# Brad Finstad

Brad Finstad is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Minnesota’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Minnesota’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2022-08-12
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000475
- FEC candidate IDs: H2MN01223

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000475 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Finstad talks about and legislates on agree at 0.71 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of House Republicans.

## What Finstad says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,122 classified statements: 928 posts on X, 159 press releases, 33 Congressional Record speeches, 2 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Finstad | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.1% | 130 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 13.2% | 15.1% | 128 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 76.8% | 67.7% | 39 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.3% | 8.9% | 69 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 43.9% | 37.4% | 69 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 3.0% | 178 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 33% (House Republicans 9.0%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (House Republicans 19%); Commerce 11% (House Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.06 (standard error 0.01), from 1,131 donors and 2,023 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.5% (97.1%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 328. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 78 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10736: Safeguarding Technology from CCP Influence Act (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10736
- H.R. 10353: SBIC Reporting Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10353
- H.R. 10260: Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10260
- H.R. 10021: To 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. (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10021
- H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-09-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9576
- H.R. 9055: Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9055
- H.R. 9025: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the "John Madden Memorial Post… (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9025
- H.Res. 1310: Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs from fraud, waste, abuse, and improper… (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1310
- H.R. 8881: SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8881
- H.R. 8848: National Guard Relief Act (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8848

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.8M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 18% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 72% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repfinstad/status/2114813756010070427
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repfinstad/status/2114860226557976717
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repfinstad/status/2114007758282567957
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repfinstad/status/2113652384022798653
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repfinstad/status/2113732205251874870
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repfinstad/status/2113314327742566742
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repfinstad/status/2113349911269998632
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repfinstad/status/2113368975547437542
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/repfinstad/status/2113417710843408754
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Finstad, Colleagues Condemn Hasan Piker’s Upcoming Appearance in Minnesota · labels: personal attacks · https://finstad.house.gov/2026/10/22/finstad-colleagues-condemn-hasan-pikers-upcoming-appearance-in-minnesota/

## Links

- Official site: https://finstad.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/repfinstad
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepFinstad
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repfinstad
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repfinstad
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000475

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000475