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Michelle Fischbach

Michelle Fischbach

Republican · MN U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021

  • Representative MN-7 2021–present

Background

  • role U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district since 2021
  • role Served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 to 2019
  • role Member of the Minnesota Senate from 1996 to 2018, including as its president from 2011 to 2013 and 2017 to 2018
  • role Defeated 30-year incumbent Collin Peterson in the 2020 U.S. House election
  • background Attorney by profession
  • background Born November 3, 1965

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MN-07 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,286,028 raised
  • $777,286 spent
  • $919,823 cash on hand
$1.29M
$1.20M
$470.26K
Itemized (≥ $200)$318.21K
Unitemized (< $200)$152.05K
Other committees (PACs)$729.55K
Transfers from other committees$75.21K
Offsets to expenditures$3.39K
Other receipts$7.61K
$777.29K
Operating expenditures$772.45K
Contribution refunds$1.84K
Other disbursements$3.00K
Cash on hand$919.82K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through July 22, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 22, 2026)

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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.

Michelle Fischbach campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2020$2,588,260$2,552,785$35,475
2022$1,676,573$1,701,043$11,005
2024$2,016,031$1,615,955$411,081
2026$1,286,028$777,286$919,823

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $24,740 ·

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 28
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 159 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 28 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

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  • 5
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

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Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (5)

Issue positions (1)

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

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Fischbach, 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.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Fischbach most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Fischbach connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (187)

Data from Congress.gov

187
Page 1 of 8 · 187 bills
  • HR 10072Hardworking Seniors ActsponsoredAug 9, 2026
  • HR 9618DEF ActcosponsoredJul 8, 2026
  • HR 9588FRAUD ActcosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HRES 1382Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9237Take Care of America’s Veterans ActcosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9025To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the "John Madden Memorial Post Office".cosponsoredMay 25, 2026
  • HRES 1310Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs from fraud, waste, abuse, and improper payments through strengthened program integrity measures, enhanced oversight, and coordinated enforcement actions, and recognizing the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to investigate and prosecute fraud and protect taxpayer dollars and preserve the long-term sustainability of the Nation's health care safety net.cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HRES 1301Supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.cosponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HR 8784Bereaved Parents Rights ActcosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HRES 1274Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect.sponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HRES 1261Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8603Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 29, 2026
  • HR 8415Small Business Tax Cut ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8414DAIRY PRIDE ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8329Form 990 Immigrant Resettlement Schedule ActsponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • HR 8172Federal Benefits Repatriation Verification Act of 2026sponsoredApr 1, 2026
  • HR 8137To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits for the production of, and investment in, certain renewable materials.sponsoredMar 26, 2026
  • HRES 1142Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.sponsoredMar 26, 2026
  • HR 8104Fertilizer Transparency Act of 2026cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HR 8101Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA)cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
  • HR 7824Federal Funds Whistleblower Protection Extension ActsponsoredMar 4, 2026
  • HR 7731To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the income limitation on the exclusion from gross income of any medal or prize money won in competition in the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games.sponsoredFeb 25, 2026
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