Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Paul Anderson
| Seat | House District 12A |
|---|---|
| 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 | 651-296-4317 |
| Write to | rep.paul.anderson@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
- House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee Co-chair standing
- House Energy Finance and Policy Committee standing
- House State Government Finance and Policy Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 56 as principal author · 120 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 3718Veterinary medicine and veterinary technology practice provisions modified.Enacted100
- HF 2446Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill.Enacted100
- HF 1698Property tax exemption allowed for certain leased land.In House of Representatives committee35
- HF 770Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.Passed House of Representatives committee33
- HF 2103Ammonia, hydrogen, and renewable energy certificate tracking system funding provided; reports required; and money…In House of Representatives committee32
- HF 979Board of Animal Health funding provided, and money appropriated.Passed House of Representatives committee31
- HF 1063Grain buyers financial reporting requirements modified.Passed House of Representatives committee31
- HF 5089Chokio; bridge replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee25
- HF 43Biofuel infrastructure grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee23
- HF 1377Public television grants provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee23
- HF 75Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified.Passed House of Representatives committee23
- HF 711Agricultural education and leadership council grants funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee22
- HF 4910Sanction of driver's license revocation removed for failure to pay child support.In House of Representatives committee21
- HF 3172Rebate from the solid waste management tax for materials removed from the waste stream for recycling, composting, or…In House of Representatives committee21
- HF 4940University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center research and educational dairy facilities funding…In House of Representatives committee20
All 56 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SF 1552, SF 3769, HF 1849, HF 3936, HF 3475, HF 3692, HF 475, HF 2904, HF 3609, HF 4350, HF 289, HF 4048 and 108 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
93rd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 56 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 12 / 2 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 30 ÷ 10.94 = 2.74 |
| Most-authored topics | Agriculture & rural life (30), Business, jobs & the economy (8), Environment, water & wildlife (7) |
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
- John Burkel RHouse 1A 74
- Steve Gander RHouse 1B 52
- Bobbie Harder RHouse 17B 51
- Greg Davids RHouse 26B 42
- Tom Sexton RHouse 19B 41
- Isaac Schultz RHouse 10B 40
- Keith Allen RHouse 19A 39
- Krista Knudsen RHouse 5A 39
- Steve Jacob RHouse 20B 39
- Joe McDonald RHouse 29A 36
“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 12A
- Counties
- Big Stone, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift
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- Senate members sharing a county
- Torrey Westrom (12), Jeff Howe (13), Aric Putnam (14)
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Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
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Source
Copied from https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15301 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.