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Brad Finstad

U.S. House · Minnesota
On the ballot · Nov 3
$2M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$829k41%
  • PACs$966k48%
  • Transfers & other$235k12%

18% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$993k
Office
PartyRepublican
ChamberU.S. House
SeatMinnesota, district 1
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
MN-7 · Michelle FischbachMN-3 · Kelly MorrisonMN-2 · Angie CraigMN-6 · Tom EmmerMN-5 · Ilhan OmarMN-4 · Betty McCollumMN-8 · Pete StauberMN-1 · Brad Finstad
MN-1 · Minnesota
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On the ballot · Minnesota House, district 1 · Nov 362% party to win· vs. Johnson ↓
The campaign · in their words

“BRINGING MINNESOTA COMMON SENSE TO WASHINGTON”

finstadforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 512 bills and votes and 14 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Right 24 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Johnson · 2026vs. pick…
Finstad (you're viewing)
Overall
25
Right
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

MN-1 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Finstad (R)62%
Johnson (DFL)37%
The race · MN-1
Brad FinstadRepublican · incumbent · Right 25 on the record62%
Jake JohnsonDemocrat (DFL) · challenger · L-lean 19 from statements37%
1925
44 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Johnson's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Brad Finstad$2.6M
$1M from individuals · $812k itemized
Jake Johnson$3.2M
$2.8M from individuals · $1.8M itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Brad Finstad's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 11 sponsored, 240 cosponsored, 25 statements, 454 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 17% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 32 cosponsored · 3 statements · 139 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 181 party-line votesEnergy 17%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 14% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 3 sponsored · 29 cosponsored · 9 statements · 112 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 247 party-line votesFederal budget 14%Business, finance and labor · 12% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 4 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 1 statements · 166 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 53 party-line votesBusiness 12%Health care · 11% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 1 sponsored · 41 cosponsored · 1 statements · 41 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 13 party-line votesHealth care 11%Crime and justice · 8% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 0 statements · 119 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 50 party-line votesCrime 8%Immigration · 8% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 1 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 5 statements · 19 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 34 party-line votesImmigration 8%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 6% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 0 statements · 73 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 23 party-line votesHousing 6%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 6% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 1 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 0 statements · 79 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 127 party-line votesForeign policy 6%Education · 5% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 4 statements · 26 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 28 party-line votesEducation 5%Trade and industrial policy · 3% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 0 statements · 9 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 5 party-line votesTrade 3%Guns · 3% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 0 statements · 2 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 7 party-line votesGuns 3%Elections, representation and accountability · 3% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 2 statements · 1 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 13 party-line votesElections 3%Civil rights, gender and religion · 3% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 6 cosponsored · 0 statements · 24 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 8 party-line votesCivil rights 3%Federal power and civil liberties · 2% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 17 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 51 party-line votes2%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Brad Finstad

● Republican · U.S. House · Minnesota
Raised
$2M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$240k
agriculture & food
Overall
Right
25pt right
Actions
991
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 362% · vs. Johnson ↓
The campaign · in their words

“BRINGING MINNESOTA COMMON SENSE TO WASHINGTON”

SUPPORTING OUR FARMING FAMILIES ↗“Ensure that federal farm policy avoids creating burdensome obstacles and is written by farmers, for farmers.”FIGHTING FOR FISCAL SANITY ↗“Keep more money in your paycheck and give small businesses the certainty they need to operate and grow.”SECURING THE BORDER & RULE OF LAW ↗“Continue to keep our border secure, restore the rule of law, resume construction of the southern border wall, and alleviate staffing shortages for Customs and Border Patrol.”
From finstadforcongress.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Right, 25 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Finstad (R)62%
Johnson (DFL)37%
The race · MN-1
Brad FinstadRepublican · incumbent · Right 25 on the record62%
Jake JohnsonDemocrat (DFL) · challenger · L-lean 19 from statements37%
1925
44 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Johnson's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Brad Finstad$2.6M
$1M from individuals · $812k itemized
Jake Johnson$3.2M
$2.8M from individuals · $1.8M itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 17% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 32 cosponsored · 3 statements · 139 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 181 party-line votesEnergy and land 17%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 14% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 3 sponsored · 29 cosponsored · 9 statements · 112 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 247 party-line votesBudget and taxes 14%Business, finance and labor · 12% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 4 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 1 statements · 166 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 53 party-line votesBusiness and labor 12%Health care · 11% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 1 sponsored · 41 cosponsored · 1 statements · 41 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 13 party-line votesHealth care 11%Crime and justice · 8% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 0 statements · 119 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 50 party-line votes8%Immigration · 8% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 1 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 5 statements · 19 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 34 party-line votes8%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 6% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 0 statements · 73 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 23 party-line votes6%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 6% of Brad Finstad's priorities · 1 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 0 statements · 79 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 127 party-line votes6%
8% Crime and justice8% Immigration6% Housing and tech6% Foreign policy
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Agriculture & food51$240k
Other politicians38$168k
Retail & business41$135k
Issue groups19$89k
Finance & insurance19$81k
Defense11$70k
Energy15$67k
Construction8$38k
Everything else31$107k
Raised $2M · 41% individuals · 48% pacs