Representative · Minnesota's 7th district
Michelle Fischbach
Michelle Fischbach is a Republican representative for Minnesota's 7th district, in Congress since 2021. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 3, and cast 467 of 470 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2021
- 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 | 0.4%3 of 675 · rank 370 of 439 | 99%467 of 470 · rank 71 of 439 | 290 became law | 5%9 of 170 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 0.5%6 of 1,222 · rank 401 of 442 | 99%837 of 845 · rank 101 of 442 | 241 became law | 6%11 of 183 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 0.0%0 of 997 · rank 426 of 443 | 98%564 of 573 · rank 180 of 443 | 183 became law | 20%39 of 198 |
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+0.54+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.
- Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
- Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
- Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–306· Against party
- Nov 12, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 175–225· Against party
- Sep 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 257–125· Against party
- Jul 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 178–234· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 227–193· Against party
- Sep 28, 2023· House· Passage· On Passage· Failed 191–237· 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.
71 sponsored · 4 became law
How far they got
- Introduced4462%
- Reported by committee22.8%
- Passed one chamber2130%
- Became law45.6%
Policy areas
- Congress19
- Health15
- Government Operations and Politics7
- Taxation6
- Transportation and Public Works4
- Crime and Law Enforcement3
- Agriculture and Food2
- Education2
Latest activity
- H.R. 10356 Empowering Moms ActIntroduced· Social Welfare· Sep 16, 2026
- H.Res. 1530 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (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 Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (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 relating to the ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision''; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5334) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.Passed one chamber· Congress· Sep 15, 2026
- H.R. 10072 Hardworking Seniors ActIntroduced· Taxation· Aug 10, 2026
- H.Res. 1274 Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect.Passed one chamber· Congress· May 13, 2026
- H.R. 8329 Form 990 Immigrant Resettlement Schedule ActIntroduced· Taxation· Apr 16, 2026
- H.R. 8172 Federal Benefits Repatriation Verification Act of 2026Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Apr 2, 2026
- H.Res. 1142 Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.Passed one chamber· Congress· Mar 27, 2026
- H.R. 8137 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits for the production of, and investment in, certain renewable materials.Introduced· Taxation· Mar 27, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to Minnesota's 7th 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
- $251.6M
- Per resident
- $351
- Rank in Minnesota
- 3 of 8
- Contract actions
- 7,598
- New awards: 7,086
By fiscal year
- 174.5MFY2017
- 161.5MFY2018
- 104.1MFY2019
- 159.5MFY2020
- 124.2MFY2021
- 239MFY2022
- 213.5MFY2023
- 325.1MFY2024
- 231.7MFY2025
- 251.6MFY2026
Top buyers
- Agricultural Marketing Service$182.8M73%Department of Agriculture
- Departmental Offices$17.5M7.0%Department of the Interior
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$15.9M6.3%Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Army$14.2M5.6%Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs$9.3M3.7%
- Defense Logistics Agency$3M1.2%Department of Defense
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$2.1M0.8%Department of the Interior
- Public Buildings Service$1.7M0.7%General Services Administration
Top recipients
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC$64.7M26%14 awards
- JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INC$58.6M23%21 awards
- BONGARDS CREAMERIES$34.7M14%14 awards
- AERO SPRAY INC$17.5M6.9%2 awards
- CORECIVIC, INC.$15.9M6.3%1 award
- ENTERPRISE-CP.LLC$9.6M3.8%6 awards
- 1 award
- DAIRYLAND TRADING CO LLC$8M3.2%9 awards
- RDO AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT CO$2.8M1.1%6,785 awards
- NEW COAST TRADING, (NCT) LLC$2.8M1.1%4 awards
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
- $1.3M
- through Jul 22, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $919.8K
- From committees
- $832.5K
- 225 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $172.5K
- 48 PACs · 21% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| delta airlinesdelta air lines pac | $10K | DELTA AIR LINES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $8.9M |
| american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac | $10K | AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization | $1.2M |
| darling ingredients inc.darling ingredients inc political action committee (darpac) | $10K | DARLING INGREDIENTS INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $352K |
| honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac) | $7,500 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $260.5M |
| 3m company3m company pac | $6,000 | 3M COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $28.7M |
| ecolab inc.ecolab inc. political action committee | $5,500 | ECOLAB INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $1.8M |
| international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee | $5,000 | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization | — |
| chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation | $5,000 | CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $713.4K |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3M | $832.5K | $172.5K48 PACs · 21% of committee money |
| 2024 | $2M | $1M | $187.5K51 PACs · 18% of committee money |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $439K | $56K17 PACs · 13% 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 7th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · Minnesota's 7th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Minnesota's 7th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- fischbach.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-2165
- Office
- 2229 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.