Ben Bakeberg — State Senate District 54

ABen BakebergRepublican

Candidate for State Senator, District 54 (Republican); previously MN House 2023-present (District 54B).

Voted conservatively on the scored abortion, gender-identity/ERA/girls'-sports, gun-control, paid-leave/ERA and DFL tax bills. MCCL questionnaire 11Y/0N; NRA-PVF A (NRA-PVF Endorsed) (2026). iVoterGuide rates Conservative.

• Life: Voted yes on HF 25 (2025 pregnancy-center grants); the 2026 motion to take up HF 5084 (preborn right-to-life amendment). Voted no on HF 1 (2023 PRO Act); SF 2995 (2023 repeal of statutory abortion restrictions). 4 of 4 recorded votes went the conservative way (100%).
• Family: Voted yes on HF 12 (2025 girls'-sports bill); the 2026 motion to take up HF 12 (girls' sports); the 2026 motion to take up HF 1233 (women's athletics exemption); the 2026 motion to take up HF 2685 (sex-based athletic teams). Voted no on HF 16 (2023 conversion-therapy ban); HF 146 (2023 trans refuge law); SF 37 (2024 Equal Rights Amendment). 7 of 7 recorded votes went the conservative way (100%).
• Religious liberty: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
• 2nd Amendment: Voted no on SF 2909 (2023 red-flag/background-check public safety bill); HF 2609 (2024 binary-trigger ban); HF 4300 (2024 safe-storage mandate); HF 601 (2024 lost/stolen firearm reporting); the 2026 motion to advance HF 3433 (assault-weapons ban); the 2026 motion to take up HF 5140 (assault-weapons regulation). 6 of 6 recorded votes went the conservative way (100%).
• Limited gov’t: Voted no on HF 2 (2023 paid-leave mandate); SF 37 (2024 Equal Rights Amendment). 2 of 2 recorded votes went the conservative way (100%).
• Fiscal: Voted no on HF 1938 (2023 DFL tax bill); HF 5247 (2024 DFL tax bill). 2 of 2 recorded votes went the conservative way (100%).

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