Tom Emmer
Republican · MN-6 · U.S. House
MN-6 — U.S. House
Safe R 98%Tom Emmer is on the ballot. Democratic nominee TBD vs. Tom Emmer.
Bio
Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who has served as majority whip in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented Minnesota's 6th congressional district since 2015. During his tenure in Congress, he has been known as a strong advocate for the crypto industry.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 11.7 years
- First took office
- 2015 (6 terms)
- Seniority
- 140 of 439 by time served
- Age
- 65
- House Majority Whip · 2023–present
- Otsego, MN · 763-241-6848
- Chaska, MN · 952-262-2999
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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How they score against the parties
Tom Emmer's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
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Caucuses & committees
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Caucuses
- Republican Study Committeestrongly right · 141 members
Most and least aligned members
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