, SF 4925, SF 565, SF 4644 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
41st percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 68 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 3 / 0 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 3 ÷ 6.18 = 0.49 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (38), Business, jobs & the economy (16), Environment, water & wildlife (11) |
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
- Bill Weber RSenate 21 66
- Aric Putnam DFLSenate 14 23
- Rob Kupec DFLSenate 4 22
- Nick Frentz DFLSenate 18 16
- John Hoffman DFLSenate 34 15
- Gene Dornink RSenate 23 12
- Andrew Lang RSenate 16 11
- Jeff Howe RSenate 13 11
- Torrey Westrom RSenate 12 11
- John Jasinski RSenate 19 9
“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 15
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- Blue Earth, Brown, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine
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- Chris Swedzinski (15A), Paul Torkelson (15B), Erica Schwartz (18A), Luke Frederick (18B), Bjorn Olson (22A), Terry Stier (22B)
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Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
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Source
Copied from https://www.mnsenate.gov/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1174 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota State Senate.