Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Minnesota's 7th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Michelle Fischbach
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents Minnesota's 7th District in the U.S. House.
Erik Osberg
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Michelle FischbachErik Osberg
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,3Democratic-Farmer-Labor1,2,3
StatusIncumbent4Challenger
Raised$1,673,105 through October 14, 20265$577,219 through October 14, 20266
Cash on hand$866,3625$126,7486
Outside spending$152,226 for · $0 against7Not found in the public sources we checked
Abortion lawHer campaign website's issues page says she wants to protect the unborn and defend the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death, and that she co-chairs the House Pro-Life Caucus. Its record page lists co-sponsoring a bill declaring that life begins at conception.8,9It says he opposes abortion bans that lack exceptions for rape, incest or the mother's health, and that the choice to continue or end a pregnancy belongs to a woman together with her doctor.10
Who sets abortion law
A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill to prohibit abortions once an unborn child's heartbeat is detected, and the issues page counts the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling that reversed Roe v. Wade among its wins.8,9
A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
His Reproductive Rights priority says he wants to restore federal protections for reproductive rights.10
Farm payments and crop insurance
Expand price supports, crop insurance or emergency aid
The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill giving premium support to some crop insurance plans.9		His Agriculture and the Farm Bill priority says he wants a full, updated Farm Bill that protects crop insurance and shores up the programs farmers depend on.11
Conservation and development on federal lands
Open more federal land to mining, logging and grazing
The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill that would cancel a public land order and bring back mining leases and permits within the Superior National Forest.9		It says he will work to shield the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness against pollution and risky mining.12
Health insurance systemThe issues page says she wants reforms centered on patients that boost competition and cut costs, while keeping protections for people with preexisting conditions, and that she will work to protect the promises made to seniors.8It says he wants to work toward a system in which all Americans can obtain affordable, quality care whatever their wealth, and supports lowering the Medicare eligibility age, starting with a push toward 55.13
Fraud and improper payments in federal programs
Pause payments that show signs of fraud until they're verified, and require states to share program data with federal investigators
The issues page says she led and joined congressional efforts demanding answers about fraud in Minnesota and will keep pursuing where tax dollars went. The record page lists leading oversight of the Feeding Our Future fraud and co-sponsoring bills on audit controls for pandemic assistance programs and on recipient-level data for SNAP. Her page on that SNAP bill says it would require states to hand beneficiary-level data to the Agriculture Department when lawfully asked, and her page on the No Aid for Ghost Students Act says she backs screening every federal student aid application for identity fraud and holding aid until a flagged applicant confirms who they are.8,9,14,15		His Fighting Fraud and Waste in Government priority says he wants modern data tools, such as better data matching, risk-based audits and sharing of information across agencies, to stop improper payments before the money is sent, while protecting legitimate services.16
Private care for veterans
Write wait-time and drive-time limits into law, so veterans can use private care when the VA can't meet them
The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill on the Veterans Community Care Program that strengthens wait time standards and reduces bureaucratic hurdles so veterans can get timely care through community providers.9
Expand the VA's own hospitals and clinics, using private care mainly when the VA can't provide it
His Honoring Our Veterans priority says he wants the VA fully funded, opposes privatizing its core services and wants telehealth and community-based care expanded for veterans.17

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Michelle Fischbach — 32 issues
  • Government funding and abortion
    Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services
    The issues page says she wants to stop federal funding for abortion. The record page lists authoring bills to bar federal funding to entities that perform abortions and to defund Planned Parenthood, and co-sponsoring a bill to make the Hyde Amendment permanent.8,9
  • Ethanol and biofuel requirements
    Expand biofuel use, such as by allowing E15 sales all year
    The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill that would let E-15 fuel be sold all year.9
  • Foreign ownership of farmland
    Ban purchases by buyers tied to China, Russia, Iran or North Korea
    The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill that would bar Chinese purchases of American farmland.9
  • Foreign intelligence surveillance (FISA Section 702)
    Renew it, but require a warrant to search the collected records for Americans' communications
    The record page says she voted for an amendment requiring probable cause warrants in the FISA Section 702 reauthorization and voted against final passage because the bill lacked that requirement.9
  • Number of Supreme Court justices
    Fix the number at nine in the Constitution
    The record page lists co-sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment that would fix the Supreme Court at nine justices.9
  • Religious exemptions
    Broaden exemptions, including for businesses and their owners
    Its religious liberty section says government should never be able to compel people to act against their religious beliefs in the workplace. The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill to protect health care providers who decline to take part in abortions because of religious belief or conviction.8,9
  • Police funding
    Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
    The issues page says law enforcement officers deserve support through programs to recruit officers and provide training and equipment. The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill for federal funding and incentives to update police equipment and training in de-escalation technology, and her page on the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act, which she introduced, says it would give students working toward law enforcement or criminal justice degrees federal grants of up to $16,000 if they then serve four years as full-time officers.8,9,18
  • Environmental and social factors in investing
    Require managers to base decisions only on expected financial risk and return
    The record page lists co-sponsoring and voting for a resolution to overturn a Department of Labor rule that lets retirement plan managers take climate change and similar ESG considerations into account when selecting investments.9
  • Federal agencies' power to write rules
    Require Congress to approve every major new rule before it takes effect
    The record page lists co-sponsoring and voting for the REINS Act, which it says would require congressional approval of major rules, and co-sponsoring a bill to sunset regulations established under Chevron deference.9
  • Proof of citizenship to register to vote
    Require documents proving citizenship to register
    Her page on the SAVE America Act says she has fought hard for the bill, which it says would make people show documents proving U.S. citizenship before registering to vote in federal elections and photo ID when voting, and would have states find noncitizens on their voter rolls and remove them.19
  • Term limits for Congress
    The record page lists co-sponsoring a constitutional amendment to limit how many terms a member of Congress may serve.9
  • Voter ID
    Require a government-issued photo ID, with free IDs for people who need one
    The record page lists co-sponsoring and voting for the SAVE Act, which it describes as nationwide voter ID requirements, and co-sponsoring a bill that includes mandatory photo ID to vote.9
  • Electric vehicles
    The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill to restrict the EPA from issuing a waiver for rules banning the sale or use of new vehicles with internal combustion engines.9
  • Energy-efficiency rules for appliances
    Her page on a Department of Energy furnace rule says she and Senator Ted Cruz introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn it; the page says the rule would require gas furnaces to turn at least 95% of their fuel into heat, and calls it a backdoor ban on gas stoves that would raise costs for consumers.20
  • Permitting for energy projects
    The record page lists voting for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which it says would increase domestic energy production and reform permitting processes.9
  • Clean Water Act coverage of wetlands and streams
    The record page lists co-sponsoring and voting for a resolution to reverse the Biden administration's Waters of the United States rule.9
  • Aid to Ukraine
    End US weapons and aid for Ukraine, including weapons paid for by allies
    The record page lists voting for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act ending all U.S. military aid to Ukraine.9
  • Carry permits across state lines
    Require every state to accept other states' permits
    The record page lists co-sponsoring the Conceal Carry Reciprocity Act, which it says protects the right to carry concealed and to travel freely between states without conflicting state rules.9
  • Rules for gun accessories and parts
    Loosen rules, such as ending federal registration for suppressors and short-barreled rifles
    The record page lists co-sponsoring and voting for a resolution to block the federal rule on stabilizing braces for firearms. Her Hearing Protection Act page backs taking suppressors out of the National Firearms Act, which would end the $200 tax and the registration process for them, and says the Senate has an opportunity to go further by ending other taxes and regulations on items such as short-barreled rifles and pistol braces.9,21
  • Asylum rules
    The record page lists co-sponsoring the Remain in Mexico Act, which it says would return people to Mexico while their immigration cases are pending, and voting for H.R. 2, which it says would also end catch and release and streamline the asylum process.9
  • Border wall and barriers
    Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
    The record page lists a vote for H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, and says the bill would complete the border wall, along with other measures.9
  • Federal benefits and services for noncitizens
    Her page on the No Bailouts for Sanctuary Cities Act backs the bill, which it says would stop federal money from paying for shelter, food, transportation, health care or legal help for immigrants without legal status in sanctuary jurisdictions.22
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    The issues page says she opposes efforts to abolish ICE and wants law enforcement at all levels supported in enforcing immigration laws. The record page lists co-sponsoring and voting for the Laken Riley Act, which it says provides for detaining people in the country illegally who commit theft.8,9
  • State and local role in immigration enforcement
    Require full cooperation, with penalties for places that limit it
    The issues page says she opposes efforts to promote what it calls sanctuary cities, and the record page lists co-sponsoring a bill to cut federal funding to such cities.8,9
  • Medicare Advantage
    Tighten rules on what these plans are paid and when they can require approval for care
    The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill setting requirements for how Medicare Advantage plans use prior authorization, in order to speed up patient care.9
  • Medicare coverage of new tests and services
    Add more services by law, such as permanent telehealth from home and testing and treatment by pharmacists
    The record page lists co-sponsoring a bill to ensure prompt, permanent Medicare coverage for medical devices designated as breakthrough technologies.9
  • Balanced budget amendment
    Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
    The record page lists co-sponsoring a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget.9
  • Business tax breaks
    Expand breaks for investment, research and hiring, such as larger research credits for small businesses
    The record page lists co-sponsoring bills to raise the deduction cap for small businesses buying equipment and to make full, immediate expensing of new investments permanent.9
  • Federal spending levels
    The issues page says she carried a zero-based budgeting bill in the Minnesota Senate, brought that approach to Washington, and that Washington has a spending problem.8
  • Targeted tax breaks for individuals and families
    Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
    Her page on the Hardworking Seniors Act, which she introduced, says it would let people who are still working after enrolling in Medicare Part A keep putting money into a Health Savings Account, and the record page lists co-sponsoring a bill to let 529 tax-free savings accounts pay for non-degree technical training certificate programs.9,23
  • Taxes on very large fortunes
    Her page on the Death Tax Repeal Act, which she has co-sponsored, says the bill would permanently do away with both the estate tax and the generation-skipping transfer tax, which it says weigh on family farms, ranches and small businesses handed down to heirs.9,24
  • Veterans' disability and survivor benefits
    Expand benefits for some groups, such as combat-injured retirees with under 20 years of service and surviving spouses who remarry
    The record page lists co-sponsoring the Major Richard Star Act, which it says would let combat-disabled retirees with fewer than 20 years of service receive both their retired pay and their veterans disability compensation in full.9
Erik Osberg — 23 issues
  • Birth control and IVF
    It also says he wants to protect access to contraception and family planning, and lists fertility treatment among the reproductive health care it covers.10
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    His Equal Rights priority says he supports federal protections against discrimination for LGBTQ+ people in jobs, housing, schools, health care and public accommodations.25
  • Union organizing rules
    Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
    His Workers' Rights and Union Protections priority says he wants to protect workers' right to organize, stop employer intimidation and retaliation during union drives, strengthen penalties for labor law violations and help newly organized workers secure a first contract.26
  • Who sets tariffs
    His Defend the Constitution priority says he wants Congress to reclaim its authority over spending, tariffs and oversight, and that tariffs and other major policy decisions should go through elected representatives instead of being decided unilaterally.27
  • US Department of Education
    His Strengthening Public Education priority says he wants federal education support, including Title I funding, to be restored and expanded.28
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    His Get Corporate Money Out of Politics priority says he supports amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United, and stronger disclosure rules for election spending.29
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
    It also supports prohibiting members of Congress from buying and selling individual stocks during their time in office.29
  • Selling or transferring federal lands
    Keep federal lands in federal ownership
    His Environmental Stewardship priority says public lands should stay public and open for recreation.12
  • Food assistance (SNAP)
    It says he wants to improve seniors' access to food assistance, housing support and other benefits.30
  • Same-sex marriage
    Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
    It also says he supports marriage equality and would resist attempts to roll it back.25
  • Background checks for gun sales
    His Firearms and Gun Safety priority says he supports background checks that keep guns away from people who should not have them.31
  • Red flag laws
    It also says he supports red flag laws that include strong due process protections.31
  • ACA premium tax credits
    His Healthcare for Everyone priority says he wants to restore and protect the Affordable Care Act subsidies so that families keep their coverage and avoid higher premiums.13
  • Help for first-time homebuyers
    It also says he wants to support first-time homebuyers and young families.32
  • Homelessness
    Provide permanent housing first, without requiring treatment or sobriety beforehand
    It says he backs a housing-first approach together with more shelter capacity and wraparound services for people who are homeless.32
  • Large investors buying single-family homes
    Tighten the ban, such as by covering smaller investors or ending exceptions
    His Housing and Homelessness priority says large corporations and private equity firms are buying homes as investments, and that the cap of 350 homes in the current housing bill is too high.32
  • Zoning and new housing
    It says he wants to clear away needless obstacles to responsible housing construction, and that federal housing policy should support local judgment rather than override it.32
  • Birthright citizenship
    Keep automatic citizenship for every child born in the US
    It also says he will oppose efforts that would undermine birthright citizenship.27
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    It says he wants the federal government to have greater authority to negotiate fair prices for drugs when public money is involved.13
  • Social Security benefit levels
    It says he will oppose cuts to Social Security benefits.30
  • Social Security payroll tax cap
    It also says he wants to scrap the Social Security payroll tax cap or raise it significantly so that high earners pay more.30
  • Social Security retirement age
    Keep it at 67
    His Protecting Our Seniors priority says he opposes cutting Social Security benefits and raising the retirement age.30
  • VA staffing
    It says the VA should be fully funded and fully staffed.17

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.