Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Paul Torkelson
| Seat | House District 15B |
|---|---|
| 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 | 651-296-9303 |
| Write to | rep.paul.torkelson@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 1
- House Ways and Means Committee Co-chair standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 33 as principal author · 19 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 4808Human Services Systems Modernization Advisory Council and a Legislative Commission on Human Services Systems created…Passed House of Representatives committee50
- HF 744Professional development requirements modified for Read Act implementation.In House of Representatives committee43
- HF 4928Lower Sioux Indian Community grant funding provided for renewable energy, reports required, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee32
- HF 3750Requirements governing licenses and license exemptions for crisis nurseries amended, and report required.Passed House of Representatives committee29
- HF 1029Heritable or congenital disorder revision of lists of tests required to be administered for determination of presence.In House of Representatives committee26
- HF 5032Redwood Falls; bridge restoration funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee22
- HF 5033Redwood Falls Municipal Airport improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee22
- HF 3846Lower Sioux Indian Community charter school funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee20
- HF 4927Hanska; new water tower funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 4930Comfrey; stormwater system improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee19
- HF 550Bipartisan Redistricting Commission established, principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional…Passed House of Representatives committee18
- HF 1453Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee17
- HF 4786Assisted living facility design requirements exemption provided.In House of Representatives committee15
- HF 4666Money transferred from the family and medical benefit insurance account to the general fund.In House of Representatives committee15
- HF 3993Amount excluded from the Minnesota taxable estate increased, and conforming changes made.In House of Representatives committee15
All 33 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SF 334, HF 1849, HF 4064, HF 5040, HF 944, HF 1669, HF 5064, HF 1066, HF 1501, HF 3318, HF 2809, HF 3839 and 7 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
27th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 33 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 3 / 0 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 3 ÷ 10.94 = 0.27 |
| Most-authored topics | State government & agencies (5), Children, families & social services (5), Transportation & vehicles (4) |
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
- Paul Anderson RHouse 12A 10
- Erica Schwartz RHouse 18A 8
- Joe McDonald RHouse 29A 8
- Bianca Virnig DFLHouse 52B 7
- John Burkel RHouse 1A 7
- Bernie Perryman RHouse 14A 6
- Bobbie Harder RHouse 17B 6
- Dawn Gillman RHouse 17A 6
- Isaac Schultz RHouse 10B 6
- Keith Allen RHouse 19A 6
“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 15B
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- Blue Earth, Brown, Redwood
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- Gary Dahms (15), Nick Frentz (18), Rich Draheim (22)
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Source
Copied from https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15304 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.