Representative · Minnesota's 1st district
Brad Finstad
Brad Finstad is a Republican representative for Minnesota's 1st district, in Congress since 2022. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 6, and cast 464 of 466 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Aug 12, 2022
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 0.9%6 of 675 · rank 327 of 439 | 100%464 of 466 · rank 51 of 439 | 360 became law | 8%26 of 326 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 0.7%9 of 1,222 · rank 359 of 442 | 99%839 of 845 · rank 45 of 442 | 310 became law | 10%38 of 362 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 132 | 2.3%3 of 132 · rank 118 of 443 | 95%60 of 63 · rank 356 of 443 | 10 became law | 26%17 of 65 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.56+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
- Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
- Jul 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 178–234· Against party
- Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 125–295· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 227–193· Against party
- Oct 26, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 122–295· Against party
- Sep 28, 2023· House· Passage· On Passage· Failed 191–237· Against party
- H.R. 4665: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024NaySep 28, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 135–295· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
68 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced6291%
- Reported by committee22.9%
- Passed one chamber45.9%
Policy areas
- Agriculture and Food22
- Armed Forces and National Security10
- Commerce6
- Government Operations and Politics6
- Health5
- Transportation and Public Works3
- International Affairs2
- Labor and Employment2
Latest activity
- H.R. 10736 Safeguarding Technology from CCP Influence ActIntroduced· Oct 5, 2026
- H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Passed one chamber· Crime and Law Enforcement· Sep 22, 2026
- H.R. 10353 SBIC Reporting Modernization Act of 2026Introduced· Commerce· Sep 16, 2026
- H.R. 10260 Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Sep 10, 2026
- 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.Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Aug 3, 2026
- H.R. 8881 SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026Passed one chamber· Commerce· Jun 24, 2026
- H.R. 9055 Veteran Burial Benefit Correction ActIntroduced· Armed Forces and National Security· May 29, 2026
- 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 Office".Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· May 26, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to Minnesota's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $132.9M
- Per resident
- $186
- Rank in Minnesota
- 7 of 8
- Contract actions
- 850
- New awards: 421
By fiscal year
- 82.8MFY2017
- 113.6MFY2018
- 220.2MFY2019
- 325.8MFY2020
- 229.6MFY2021
- 186.1MFY2022
- 344.8MFY2023
- 229.7MFY2024
- 143.2MFY2025
- 132.9MFY2026
Top buyers
- Agricultural Marketing Service$73.5M55%Department of Agriculture
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Army$9.4M7.1%Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs$8.7M6.5%
- Defense Logistics Agency$7.9M6.0%Department of Defense
- Department of the Navy$1.7M1.3%Department of Defense
- Department of Defense
- Department of the Air Force$135.5K0.1%Department of Defense
Top recipients
- WESCOTT AGRI PRODUCTS, INC$31.5M24%33 awards
- LAKESIDE FOODS INC$30.7M23%37 awards
- MAYO CLINIC$30.2M23%108 awards
- JBS USA FOOD COMPANY$9.1M6.8%15 awards
- L S MARINE INC$8.6M6.5%6 awards
- PEERLESS CHAIN COMPANY$3.5M2.6%74 awards
- 1 award
- FARIBAULTMILL LLC$1.8M1.3%3 awards
- 36 awards
- 1 award
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $2M
- through Jul 22, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $1.3M
- From committees
- $981.4K
- 232 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $218.5K
- 49 PACs · 22% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dairy farmers of america, inc.dairy farmers of america, inc. political action committee; aka dfa-pac | $10K | DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $3.3M |
| american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac) | $10K | AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee | $10K | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac | $10K | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $1.1B |
| honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac) | $10K | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $260.5M |
| delta airlinesdelta air lines pac | $10K | DELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $8.9M |
| niron magnetics incniron magnetics pac | $9,000 | NIRON MAGNETICS INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $0 |
| the boeing companythe boeing company pac | $8,000 | THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization | $9B |
| bae systemsbae systems inc. political action committee (bae systems usa pac) | $8,000 | BAE SYSTEMS PLCAI match · 99% · the same organization | -$88K |
| 3m company3m company pac | $7,500 | 3M COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $28.7M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2M | $981.4K | $218.5K49 PACs · 22% of committee money |
| 2024 | $2M | $856.4K | $190.1K53 PACs · 22% of committee money |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $608.8K | $56K14 PACs · 9% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · Minnesota's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · Minnesota's 1st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Minnesota's 1st districtAug 12, 2022 – Jan 3, 2023
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- finstad.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-2472
- Office
- 2418 Rayburn House Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.