Minnesota State Senate
Senator John Hoffman
| Seat | Senate District 34 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Capitol office | Room 2111 · Minnesota Senate Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2111, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-4154 |
| Write to | sen.john.hoffman@senate.mn (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
Bills, 2025–2026 session 177 as principal author · 293 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SF 4476Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriationsEnacted100
- SF 4339Certain excavation notice system governing requirements modification and electronic positive response requirement…Enacted100
- SF 476Omnibus Human Services policy billEnacted100
- SF 4273State Patrol compensation study requirements modificationPassed Senate committee48
- SF 2630Governor's Council on an Age-Friendly Minnesota conversion into the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council, codifying existing…Passed Senate committee43
- SF 3899Trunk highway 610 designation as Hortman Memorial Highway and state buildings renaming after Melissa Hortman and Kari…Passed Senate committee39
- SF 3735Criminal penalty increase for impersonating a peace officerPassed Senate committee39
- SF 4256Nursing homes and assisted living facilities consumption and display of alcoholic beverages authorizationPassed Senate committee39
- SR 83A Senate resolution designating May 3 to 9, 2026, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness WeekIn Senate committee38
- SF 1717Working group establishment to develop recommendations for a Melissa and Mark Hortman state park in the Capitol AreaPassed Senate committee37
- SF 4073Marked Trunk Highway 610 designation as Hortman Memorial HighwayPassed Senate committee37
- SF 4662Melissa Hortman State Office Building memorial appropriationPassed Senate committee37
- SF 4235Removal requirement of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the publicPassed Senate committee37
- SF 1131Minnesota Massage Therapy and Asian Bodywork Therapy ActPassed Senate committee37
- SF 3755Housing stabilization services repealer provision, commissioners authority to terminate or modify the medical…Passed Senate committee36
All 177 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 2115, HF 3404, HF 3556, SF 1251, HF 3379, HF 1270, HF 4102, HF 4493, HF 4546, SF 3593, HF 2434, SF 3969 and 281 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
91st percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 170 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 26 / 3 / 3 |
| … became law | 3 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 53 ÷ 24.91 = 2.13 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (72), Children, families & social services (72), Health & mental health (46) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Jim Abeler RSenate 35 159
- Paul Utke RSenate 5 52
- Erin Maye Quade DFLSenate 56 36
- Bill Lieske RSenate 58 32
- Liz Boldon DFLSenate 25 32
- Rob Kupec DFLSenate 4 31
- Alice Mann DFLSenate 50 30
- Grant Hauschild DFLSenate 3 30
- Omar Fateh DFLSenate 62 25
- Glenn Gruenhagen RSenate 17 24
“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 34
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Source
Copied from https://www.mnsenate.gov/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1205 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota State Senate.