Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Mary Franson
| Seat | House District 12B |
|---|---|
| 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 | 651-296-3201 |
| Write to | rep.mary.franson@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
- House Capital Investment Committee Co-chair standing
- House Health Finance and Policy Committee standing
- House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 40 as principal author · 64 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 719Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.Enacted100
- HF 3131Issuance of cancer-related disability parking certificates authorized.In Senate committee55
- HF 2486Early childhood learning and child protection facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.Passed House of Representatives committee50
- HF 4288Framework rates for family residential services reenacted.In House of Representatives committee39
- HF 4948Plastic bottle excise tax proposed to fund water infrastructure projects, account established, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee33
- HF 3133Physician and medical resident eligibility for loan forgiveness under the health professional education loan…Passed House of Representatives committee29
- HF 3322Plastic bottle excise tax proposed.In House of Representatives committee26
- HF 5101Alexandria; funding provided to furnish and equip a critical access dental clinic, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee24
- HF 4750July 2026 temporary sales tax holiday provided.In House of Representatives committee24
- HF 4566Suspension of medical assistance payments during investigation of kickback fraud permitted, and rulemaking required to…In House of Representatives committee22
- HF 4751Quality Learing Center designated as historic place.In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 2844Spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain…In House of Representatives committee18
- HF 4752Perpich Center for Arts Education renamed.In House of Representatives committee17
- HF 4691Use of motorized waterfowl boats in wildlife management areas allowed under certain conditions.In House of Representatives committee15
- HF 4287Definitions for adult foster care licensing requirements modified.In House of Representatives committee15
All 40 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 1090, HF 82, HF 4595, HF 4250, HF 3965, HF 5040, HF 3513, HF 1011, HF 5, HF 12, HF 4840, HF 1214 and 52 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
72nd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 40 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 4 / 2 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 15 ÷ 10.94 = 1.37 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (8), Children, families & social services (6), Health & mental health (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
- Isaac Schultz RHouse 10B 25
- Krista Knudsen RHouse 5A 24
- Bernie Perryman RHouse 14A 22
- Natalie Zeleznikar RHouse 3B 22
- Cal Warwas RHouse 7B 21
- Dawn Gillman RHouse 17A 19
- Jeff Backer RHouse 9A 19
- Steve Gander RHouse 1B 18
- Kristin Robbins RHouse 37A 16
- John Burkel RHouse 1A 15
“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 12B
- Counties
- Douglas, Pope, Stearns
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- Jordan Rasmusson (9), Torrey Westrom (12), Jeff Howe (13), Aric Putnam (14)
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Source
Copied from https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15347 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.