Representative · Minnesota's 6th district

Tom Emmer

Tom Emmer is a Republican representative for Minnesota's 6th district, in Congress since 2015. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 9, and cast 463 of 465 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Republican
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 6, 2015
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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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	1.3%9 of 675 · rank 278 of 439	100%463 of 465 · rank 56 of 439	100 became law	9%3 of 34
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.5%6 of 1,222 · rank 401 of 442	98%834 of 850 · rank 183 of 442	120 became law	5%4 of 84
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	3.4%34 of 997 · rank 59 of 443	95%534 of 563 · rank 362 of 443	371 became law	28%96 of 338

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+0.47+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.

H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Yea
Sep 10, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 261–167· Against party
H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 120–302· Against party
H.R. 8997: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 125–295· Against party
H.R. 8752: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025Nay
Jun 26, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 193–218· Against party
H.R. 8580: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Yea
Jun 4, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 290–116· Against party
H.R. 8035: Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024Yea
Apr 20, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 311–112· Against party
H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActNay
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActNay
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 227–193· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
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".Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
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".Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

House Committee on Financial Services
Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial IntelligenceVice Chairman

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Minnesota's 6th 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: $150.7M
Per resident: $206
Rank in Minnesota: 5 of 8
Contract actions: 978; New awards: 571

By fiscal year

206.5MFY2017
215.7MFY2018
242.2MFY2019
309.5MFY2020
230.3MFY2021
175.6MFY2022
173.5MFY2023
168.5MFY2024
147.4MFY2025
150.7MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of Veterans Affairs$46.7M31%
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center$18.5M12%
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Acquisition Service$12M8.0%
General Services Administration
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$9.6M6.4%
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Education$9.5M6.3%
Agricultural Marketing Service$8.4M5.6%
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Army$7.3M4.8%
Department of Defense
National Institutes of Health$6.6M4.4%
Department of Health and Human Services

Top recipients

THE KINETIC GROUP SALES LLC$52.4M35%
315 awards
NEW FLYER OF AMERICA INC.$11.4M7.6%
14 awards
DAX SAFETY & STAFFING SOLUTIONS, LLC$11.1M7.4%
2 awards
NATIONAL RECOVERIES INC$9.5M6.3%
1 award
KNZ SOLUTIONS INC$6.6M4.4%
9 awards
BONGARDS CREAMERIES$5.1M3.4%
11 awards
MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC$4.8M3.2%
8 awards
G.D.O., INC$4.7M3.1%
3 awards
PREFERRED COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING, INC.$3.5M2.4%
2 awards
M2 FEDERAL INC.$3.5M2.3%
1 award

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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: $9.8M; through Jul 22, 2026
Cash on hand: $4.5M
From committees: $2.4M; 470 committees
From contractor PACs: $563.5K; 103 PACs · 24% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
national restaurant associationnational restaurant association pac (restaurant pac)	$10K	NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONAI match · 93% · of one corporate family	$2M
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)	$10K	MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$125K
corning incorporatedcorning incorporated employees political action committee (corepac)	$10K	CORNING INCORPORATEDAI match · 100% · the same organization	-$118.6K
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation	$10K	CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$713.4K
nextera energy, incnextera energy, inc. political action committee	$10K	NEXTERA ENERGY SERVICES MAINE, LLCAI match · 95% · of one corporate family	$1.4M
duke energy corporationduke energy corporation employee political action committee (dukepac)	$10K	DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$17.5M
3m company3m company pac	$10K	3M COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$28.7M
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
merck & co., inc.merck & co., inc., employees political action committee (merck pac)	$10K	MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$445.3K

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$9.8M	$2.4M	$563.5K103 PACs · 24% of committee money
2024	$8.2M	$2.5M	$588.2K99 PACs · 23% of committee money
2022	$4.4M	$1.8M	$386.7K67 PACs · 22% 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 6th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Minnesota's 6th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Minnesota's 6th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Minnesota's 6th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Minnesota's 6th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Minnesota's 6th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: emmer.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-2331
Office: 326 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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.