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Michael Howard — State House District 51A
Democratic · Minnesota general election, November 3, 2026.
FMichael HowardDemocratic
Incumbent state representative, House District 51A; DFL.
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Incumbent DFL; voted the conservative way on scored roll calls: pro-life 0/3, marriage/gender 0/7, Second Amendment 0/6, limited government 0/2, fiscal 0/2. Did not respond to MCCL's questionnaire; NRA-PVF grade F. Party default applied for religious liberty. iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
- Life: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 3 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2023 PRO Act (HF 1) and the 2023 health bill repealing abortion restrictions (SF 2995); against the 2026 motion to take up the preborn right-to-life amendment (HF 5084).
- Family: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 7 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2023 trans refuge law (HF 146), the 2023 conversion-therapy ban (HF 16), and the 2024 ERA constitutional amendment (SF 37); against the 2025 girls' sports bill (HF 12), the 2026 motion to take up the girls' sports bill (HF 12), the 2026 motion to take up the women's athletics exemption (HF 1233), and the 2026 motion to take up the biological-sex athletics bill (HF 2685).
- Religious liberty: No specific position found; DFL; iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
- 2nd Amendment: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 6 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2023 public safety bill with red-flag/background-check provisions (SF 2909), the 2024 binary-trigger/straw-purchase bill (HF 2609), the 2024 safe-storage mandate (HF 4300), the 2024 lost/stolen firearm reporting mandate (HF 601), the 2026 motion to advance the assault-weapons ban (HF 3433), and the 2026 motion to take up the assault-weapons/magazine bill (HF 5140).
- Limited gov’t: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 2 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2024 ERA constitutional amendment (SF 37) and the 2023 paid-leave mandate (HF 2).
- Fiscal: Voted the conservative way on 0 of 2 recorded votes (0%). Liberal: voted for the 2023 omnibus tax bill (HF 1938) and the 2024 tax omnibus (HF 5247).
Also running for State House District 51A
- BFrank Pafko(R)