Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Joe McDonald
| Seat | House District 29A |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Centennial Office Building · Second Floor |
| Mailing address | Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Second Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-4336 |
| Write to | rep.joe.mcdonald@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 8, 2013 |
Committees 3
Bills, 2025–2026 session 35 as principal author · 111 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 4295County authorized to approve up to 24 chickens on any lot by ordinance.Passed House of Representatives committee32
- HF 4676Recipients of legacy money required to include alternative text on websites to describe legacy logo.In House of Representatives committee28
- HF 4947Wright County; Trunk Highway 24 intersection improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee22
- HF 4858Sellers required to accept United States currency for purchases.In House of Representatives committee22
- HF 4992Health carriers required to offer reference-based pricing health plans, open-ended promise-to-pay contracts prohibited…In House of Representatives committee21
- HF 4997Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Stewardship Act enacted, covered electronics device manufacturer electronic waste…In House of Representatives committee21
- HF 2298Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee21
- HF 1024Animal feedlots defined.In House of Representatives committee21
- HF 4292Fees charged by commissioner of commerce for license applications and renewals modified.In House of Representatives committee20
- HF 4665Number of proof of residence oaths a person can sign on any election day reduced from eight to two.In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 4386Employee allowed to opt out of participation in paid leave program.In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 3031Upsala Area Historical Society funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 4385Salisbury Bridge rehabilitation funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee14
- HF 2937Use of parenting consultants in family court cases regulated.In House of Representatives committee14
- HF 3205Christopher Columbus statue funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee13
All 35 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 1355, HF 2563, SF 3887, SF 4515, HF 4090, HF 1724, HF 3571, HF 23, HF 1426, HF 5040, HF 944, HF 1168 and 99 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
21st percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 35 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 1 ÷ 10.94 = 0.09 |
| Most-authored topics | State government & agencies (6), Budget & taxes (5), Courts & civil law (5) |
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
- Krista Knudsen RHouse 5A 51
- Dawn Gillman RHouse 17A 49
- Pam Altendorf RHouse 20A 49
- Natalie Zeleznikar RHouse 3B 48
- John Burkel RHouse 1A 47
- Isaac Schultz RHouse 10B 45
- Jimmy Gordon RHouse 28A 44
- Max Rymer RHouse 28B 41
- Steve Jacob RHouse 20B 41
- Bidal Duran RHouse 2A 39
“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 29A
- Counties
- Meeker, Wright
- Find your district
- Who represents me?
- Senate members sharing a county
- Andrew Lang (16), Glenn Gruenhagen (17), Mike Holmstrom (29), Eric Lucero (30)
Official district map: see the official House page.
Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
No lobbyist expenditure reports naming this member are in our data.
Registered lobbyists and the organizations they represent are on our sister site, the Minnesota Lobby Guide.
A reported expenditure is a legal, disclosed activity and does not imply wrongdoing.
Source
Copied from https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15360 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota House of Representatives.