Minnesota State Senate
Senator Paul Utke
| Seat | Senate District 5 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 2403 · Minnesota Senate Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2403, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-9651 |
| Write to | sen.paul.utke@mnsenate.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee Ranking member standing
- Senate Higher Education Committee standing
- Senate Human Services Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 82 as principal author · 154 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SF 3402Community health board medical consultant acceptable professions to serve modificationEnacted100
- SF 4551Providers, vendors, and individuals seeking to receive public money for providing services submission of proof of…Passed Senate committee39
- SF 4157Short-term rental guarantees and reimbursement insurance policies provision and regulationPassed Senate committee37
- SF 4783Suspension of medical assistance payments during investigation of kickback fraud authorization provisionIn Senate committee34
- SF 4162City of Cass Lake fire station bond issue and appropriationIn Senate committee31
- SF 260Wellness in the Woods grant appropriationPassed Senate committee30
- SF 5230Single dental administrator for the medical assistance program implementation delayIn Senate committee24
- SF 4550Legislative working group on intellectual and developmental disabilities creationIn Senate committee24
- SF 4057Express statement requirement of application to the county-administrated rural medical assistance (CARMA) program for a…In Senate committee22
- SF 4210City of Frazee North River Drive improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorizationIn Senate committee22
- SF 4260Disability waiver rate system inflationary adjustments modifications and conforming changes provisionsIn Senate committee22
- SF 5103Contractual provisions prohibition between hospitals and health plan companiesIn Senate committee20
- SF 3325HealthcareMN grant appropriationIn Senate committee20
- SF 3102Baxter WonderTrek Children's Museum appropriationIn Senate committee20
- SF 463Penalties increase for creating, distributing, and possessing sexually explicit materials involving childrenIn Senate committee20
All 82 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 129, SF 3720, SF 476, HF 3972, SF 4515, SF 3587, SF 962, SF 3840, SF 3755, SF 3780, SF 4263, SF 3733 and 142 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
88th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 79 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 4 / 1 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 13 ÷ 6.18 = 2.10 |
| Most-authored topics | Children, families & social services (47), Health & mental health (31), Budget & taxes (21) |
Senate 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 Hoffman DFLSenate 34 52
- Jim Abeler RSenate 35 51
- Glenn Gruenhagen RSenate 17 34
- Rob Kupec DFLSenate 4 29
- Liz Boldon DFLSenate 25 27
- Mark Koran RSenate 28 22
- Bill Lieske RSenate 58 21
- Jordan Rasmusson RSenate 9 20
- Rich Draheim RSenate 22 20
- Alice Mann DFLSenate 50 19
“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 5
- Counties
- Becker, Cass, Hubbard, Morrison, Todd, Wadena
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- Matt Bliss (2B), Jim Joy (4B), Krista Knudsen (5A), Mike Wiener (5B), Ben Davis (6A), Ron Kresha (10A), Isaac Schultz (10B)
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Source
Copied from https://www.mnsenate.gov/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1218 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota State Senate.