Minnesota State Senate
Senator Gene Dornink
| Seat | Senate District 23 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 3411 · Minnesota Senate Building |
| Mailing address | Room 3411, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-5240 |
| Write to | sen.gene.dornink@mnsenate.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 2
- Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development Committee standing
- Senate Labor Committee Ranking member standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 39 as principal author · 61 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SF 310Employee definition modified for the purposes of earned sick and safe timePassed Senate committee31
- SF 4925Plant and soil amendment labeling requirements clarificationIn Senate committee29
- SF 4780Misuse of earned sick and safe time definition provisionIn Senate committee29
- SF 4607Provision that employer reporting of fraud is not retaliationIn Senate committee27
- SF 5272City of Austin Hormel Institute Bioimaging Center bond issue and appropriationIn Senate committee26
- SF 4723Exemption establishment for an electric generation facilityIn Senate committee26
- SF 3609Meat cutting and butchery training grants appropriationIn Senate committee23
- SF 3782Certain S corporations exemption from the paid leave programIn Senate committee23
- SF 3610Grants appropriation to support developing markets for oatsIn Senate committee21
- SF 1507Biofuel infrastructure grants appropriationIn Senate committee20
- SF 1263University of Minnesota bond issue and appropriation for capital improvements in Mower County for the FAARM programIn Senate committee20
- SF 977Fee exemption provision for motor vehicles bearing Purple Heart medal special platesIn Senate committee20
- SF 614All school supplies tax exemption provisionIn Senate committee20
- SF 501Minnesota education credit eligible expenses expansion provisionIn Senate committee20
- SF 5059Minnesota investment fund local government loan repayment funds restrictions temporary modificationIn Senate committee19
All 39 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SF 1552, SF 3832, SF 908, SF 4069, SF 2300, SF 1209, SF 1419, SF 447, SF 475, SF 5222, SF 4479, SF 4333 and 49 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
25th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 39 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 1 ÷ 6.18 = 0.16 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (23), Business, jobs & the economy (7), Cities, towns & counties (7) |
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
- Rob Kupec DFLSenate 4 25
- Aric Putnam DFLSenate 14 19
- Gary Dahms RSenate 15 12
- Rich Draheim RSenate 22 12
- Jeff Howe RSenate 13 11
- Judy Seeberger DFLSenate 41 9
- Steve Drazkowski RSenate 20 9
- Torrey Westrom RSenate 12 9
- Andrew Lang RSenate 16 7
- Bill Weber RSenate 21 7
“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 23
- Counties
- Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Steele, Waseca
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- Keith Allen (19A), Tom Sexton (19B), Bjorn Olson (22A), Peggy Bennett (23A), Patty Mueller (23B), Greg Davids (26B)
Official district map: see the official Senate page.
Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
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Source
Copied from https://www.mnsenate.gov/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1250 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota State Senate.