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Brad Finstad

Brad Finstad

Republican · MN U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

5 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2022

Roles held

  1. Representative 2022 – present MN Republican
  2. Candidate 2026 – present Republican

Years as candidate

  1. 2026
  • role U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 2022
  • role Won a 2022 special election to finish the term of the late Jim Hagedorn
  • role Served three terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009
  • role Appointed USDA Rural Development director for Minnesota in 2017, serving until 2021
  • background Previously an area director for the Minnesota Farm Bureau and agricultural policy advisor to Rep. Mark Kennedy
  • background Operates a family farm

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MN-01 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,030,569 raised
  • $808,055 spent
  • $1,283,923 cash on hand
$2.03M
$1.80M
$829.37K
Itemized (≥ $200)$681.95K
Unitemized (< $200)$147.43K
Other committees (PACs)$966.41K
Transfers from other committees$234.79K
Other receipts$0.01
$808.06K
Operating expenditures$795.51K
Contribution refunds$12.54K
Cash on hand$1.28M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through July 22, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 22, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Brad Finstad campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2022$1,500,244$1,499,979$265
2024$1,975,243$1,914,098$61,409
2026$2,030,569$808,055$1,283,923

Contributions received — 2026 cycle

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $69,994 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $20,016
  • MR PAVING $14,200
  • STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $13,200
  • BURWELL ENTERPRISES $13,200
  • CHRISTENSEN FARMS $12,200
  • KING CAPITAL GROUP $9,900
  • MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC $9,200
  • NADG $9,164
  • MATHIOWETZ CONSTRUCTION $9,138
  • RION $8,831

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $0 supporting · $2,008 opposing · 2 outside groups

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Finstad, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

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