Representative · Minnesota's 8th district
Pete Stauber
Pete Stauber is a Republican representative for Minnesota's 8th district, in Congress since 2019. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 11, and cast 454 of 467 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2019
- 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 | 1.6%11 of 675 · rank 239 of 439 | 97%454 of 467 · rank 290 of 439 | 252 became law | 12%39 of 337 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 6.3%77 of 1,222 · rank 62 of 442 | 95%754 of 794 · rank 295 of 442 | 241 became law | 16%54 of 346 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 1.0%10 of 997 · rank 221 of 443 | 92%519 of 565 · rank 398 of 443 | 261 became law | 29%99 of 340 |
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+0.39+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 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 175–254· Against party
- Jun 9, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 230–193· Against party
- Feb 24, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 264–133· Against party
- Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
- Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 231–195· 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 120–307· Against party
- Sep 3, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–299· 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.
75 sponsored · 4 became law
How far they got
- Introduced5269%
- Reported by committee56.7%
- Passed one chamber1317%
- Passed both chambers11.3%
- Became law45.3%
Policy areas
- Government Operations and Politics10
- Commerce9
- Public Lands and Natural Resources9
- Transportation and Public Works9
- Energy7
- Environmental Protection5
- Labor and Employment4
- Taxation4
Latest activity
- H.R. 10637 Voter Vouching Transparency ActIntroduced· Sep 28, 2026
- H.R. 4615 Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2025Introduced· Commerce· Sep 16, 2026
- H.R. 4090 Critical Mineral Dominance ActPassed one chamber· Energy· Jul 15, 2026
- H.R. 9588 FRAUD ActIntroduced· Government Operations and Politics· Jul 2, 2026
- H.R. 7882 To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.Introduced· Energy· Jun 10, 2026
- H.R. 8865 Protecting Taxpayers from Fraudulent Providers Act of 2026Introduced· Health· May 15, 2026
- 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 Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.Became law· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Apr 27, 2026
- H.R. 6422 American Water Stewardship ActPassed one chamber· Environmental Protection· Mar 25, 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 8th 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
- $225.3M
- Per resident
- $311
- Rank in Minnesota
- 4 of 8
- Contract actions
- 1,802
- New awards: 923
By fiscal year
- 100.8MFY2017
- 64.1MFY2018
- 76.4MFY2019
- 67.4MFY2020
- 111.2MFY2021
- 170.9MFY2022
- 105MFY2023
- 113.2MFY2024
- 105.9MFY2025
- 225.3MFY2026
Top buyers
- Public Buildings Service$109M48%General Services Administration
- Forest Service$26.6M12%Department of Agriculture
- Indian Health Service$23M10%Department of Health and Human Services
- Environmental Protection Agency$10.8M4.8%
- Department of the Army$8.4M3.7%Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs$8.2M3.7%
- Departmental Offices$7.9M3.5%Department of the Interior
- National Park Service$6.3M2.8%Department of the Interior
Top recipients
- MCGOUGH CONSTRUCTION CO., LLC$107.6M48%1 award
- BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP, LLC$7M3.1%2 awards
- DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC.$5.4M2.4%29 awards
- EQ & CH REMEDIATION$5.3M2.4%1 award
- MICHELS CONSTRUCTION, INC.$4.9M2.2%2 awards
- ROEN SALVAGE CO.$4M1.8%2 awards
- LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE$3.2M1.4%5 awards
- 6 awards
- AKICITA CYBER LLC$3.2M1.4%8 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
- $1.2M
- From committees
- $989.4K
- 260 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $174.7K
- 43 PACs · 18% 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 |
| c.h. robinson worldwide inc.c.h. robinson worldwide inc. pac | $10K | C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | — |
| chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation | $8,000 | CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $713.4K |
| marathon petroleum corporationmarathon petroleum corporation employees political action committee (mpac) | $7,500 | MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LPAI match · 99% · the same organization | $525.1M |
| niron magnetics incniron magnetics pac | $7,500 | NIRON MAGNETICS INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $0 |
| honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac) | $7,000 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $260.5M |
| bnsf railway companybnsf railway company railpac (bnsf railpac) | $6,500 | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $439.8K |
| 3m company3m company pac | $6,209 | 3M COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $28.7M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2M | $989.4K | $174.7K43 PACs · 18% of committee money |
| 2024 | $2.3M | $983.8K | $173.5K48 PACs · 18% of committee money |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $895K | $154.5K44 PACs · 17% 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 8th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · Minnesota's 8th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Minnesota's 8th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · Minnesota's 8th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- stauber.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-6211
- Office
- 145 Cannon 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.