Brad Finstad
Republican · MN-1 · U.S. House
Bio
Bradley Howard Finstad is an American politician serving since 2022 as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district. Finstad represents a section of southern Minnesota along the border with Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009.
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Congressmen Call on Walz, Ellison to ResignThe four Republican House members from Minnesota, Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber, Michelle Fischbach and Brad Finstad, have called on Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to resign in the wake of the House Oversight Committee’s scathing report on fra…
Power Line · June 10, 2026
Minnesota Republican brutally mocked for copy-paste blunder on social mediaA Minnesota Republican lawmaker faced mockery and humiliation on Monday after he completely screwed up his social media statement on talks between Gov. Tim Walz and President Donald Trump to de-escalate the federal crackdown in Minneapolis.Rep. Brad Finstad, …
Raw Story · January 27, 2026
Owatonna, MN Representative Brad Finstad (R-eaping the consequences) dances the Medicaid FAFO [Murica]Owatonna, MN Representative Brad Finstad (R-eaping the consequences) dances the Medicaid FAFO
Fark.com · October 20, 2025
WI & MN Republicans Send Letter Blaming Canada For Forest FiresThis sounds like something out of The Onion, but Republican House representatives Tom Tiffany and Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin and Brad Finstad, Michelle Fischbach, Pete Stauber and Tom Emmer of Minnesota all signed their names to it. "A handful of Republican …
Crooksandliars.com · July 11, 2025
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