Minnesota State Senate
Senator Jen McEwen
| Seat | Senate District 8 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Capitol office | Room 3217 · Minnesota Senate Building |
| Mailing address | Room 3217, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-4188 |
| Write to | sen.jennifer.mcewen@senate.mn (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 4
- Senate Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Labor Committee Chair standing
- Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate Committee standing
- Senate Transportation Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 95 as principal author · 106 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SF 37202026 recommendations adoption of the Workers' Compensation Advisory CouncilEnacted100
- SF 2373Omnibus Labor policy billPassed both chambers67
- SF 4014Natural person requirement to be present when a commercial motor vehicle is operated by an automated driving systemPassed Senate committee39
- SF 906Greater Minnesota housing infrastructure program appropriationPassed Senate committee31
- SF 5278Covered employers providing commuter benefits to covered employees requirement provisionIn Senate committee28
- SF 3407Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adoptionPassed Senate committee28
- SF 4060Quality service wage requirement for covered airport or related location workersPassed Senate committee27
- SF 1744Environmental review and issuing of nonferrous sulfide ore mining permits, licenses, or leases to bad actors…In Senate committee24
- SF 5074Employer requirement to provide notice to employees of federal immigration inspectionIn Senate committee24
- SF 4122Lead service line replacement grants appropriationIn Senate committee23
- SF 5197Duluth office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation grant appropriationIn Senate committee22
- SF 5116Certain residential homestead property state general levy establishment provision and certain cities city aid formula…In Senate committee22
- SF 1598Prohibition removal on banning merchant bagsPassed Senate committee21
- SF 5075Early retirement reduction factors modification for annuity commencement before retirement ageIn Senate committee20
- SF 3798Children's museum competitive grants from the arts and cultural heritage fund eligibility clarificationIn Senate committee20
All 95 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 1143, HF 3228, SF 1714, SF 3868, SF 4745, SF 4525, HF 1723, HF 3731, SF 5277, SF 3857, SF 4296, SF 2442 and 94 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
59th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 94 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 8 / 2 / 2 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 21 ÷ 24.91 = 0.84 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (49), Business, jobs & the economy (17), State government & agencies (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
- Grant Hauschild DFLSenate 3 45
- Ann Johnson Stewart DFLSenate 45 31
- John Marty DFLSenate 40 27
- Scott Dibble DFLSenate 61 27
- Erin Maye Quade DFLSenate 56 25
- Liz Boldon DFLSenate 25 25
- Mary Kunesh DFLSenate 39 17
- Foung Hawj DFLSenate 67 15
- Zaynab Mohamed DFLSenate 63 15
- Lindsey Port DFLSenate 55 12
“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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Source
Copied from https://www.mnsenate.gov/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1241 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota State Senate.