Candidate Profiles: U.S. House of Representatives

The candidates on your ballot for this race will depend on which Congressional District you live in. To find your Congressional District, put your address in here. You can also find your current representative by putting in your address here.

See the responses to our candidate questionnaire for these races here.

*Denotes incumbent

U.S. Representative District 1

Brad Finstad*

Party: Republican

Policy Stances:

• Guns
  • Pro-Gun
  • Brad Finstad firmly supports Americans Second Amendment rights and will strongly defend them in Congress. He will oppose any liberal efforts to restrict your access to guns.
• Reproductive Justice
  • Pro-Life
  • Brad is proud to defend the sanctity of life and he will fight to protect all unborn human beings.

Brian Abrahamson

Party: Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis

Policy Stances:

• Reproductive Justice
  • Brian is also a Pro Choice candidate, and will support a woman’s right to choose clean healthcare options.

Jeff Ettinger

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Policy Stances:

• LGBTQ+ Rights
  • I am opposed to any laws that would turn a woman or her doctor into criminals. As a member of Congress, I will lead the fight to pass legislation codifying Roe v. Wade into national law, so that no state can block a woman’s right to choose.

Richard B. Reisdorf

Party: Legal Marijuana Now

Policy Stances:

• Environment
  • Drastically Reduce Air, Water, and Soil Pollution
  • End the Production of Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power Plants
• Voting Rights
  • Initiate Instant Run-off Voting and Proportional Representation

U.S. Representative District 2

Angie Craig*

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Policy Stances:

• Environment
  • I’ve supported bold action to strengthen our renewable energy sources, create sustainable jobs well into the future and tackle climate change head on. I voted for and helped pass the largest piece of climate change legislation in the history of the country as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
• Guns
  • I’m a gun owner and supporter of the Second Amendment, but that support goes hand in hand with doing everything I can to keep our children and our communities safe from gun violence.
  • I voted for universal background checks, including guns sold online and through private sales.
• Public Safety
  • I’m working to ensure that our police officers have all the tools, resources and funding they need to do their important work.
• Reproductive Justice
  • I voted to codify Roe v. Wade at the federal level to protect and restore the right to choose.
  • I helped pass the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act to protect the right to travel for abortion care.

Tyler Kistner

Party: Republican

Policy Stances:

• Ethnic Studies
  • Critical race theory is not an acceptable education system, especially not for our elementary school students. Students should be taught to work together, not to be segregated and divided by race.
• Guns
  • I am 100% pro-2nd Amendment. I firmly believe the Founding Fathers implemented the 2nd Amendment most importantly for self-protection.
• Public Safety
  • The “defund the police” movement has made America more dangerous and our communities less safe for Minnesotans and their families.
  • Recruitment and retention is crucial in our Police and Sheriff Departments having the ability to reduce crime and keep our neighborhoods safe.
• Reproductive Justice
  • Personally, I’m pro-life, with exceptions for the victims of rape and incest and to protect the life of the mother.

U.S. Representative District 3

Dean Phillips*

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Policy Stances:

• Environment
  • In Congress, Dean has been a vocal advocate for legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate the effects of climate change, and create more resilient communities.
• Guns
  • Dean is both a gun owner and a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, where he has sought and supported bipartisan solutions to address our nation’s gun violence epidemic.
• Public Safety
  • Dean has been a vocal proponent of efforts to provide police departments with the funding necessary to recruit and retain the best and the brightest, ensure access to appropriate training and equipment, and rethink our approach to mental health and substance abuse-related emergencies.
• Reproductive Justice
  • Dean is a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus in Congress and he believes patients—not politicians—should have the freedom to make personal decisions about their own health, including when it comes to reproductive health.

Tom Weiler

Party: Republican

Policy Stances:

• Ethnic Studies
  • Curriculums that focus on teaching all subjects at all times through a prism of race and division do not serve our children well. Rather, they seed further division.
• Public Safety
  • I will never vote to eliminate Qualified Immunity for law enforcement. I will fight to ensure our law enforcement professionals have the resources they need to provide the safety and security our community deserves.
• Reproductive Justice
  • I welcomed the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Dobbs decision. I will oppose laws that seek to legalize the intentional taking of a human life.
  • I will defend life and support laws that limit abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, and life of the woman.

U.S. Representative District 4

Betty McCollum*

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Policy Stances:

• Environment 
  • I am a proud co-sponsor of the Green New Deal and I will work to ban copper-sulfide mining in the Rainy River watershed to ensure the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is protected forever.
• Guns
  • I support banning assault weapons, requiring background checks for all gun purchases, banning the sale of high capacity magazines, and a prohibition on the federal transfer of military weapons to police departments.

May Lor Xiong

Party: Republican

Policy Stances:

• Public Safety
  • I believe we must have good common-sense laws to live in a well ordered and safe society and we must support our law enforcement.

U.S. Representative District 5

Cicely Davis

Party: Republican

Policy Stances:

• Public Safety
  • I will work to re-build our police force, provide common sense solutions to crime, support first responders, and commit to making CD-5 and Minneapolis a safe place to live, work, and visit

Ilhan Omar*

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Policy Stances:

• Environment
  • We must build a green society, invest in alternative energy sources and energy efficiency programs.
    I introduced the Zero Waste Act
• Guns
  • Ban the sale of assault weapons
    Prevent convicted domestic and animal abusers from accessing guns
    Close the gun show loophole and require background checks for every single firearm sale
• LGBTQ+ Rights
  • I will fight in Congress to uplift the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community, especially when that intersects with other marginalized identities.
    I will fight to end the epidemic of bullying and violence against queer youth.
• Public Safety
  • Fund preventative and diversionary programs, specifically focusing on ending the school-to-prison pipeline
    Ban all racial profiling by federal, state, and local agencies​
• Reproductive Justice
  • Ensure access to contraception at no cost.
    Provide abortion coverage and care regardless of income or insurance.
    Eliminate the Hyde Amendment
• Voting Rights
  • Restore voting rights to felons nationwide
    Protect the Voting Rights Act
    Make Election Day a national holiday
    Automatically register every 18-year old to vote

U.S. Representative District 6

Jeanne Hendricks

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Policy Stances:

• Environment
  • We must transform the climate change discussion from the anti-business narrative of excessive regulation to one that creates partnerships which will lead to economic incentives and policies to protect our environment.
• Guns
  • I support the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but recognize the need to protect our communities from violent criminals and those challenged by their mental health.
  • I will introduce common-sense gun safety legislation
• LGBTQ+ Rights
  • I will support equal rights for all people and continue to support the advancement and non-discrimination in the LGBTQ+ community
• Public Safety
  • I do not support defunding the police.
  • I will co-sponsor legislation that will provide funding for police agencies that adopt and practice proactive, community-oriented and problem-solving oriented policing.
• Reproductive Justice
  • I strongly support a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions.
• Voting Rights
  • I believe that every eligible American voter should be allowed to vote at no charge, conveniently, without long delays; without discrimination, regardless of socioeconomic status, in a safe and secure atmosphere, and if necessary, by a secure and reliable mail-in ballot.
    I believe that we should have voter IDs that are free, reliable and convenient, and easy to obtain.

Tom Emmer*

Party: Republican

Policy Stances:

• No selected policy areas were addressed

U.S. Representative District 7

Jill Abahsain

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Policy Stances:

• Environment
  • A clean environment is essential to the quality of life in western Minnesota and we need to protect it.

Michelle Fischbach*

Party: Republican

Policy Stances:

• Guns
  • I will stand up to efforts by the radical left to abolish the Second Amendment and confiscate guns from law-abiding citizens. I will defend the Constitution and vote to protect the right of every lawful gun owner in the United States to keep America free.
• Public Safety
  • Backing the Blue
• Reproductive Justice
  • I will stand up to efforts by the radical left to promote infanticide and taxpayer-funded abortions for illegal immigrants. I am proudly pro-life and will always support legislation that protects innocent human life at all stages.

Travis “Bull” Johnson

Party: Legal Marijuana Now

Policy Stances:

• Guns
  • The 2nd Amendment allows us the right to bear arms without infringement. It provides for our security, and is what keeps our Government honest.

U.S. Representative District 8

Jen Schultz

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Policy Stances:

• Environment
  • I see an amazing opportunity for Northern Minnesota to be at the forefront of addressing climate change.
  • Building dependable green infrastructure that reduces our reliance on volatile, autocratic regimes.
• Guns
  • I agree with the majority of Americans who support a ban on assault weapons. I also agree with the over 90% of Americans who favor background checks for any gun purchase made, checks that include criminal history and relevant mental health history.
• LGBTQ+ Rights
  • We need to ensure folks have hassle-free access to contraception and quality sex education. Our LGBTQ+ community, and especially the transgender community, must have access to healthcare that covers gender-affirming care.
• Public Safety
  • I support law enforcement. I am opposed to defunding the police—the police need to be fully funded.
    Law enforcement agencies should be supported in their efforts to expand and enhance their community policing efforts, and to hire officers that demographically reflect the communities they serve.
• Reproductive Justice
  • In Congress, I will fight to prevent us from going back to a time when access to quality reproductive care was only available to the wealthy.

Pete Stauber*

Party: Republican

Policy Stances:

• Environment
  • We need to end the war on American energy and promote North American oil by supporting worthy projects like Line 3 and Keystone XL. We need to fight for mining our natural resources right here in the 8th district and reduce our critical mineral dependence on foreign adversaries.
• Guns
  • Pete is committed to protecting the 2nd Amendment guaranteeing your right to defend your family and your home.
• Public Safety
  • Pete is fighting in Congress to ensure we provide our law enforcement with the resources they need to keep our communities safe.
• Reproductive Justice
  • Pete will always stand for the unborn and strongly opposes any efforts to use taxpayer funds for abortion.