Candidate · November 3, 2026

Pete Stauber

On the ballot for U.S. House · Minnesota's 8th District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.6M
cash on hand
$1.1M
issues with public statements
4
outside spending for or against
$355K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Minnesota's 8th District1
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,3
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Minnesota's 8th District in the U.S. House.4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

His official House biography says he is serving his fourth term in Congress, sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business and Natural Resources Committees, and chairs the Natural Resources subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.5 It says he previously served as a St. Louis County Commissioner and as a Hermantown City Councilor, and worked as a Duluth police officer for more than two decades.5 His campaign website says he served as president of Law Enforcement Labor Services Local 363 and as an area commander in the Duluth police force before retiring in August 2017.6 It says he received a hockey scholarship to Lake Superior State University and later went on to play professionally within the Detroit Red Wings organization.6

Why they say they're running

His campaign website's home page and Meet Pete page describe him as fighting in Congress for the region's way of life.6,7

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, MN-84
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, MN-84

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website's Meet Pete page says he is working to reduce spending and to lower the cost of living for Minnesotans.6

  1. Increase overall federal spending
  2. Hold overall spending near current levels
  3. Cut overall federal spending
  4. Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

It says he supports Border Patrol agents and law enforcement and wants more construction and security measures along the border.6

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

It says he will always stand for the unborn.6

Government funding and abortion

It also says he firmly opposes any use of tax dollars to pay for abortions.6

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Pete Stauber served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Pete Stauber sponsored or cosponsored 28 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.61

Raised$2,566,760
Spent$2,008,967
Cash on hand$1,086,287

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.1M · 42%
PACs and other political committees$1.2M · 47%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$212K · 8%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$66K · 3%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $12,837 supporting and $342,415 opposing Pete Stauber this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 21, 2026.62

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
WILDERNESS ACTION, INC.—$342,415
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee$12,837—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.