# Pete Stauber

Pete Stauber is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Minnesota’s 8th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Minnesota’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001212
- FEC candidate IDs: H8MN08043

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001212 (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

36% of the 25 bills Stauber sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of House Republicans.

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

1,189 classified statements: 934 posts on X, 124 Congressional Record speeches, 89 press releases, 42 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Stauber | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.0% | 2.1% | 40 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 16.5% | 15.1% | 79 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 67.3% | 67.7% | 129 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.4% | 8.9% | 112 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 39.7% | 37.4% | 95 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 3.2% | 3.0% | 77 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Public Lands and Natural Resources 24% (House Republicans 4.0%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (House Republicans 19%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (House Republicans 7.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.85 (standard error 0.01), from 2,422 donors and 3,743 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.2% (97.1%). 20 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 yea · 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 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 338. 36.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 22 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10637: Voter Vouching Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10637
- H.R. 9588: FRAUD Act (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9588
- H.R. 8865: Protecting Taxpayers from Fraudulent Providers Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8865
- H.R. 7923: Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7923
- H.R. 7882: To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7882
- H.R. 7634: Judicial Loyalty Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7634
- H.R. 7320: Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7320
- H.J.Res. 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to… (became law, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140
- H.R. 6422: American Water Stewardship Act (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6422
- H.R. 5337: Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act of 2024 (in committee, 2025-09-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5337

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.6M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 16% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 68% 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/RepPeteStauber/status/2114827803673686192
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPeteStauber/status/2114078268429381801
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPeteStauber/status/2113308093845037138
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPeteStauber/status/2112707449161495034
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPeteStauber/status/2112942337517113782
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPeteStauber/status/2113014850737803281
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPeteStauber/status/2112570896581894244
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPeteStauber/status/2112215479439818866
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPeteStauber/status/2112264270432047480
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPeteStauber/status/2111141054040990067

## Links

- Official site: https://stauber.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepPeteStauber
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepPeteStauber
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001212

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001212