Brad Finstad

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Finstad previously served as an area director for the Minnesota Farm Bureau and as the agricultural policy advisor to U.S. Representative Mark Kennedy. In 2002, he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he served three terms. While in the state house, Finstad served on several legislative and statewide agricultural committees. In 2017 President Donald Trump appointed Finstad as the USDA Rural Development director for Minnesota. He served until shortly after Trump left office in 2021.[1] In addition to his government service, Finstad operates a family farm.[2]

Finstad was elected to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district in a 2022 special election, to finish the term of the late Jim Hagedorn.

Early life and education

Finstad was born in New Ulm, Minnesota, on May 30, 1976.[3][4] A fourth-generation resident of the area, he grew up on his family’s farm in Brown County, Minnesota which his family has operated for several generations.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural education from the University of Minnesota.[5]

Finstad is Roman Catholic.[6]

Early political career

After graduating from college, Finstad joined the human resources department of Christensen Family Farms in Brown County, Minnesota. He later briefly worked as an area director for the Minnesota Farm Bureau before joining the staff of Congressman Mark Kennedy, serving as an agricultural advisor.

Finstad was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2002 and took office in 2003. During his final term in the legislature, he served as assistant minority leader. He also served on the Rural Health Advisory Committee under Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.[7] He left the House in 2009.

From 2008 to 2017, Finstad was CEO of the Center for Rural Policy and Development, a nonprofit policy research organization based in St. Peter, Minnesota. He also worked for an agricultural research and consulting company. In November 2017, President Donald Trump appointed Finstad as Minnesota state director of USDA Rural Development.[8] Finstad left this position after Trump left office in 2021.

Finstad next joined the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association as interim executive director.[9] He left this position in 2022.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2022 special

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See also: 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election

After Congressman Jim Hagedorn died in office, Finstad announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to serve the rest of Hagedorn's term in the 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election.[10][11][12] In the May 24 special Republican primary election, Finstad defeated state Representative Jeremy Munson and seven other candidates to win the nomination[13] with 38.1% of the vote to Munson's 36.9%, Jennifer Carnahan's 8.0%, and Matt Benda's 7.2%, with several other candidates splitting the rest of the vote.[14] Finstad won the August 2022 special election by around 4 points against Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) nominee Jeff Ettinger, a former Hormel CEO and a first-time candidate.

2022

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Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota § District 1

Winning a second primary against Munson, Finstad defeated Ettinger again in the November 8 general election,[13] with 53.9% of the vote to Ettinger's 42.3%.[15]

Tenure

Finstad was sworn in by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on August 12, 2022.[16] Later that day he voted against the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.[17]

Finstad was among the 71 House Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.[18]

Caucus memberships

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:[20]

References

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 1st congressional district
2022–present		 Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by United States representatives by seniority
355th		 Succeeded by
Mary Peltola
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  12. ↑ Former Hormel Foods CEO joins Minnesota congressional race, Associated Press (March 10, 2022).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Matthew Stolle, Finstad wins GOP congressional special election primary; Ettinger wins DFL primary, Post Bulletin (May 25, 2022).
  14. ↑ Minnesota First Congressional District Special Primary Election Results, The New York Times (2022).
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