Clare Oumou Verbeten — State Senate District 66

FClare Oumou VerbetenDemocratic

Incumbent state senator, Senate District 66; DFL.

Voted liberally on the scored abortion, gender-identity/ERA/girls'-sports, gun-control, paid-leave/ERA and DFL tax bills. NRA-PVF F; Giffords PAC endorsed; Women Winning endorsed (2026). iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.

• Life: Voted yes on HF 1 (2023 PRO Act); SF 2995 (2023 repeal of statutory abortion restrictions). 0 of 2 recorded votes went the conservative way (0%).
• Family: Voted yes on HF 16 (2023 conversion-therapy ban); HF 146 (2023 trans refuge law); SF 37 (2023 Equal Rights Amendment). 0 of 3 recorded votes went the conservative way (0%).
• Religious liberty: No specific position found; DFL; iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
• 2nd Amendment: Voted yes on SF 2909 (2023 red-flag/background-check public safety bill); HF 2609 (2024 binary-trigger ban); SF 4067 (2026 assault-weapons sales ban). 0 of 3 recorded votes went the conservative way (0%).
• Limited gov’t: Voted yes on HF 2 (2023 paid-leave mandate); SF 37 (2023 Equal Rights Amendment). 0 of 2 recorded votes went the conservative way (0%).
• Fiscal: Voted yes on HF 1938 (2023 DFL tax bill); HF 5247 (2024 DFL tax bill). 0 of 2 recorded votes went the conservative way (0%).

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