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Tom Emmer

Tom Emmer

Republican · MN U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

12 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2015

  • Representative MN-6 2015–present

Background

  • role Majority whip in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023
  • role Represented Minnesota's 6th congressional district since 2015
  • role Served three terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011
  • role Chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee from 2019 to 2023
  • role Lost the 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election to Mark Dayton by less than half a percentage point
  • background Attorney and lobbyist by background

Campaign finance

2020 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MN-06 · 2026 General Election

  • $2,845,770 raised
  • $2,579,117 spent
  • $448,839 cash on hand
$2.85M
$2.50M
$1.01M
Itemized (≥ $200)$695.45K
Unitemized (< $200)$309.72K
Other committees (PACs)$1.49M
Transfers from other committees$329.93K
Offsets to expenditures$17.69K
Other receipts$183.34
$2.58M
Operating expenditures$1.58M
Contribution refunds$23.82K
Transfers to other committees$282.00
Other disbursements$970.25K
Cash on hand$448.84K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2020 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2020)

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.

Tom Emmer campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2014$2,049,150$2,030,950$18,200
2016$1,887,294$1,767,928$137,565
2018$2,216,247$2,171,626$182,186
2020$2,845,770$2,579,117$448,839
2022$4,431,685$4,234,898$645,627
2024$8,158,685$7,115,861$1,688,452
2026$9,786,064$6,978,508$4,496,007

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.

  • 9
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 34 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 9 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

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 2
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Tom Emmer. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

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 (2)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

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 Emmer, 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 Emmer most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (43)

Data from Congress.gov

43
Page 1 of 2 · 43 bills
  • HR 10021To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Earl L. Nolte for acts of valor as a member of the Army during World War II.cosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 9588FRAUD ActcosponsoredJul 1, 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
  • HR 7320Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026cosponsoredFeb 1, 2026
  • HR 7296SAVE America ActcosponsoredJan 29, 2026
  • HR 7300Make Elections Great Again ActcosponsoredJan 29, 2026
  • HR 7156SCAM ActsponsoredJan 19, 2026
  • HR 7030Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services ActsponsoredJan 12, 2026
  • HR 6955Main Street Capital Access ActcosponsoredJan 6, 2026
  • HR 5437Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products ActcosponsoredSep 16, 2025
  • HRES 719Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.cosponsoredSep 15, 2025
  • HRES 669Honoring the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.cosponsoredSep 1, 2025
  • HR 4398Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability ActsponsoredJul 14, 2025
  • HR 4382America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2025
  • HRES 519Condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, and calling for unity and the rejection of political violence in Minnesota and across the United States.cosponsoredJun 16, 2025
  • HR 3633Digital Asset Market Clarity ActcosponsoredMay 28, 2025
  • HR 3533Blockchain Regulatory Certainty ActsponsoredMay 20, 2025
  • HR 3484Business Owners Protection Act of 2025cosponsoredMay 18, 2025
  • HR 3234Keeping Deposits Local ActsponsoredMay 6, 2025
  • HR 2725Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025cosponsoredApr 7, 2025
  • HR 2392STABLE Act of 2025cosponsoredMar 25, 2025
  • HR 2365Securities Clarity Act of 2025sponsoredMar 25, 2025
  • HR 2184Firearm Due Process Protection Act of 2025sponsoredMar 17, 2025
  • HR 2183CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis ActsponsoredMar 17, 2025
  • HR 1919Anti-CBDC Surveillance State ActsponsoredMar 5, 2025
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Committee activity

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