{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Mary Franson | image = Mary Franson.jpg | state_house = Minnesota | district = 12B | prior_term = 8B (2013-2022), 11B (2011–2013) | term_start = January 4, 2011 | term_end = | preceded = Mary Ellen Otremba | succeeded = | party = Republican Party of Minnesota | birth_name = Mary Bensoni | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|03|01}} | birth_place = Saginaw, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = University of Minnesota Duluth | profession = Child care provider, legislator | children = Three (Helena, Karl, Kahllin) }}

'''Mary Franson''' (born March 1, 1977) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 12B, which includes portions of Douglas, Stearns and Pope Counties in west-central Minnesota. Franson is a licensed child care provider and a former employee of AT&T.<ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15347 |title=Legislator Record: Franson, Mary |publisher=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |access-date=November 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fransonforstatehouse.com/meet-mary/ |title=Meet Mary |publisher=Franson for State House |access-date=November 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211121653/http://fransonforstatehouse.com/meet-mary/ |archive-date=February 11, 2013 }}</ref>

== Early life and education == Franson graduated from AlBrook High School in Saginaw and the University of Minnesota Duluth in Duluth with a B.A. in psychology and humanities. She and her family live in Alexandria.<ref name="state1"/>

== Political career == Franson was first elected to the House in 2010, succeeding Mary Ellen Otremba, who did not seek reelection.

On election night, November 6, 2012, Franson had a one-vote margin of victory, triggering an automatic recount under Minnesota law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/11/07/1-vote-separates-candidates-in-mn-district-8b/ |title=1 Vote Separates Candidates In MN District 8B |publisher=CBS Minnesota |date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=November 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=204C.35 |title=2012 Minnesota Statutes: 204C.35 Federal, State, and Judicial Races |publisher=The Office of the Revisor of Statutes |access-date=November 23, 2012}}</ref> After 32 voters received ballots for the incorrect race and three additional voters were not accounted for, a judge ruled that 35 ballots should be pulled from the total at random. The new ballots were counted, and Franson had a 12-vote lead. Challenger Bob Cunniff conceded on November 29.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bierschbach|first=Briana|title=Republican Mary Franson wins House race by 12 votes|url=http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/11/republican-mary-franson-wins-house-race-by-12-votes/|newspaper=Politics in Minnesota|date=November 29, 2012}}</ref>

As of 2026, Franson has won eight straight House terms.

Franson has served on several committees during her legislative career, including Health and Human Services Finance, Early Childhood Finance and Policy, Higher Education Finance & Policy, Health & Human Services Reform, and Aging & Long-Term Care Policy. She chaired the Subcommittee on Childcare Access & Affordability.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=15347|title=Franson, Mary|publisher=Minnesota Legislative Member Record|access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>

==Political positions == === Abortion === In 2017, Franson authored a bill to ban any funds from state-funded healthcare programs from being used for abortions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2017/04/mn-house-passes-pair-of-abortion-bills/ |title=MN House passes pair of abortion bills |publisher=MPR News |date=April 24, 2017 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref> The bill passed both houses of the legislature, but Governor Mark Dayton vetoed it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.echopress.com/news/4265029-dayton-vetoes-fransons-anti-abortion-bill |title=Dayton vetoes Franson's anti-abortion bill |publisher=Alexandria Echo Press |date=May 10, 2017 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref>

=== Child care === A former childcare provider, Franson has authored multiple bills on childcare-related issues. She was a vocal opponent of an executive order issued by Governor Dayton allowing for the unionization of childcare providers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theosakisreview.com/event/article/id/8170/group/News/ |title=Franson says move to unionize day care providers would hurt small businesses, families |publisher=The Osakis Review |date=November 18, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918113134/http://www.theosakisreview.com/event/article/id/8170/group/News/ |archive-date=September 18, 2012 }}</ref> In May 2018, Franson called<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-republicans-call-for-crackdown-on-child-care-assistance-fraud/482706321/ |title=Minnesota Republicans call for crackdown on child-care assistance fraud |publisher=Minneapolis StarTribune |date=May 15, 2018 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref> for the state to take action against childcare fraud uncovered by KMSP-TV.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fox9.com/news/investigators/millions-of-dollars-in-suitcases-fly-out-of-msp-but-why |title=Millions of dollars in suitcases fly out of MSP, but why? |publisher=KMSP/Fox 9 |date=May 13, 2018 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref> That month, Dayton signed into law a bill authored by Franson that unanimously passed both of Minnesota's legislative houses. The bill cut regulations on childcare providers that were viewed as burdensome.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.echopress.com/news/government-and-politics/4450864-fransons-bill-cut-childcare-regulations-signed-law |title=Franson's bill to cut childcare regulations is signed into law |publisher=Alexandria Echo Press |date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref>

=== Environment === On April 20, 2012, Franson objected to the opening prayer on the House floor, in which House Chaplain Francis Grady mentioned Earth Day and tied it to the Gulf oil spill. She tweeted that the prayer "may as well been dedicated to 'Mother Earth', coincidence? I think not. 2nd offensive prayer in a month."<ref>{{cite web|last=Stassen-Berger |first=Rachel E. |url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/148279585.html |title=Rep. Franson tweets that Friday's House prayer was 'offensive' |publisher=Star Tribune |date=April 20, 2012 |access-date=November 23, 2012}}</ref>

In June 2018, Franson was one of four Republican legislators who secured state funding to help clean up two lakes in Alexandria, Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.echopress.com/news/government-and-politics/4465158-lake-cleanup-plan-moves-forward |title=Lake cleanup plan moves forward |publisher=Alexandria Echo Press |date=June 28, 2018 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref>

=== Climate change === During a On March 24, 2026, Minnesota House capital investment committee discussion about future weather trends and infrastructure, Franson, who co-chairs the committee, made comments denying climate change: "My faith is not in climate change. It's not in scientists dictating what we should and should not do to save the environment. Because my faith is in Jesus Christ. [...] And if you've read the good book, you know how it ends. It's not with climate change."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/franson-denies-climate-change-because-of-jesus/ |title=Minnesota Rep Denies Climate Change Because Her "Faith is in Jesus Christ" |publisher=Inquisitr |date=March 26, 2026 |access-date=March 27, 2026}}</ref> {{Unreliable source?|date=May 2026}}

=== Free speech === On September 27, 2024, Franson sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, claiming the state's ban on deepfakes and AI-generated content was a violation of the United States' First Amendment protections of political speech and parody.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Murphy|first1=Mary|title=Minnesota representative sues Keith Ellison, says deepfake ban violates First Amendment|url=https://www.twincities.com/2024/10/04/minnesota-representative-sues-keith-ellison-says-deepfake-ban-violates-first-amendment/|publisher=St. Paul Pioneer Press|access-date=November 15, 2024|date=October 6, 2024}}</ref>

=== Gun control === After the March for Our Lives demonstration on March 24, 2018, Franson authored and shared several posts on Facebook that critics claimed were comparing the survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting to the Hitler Youth.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mullen|first1=Mike|title=Rep. Mary Franson compares 'March for Our Lives' kids to Hitler Youth|url=http://www.citypages.com/news/rep-mary-franson-compares-march-for-our-lives-kids-to-hitler-youth/478026603|publisher=City Pages|access-date=March 27, 2018|date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> On March 27, Franson said she did not intend to link the protesters to Hitler Youth.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Van Berkel|first1=Jessie|title=Rep. Mary Franson's Facebook posts appear to link March for Our Lives participants to Hitler Youth|url=http://www.startribune.com/rep-mary-franson-s-facebook-posts-appear-to-link-march-for-our-lives-participants-to-hitler-youth/478086313/|publisher=Star Tribune|access-date=March 27, 2018|date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> On March 28, she apologized and said, "Because of the timing of my posts, I now understand why it appears that I was making a comparison."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Woltman|first1=Nick|title=Franson apologizes for controversial Facebook posts about Parkland students|url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/03/28/franson-apologizes-for-controversial-facebook-posts-about-parkland-students/|publisher=Twin Cities Pioneer Press|access-date=March 28, 2018|date=March 28, 2018}}</ref>

=== Healthcare === Franson authored a bill protecting up to $25,000 of an individual's healthcare saving from debt collectors. The bill was passed unanimously by both Minnesota legislative houses and signed into law by Governor Dayton on May 3, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.echopress.com/news/government-and-politics/4442731-franson-bill-protects-healthcare-savings |title=Franson bill protects healthcare savings |publisher=Alexandria Echo Press |date=May 9, 2018 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref>

On July 1, 2018, a law authored by Franson requiring the licensing of athletic trainers took effect in Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/minnesota/southwestminneapolis/new-laws-minnesota-effective-july-2018 |title=New Laws In Minnesota Effective July 2018 |publisher=Southwest Minneapolis Patch |date=July 12, 2018 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref>

Franson authored a bill to ban female genital mutilation in Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fox9.com/news/politics/female-genital-mutilation-bill-passes-minnesota-house |title=Female genital mutilation bill passes Minnesota House |publisher=KMSP/Fox 9 |date=May 15, 2018 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/04/09/women-share-stories-of-genital-mutilation |title=Women share stories of genital mutilation, support bill to fight the procedure |publisher=MPR News |date=April 9, 2018 |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref>

=== LGBT issues === Franson was one of the authors of a bill, introduced on April 28, 2011, seeking to amend the Minnesota State Constitution to define marriage as being "recognized as only a union between one man and one woman."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1613&ssn=0&y=2011 |title=HF 1613: Marriage recognized as only a union between one man and one woman, and constitutional amendment proposed |date=April 28, 2011}}</ref>

On April 8, 2014, Franson characterized an anti-bullying bill as "fascism" and an "attack on the Bible and conservative Christians."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rupar|first1=Aaron|title=Mary Franson characterizes anti-bullying bill as "fascism," GLBT community as "special interest" [VIDEO]|url=http://www.citypages.com/news/mary-franson-characterizes-anti-bullying-bill-as-fascism-glbt-community-as-special-interest-video-6535409|publisher=City Pages|access-date=March 27, 2018|date=April 9, 2014}}</ref>

On November 9, 2017, after transgender politicians Andrea Jenkins and Phillipe Cunningham were elected to the Minneapolis City Council, Franson tweeted, "A guy who thinks he's a girl is still a guy with a mental health condition."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/10/after-minneapolis-election-lawmaker-criticized-for-anti-transgender-tweet/ |title=After Minneapolis election, lawmaker criticized for anti-transgender tweet |date=November 10, 2017 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> The tweet was criticized by state lawmakers, many of whom pointed out that being transgender is not considered a mental illness by the American Psychological Association. Franson posted a defiant apology on Facebook, saying that she did "not apologize for not conforming to the PC world where I'm supposed to go along with fantasy and participate in it. This isn't the first time I've offended the social justice warriors and it won't be the last."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2017/11/11/anti-transgender-tweet-draws-criticism-minnesota-lawmaker/855059001/ |title=Anti-transgender tweet draws criticism for Minnesota lawmaker |date=November 11, 2017 |newspaper=SC Times |access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref>

=== Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) === {{See also|Operation Metro Surge}}

During the winter of 2025–2026, Franson supported the ICE operations in Minnesota. She said the heavy increase in law enforcement was justified; that ICE would target only bad people; and that law-abiding citizens had nothing to fear. When asked by a reporter about President Trump calling Somali immigrants "garbage people", she said, "If you are defrauding our government, our state, our taxpayers, you are garbage."<ref>FOX 9 Staff. (n.d.). Minnesota Republicans respond to ICE operations, Trump 'garbage' comments. FOX 9. https://www.fox9.com/news/how-mn-republicans-responding-trumps-somalis-garbage-comment</ref><ref>Faircloth, R. (2025, December 28). Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the DFL are tapping influencers to spread their message. Star Tribune. https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-gov-tim-walz-and-the-dfl-are-tapping-influencers-to-spread-their-message/601546526</ref> After the killing of Renée Good, Franson still defended ICE, saying that childcare-related fraud was a more important story to follow. She also defended ICE's tactics, saying she believed that ICE was targeting only bad people and Good was interfering.<ref>Tolkkinen, K. (2026, January 16). Tolkkinen: Who did ICE take from a Perham company? The agency wouldn't tell me. Star Tribune. https://www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-who-did-ice-take-from-a-perham-company-the-agency-wouldnt-tell-me/601564275 [startribune.com]</ref>

== Electoral history == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |+ Summary of the 2010 General Election for House District 11B<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/2010-11-02-g-man.pdf |title=Minnesota Legislative Manual 2011–2012 |chapter=Ten: Minnesota Votes – Minnesota Election Results 2010 |date=November 2, 2010 |publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library |page=536 |access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 | Party ! Candidate ! Votes ! colspan=2 | Percentage |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | '''Republican''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''Mary Franson''' | style="text-align:right;" | 7,798 | style="text-align:right;" | 48.85% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 48.85%; background: {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | style="text-align:left;" | Amy L. Hunter | style="text-align:right;" | 5,147 | style="text-align:right;" | 32.25% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 32.25%; background: {{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:left;" | Bert Pexsa | style="text-align:right;" | 2,680 | style="text-align:right;" | 16.79% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 16.79%; background: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |+ Summary of the 2012 General Election for House District 8B<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/2012-11-06-g-man.pdf |title=Minnesota Legislative Manual 2013–2014 |chapter=Ten: Minnesota Elections 2014 |date=November 6, 2012 |publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library |page=544 |access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 | Party ! Candidate ! Votes ! colspan=2 | Percentage |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | '''Republican''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''Mary Franson''' | style="text-align:right;" | 10,642 | style="text-align:right;" | 47.52% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 47.52%; background: {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | style="text-align:left;" | Bob Cunniff | style="text-align:right;" | 10,630 | style="text-align:right;" | 47.47% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 47.47%; background: {{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |+ Summary of the 2014 General Election for House District 8B<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/2014-11-04-g-man.pdf |title=Minnesota Legislative Manual 2015–2016 |chapter=Minnesota Elections 2014 |date=November 4, 2014 |publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library |page=542 |access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 | Party ! Candidate ! Votes ! colspan=2 | Percentage |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | '''Republican''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''Mary Franson''' | style="text-align:right;" | 9,270 | style="text-align:right;" | 58.41% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 58.41%; background: {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | style="text-align:left;" | Jay Sieling | style="text-align:right;" | 6,565 | style="text-align:right;" | 41.36% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 41.36%; background: {{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |+ Summary of the 2016 General Election for House District 8B<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/2016-11-08-g-man.pdf |title=Minnesota Legislative Manual 2017–2018 |chapter=Minnesota Elections 2016 |date=November 8, 2016 |publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library |page=530 |access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 | Party ! Candidate ! Votes ! colspan=2 | Percentage |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | '''Republican''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''Mary Franson''' | style="text-align:right;" | 14,749 | style="text-align:right;" | 64.87% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 64.87%; background: {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | style="text-align:left;" | Gail Kulp | style="text-align:right;" | 7,962 | style="text-align:right;" | 35.02% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 35.02%; background: {{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |+ Summary of the 2018 General Election for House District 8B<ref>{{cite book |url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/115?districtid=370 |title=Minnesota Election Results - Results for State Representative District 8B - Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State |date=November 7, 2018 |access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 | Party ! Candidate ! Votes ! colspan=2 | Percentage |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | '''Republican''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''Mary Franson''' | style="text-align:right;" | 11,831 | style="text-align:right;" | 62.04% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 64.87%; background: {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | style="text-align:left;" | Gail Kulp | style="text-align:right;" | 7,231 | style="text-align:right;" | 37.92% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 35.02%; background: {{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |+ Summary of the 2020 General Election for House District 8B<ref>{{cite book |url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ersElectionId=136&scenario=StateRepresentative |title=Index - Election Results |date=November 19, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 | Party ! Candidate ! Votes ! colspan=2 | Percentage |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | '''Republican''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''Mary Franson''' | style="text-align:right;" | 17,307 | style="text-align:right;" | 68.03% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 64.87%; background: {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | style="text-align:left;" | Carol Wenner | style="text-align:right;" | 8,101 | style="text-align:right;" | 31.84% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 35.02%; background: {{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |+ Summary of the 2022 General Election for House District 12B<ref>{{cite book |url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/Index?ErsElectionId=149&scenario=StateRepresentative&districtCode=12B |title=Index - Election Results |date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 | Party ! Candidate ! Votes ! colspan=2 | Percentage |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | '''Republican''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''Mary Franson''' | style="text-align:right;" | 13,756 | style="text-align:right;" | 69.89% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 69.89%; background: {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | style="text-align:left;" | Jeremy Vinar | style="text-align:right;" | 5,908 | style="text-align:right;" | 30.02% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 30.02%; background: {{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |+ Summary of the 2024 General Election for House District 12B<ref>{{cite book |url=https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/results/Index?ErsElectionId=170&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=378&show=Go |title=Index - Election Results |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=November 8, 2024}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan=2 | Party ! Candidate ! Votes ! colspan=2 | Percentage |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | '''Republican''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''Mary Franson''' | style="text-align:right;" | 18,571 | style="text-align:right;" | 76.73% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 76.73%; background: {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"| | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | style="text-align:left;" | Judd Hoff<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/04/15/state-dfl-disavows-candidate-judd-hoff-in-minnesota-house-race-with-criminal-past |title=Republicans criticize, state DFL disavows candidate in Minnesota House race with criminal past |publisher=MPR News |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=November 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.echopress.com/news/charges-filed-against-wendy-and-judd-hoff-in-douglas-county |title=DFL committee rescinds endorsement of Judd Hoff after alleged sign thefts |publisher=Alexandria Echo Press |date=August 11, 2024 |access-date=November 8, 2024}}</ref>

| style="text-align:right;" | 4,946 | style="text-align:right;" | 20.44% | style="text-align:right;" | <div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="width: 30.44%; background: {{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}; font-size: 10px; line-height: 20px;">&nbsp;</div></div> |}

== References == {{reflist|30em}}

== External links == {{MN-legdb|15347}} * [https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15347 Rep. Franson Web Page] * [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=123109 Project Votesmart - Rep. Mary Franson profile] * [https://teamfranson.com/ Mary Franson Campaign website] * [https://twitter.com/RepMaryFranson Official Twitter page]

{{Current members of the Minnesota House of Representatives}}

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