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SUPPORTING OUR FARMING FAMILIES
Candidate positionThe Mission: Ensure that federal farm policy avoids creating burdensome obstacles and is written by farmers, for farmers.
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The Mission: Ensure that federal farm policy avoids creating burdensome obstacles and is written by farmers, for farmers.
FIGHTING FOR FISCAL SANITY
Candidate positionThe Mission: Keep more money in your paycheck and give small businesses the certainty they need to operate and grow.
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The Mission: Keep more money in your paycheck and give small businesses the certainty they need to operate and grow.
SECURING THE BORDER & RULE OF LAW
Candidate positionThe Mission: Continue to keep our border secure, restore the rule of law, resume construction of the southern border wall, and alleviate staffing shortages for Customs and Border Patrol.
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The Mission: Continue to keep our border secure, restore the rule of law, resume construction of the southern border wall, and alleviate staffing shortages for Customs and Border Patrol.
PROTECTING ELECTIONS & CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS
Candidate positionWhat We’re Up Against: Attempts to undermine election integrity and bureaucratic overreach that targets the constitutional rights and liberties of American citizens.
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What We’re Up Against: Attempts to undermine election integrity and bureaucratic overreach that targets the constitutional rights and liberties of American citizens.
From the Fields to the Statehouse
Candidate positionIn 2017, President Donald Trump recognized Brad’s relentless advocacy and appointed him as the State Director for USDA Rural Development in Minnesota. In this role, he delivered actual results: expanding high-speed internet, supporting rural manufacturing, improving healthcare access, and driving business development across rural Minnesota.
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In 2017, President Donald Trump recognized Brad’s relentless advocacy and appointed him as the State Director for USDA Rural Development in Minnesota. In this role, he delivered actual results: expanding high-speed internet, supporting rural manufacturing, improving healthcare access, and driving business development across rural Minnesota.
Taking Midwestern Common Sense to Washington
Candidate positionBrad ran on a simple premise: Washington, D.C. sorely needs Midwestern common sense. He rejects the D.C. culture of “going viral” and chasing 30-second soundbites, focusing instead on delivering tangible relief driving down costs for working families facing record-high inflation. He currently serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Small Business, and the House Armed Services Committee, ensuring that rural communities always have a seat at the table.
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Brad ran on a simple premise: Washington, D.C. sorely needs Midwestern common sense. He rejects the D.C. culture of “going viral” and chasing 30-second soundbites, focusing instead on delivering tangible relief driving down costs for working families facing record-high inflation. He currently serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Small Business, and the House Armed Services Committee, ensuring that rural communities always have a seat at the table.
Join thousands of Minnesotans standing for common sense.
Candidate positionAs a 4th-generation farmer, Brad Finstad knows the true meaning of hard work. He will always stand strong for the family farmers who feed our nation and fuel our economy.
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As a 4th-generation farmer, Brad Finstad knows the true meaning of hard work. He will always stand strong for the family farmers who feed our nation and fuel our economy.
MY PLEDGE TO YOU
Candidate positionI am running for re-election to Congress because Washington, D.C., sorely needs some Midwestern common sense, and southern Minnesotans deserve a representative who will work hard to advance our priorities.
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I am running for re-election to Congress because Washington, D.C., sorely needs some Midwestern common sense, and southern Minnesotans deserve a representative who will work hard to advance our priorities.
SUPPORTING OUR FARMING FAMILIES
Candidate positionThe Benefit: Lower input costs, stronger supply chains, and a secure, high-quality food supply for the nation.
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The Benefit: Lower input costs, stronger supply chains, and a secure, high-quality food supply for the nation.
FIGHTING FOR FISCAL SANITY
Candidate positionThe Proof (Results): Brad voted for the Working Families Tax Cuts to lock in critical tax provisions, specifically the 199A small business deduction. He was recognized as a “Small Business Deduction Champion” by the NFIB for his legislative efforts to protect these savings.
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The Proof (Results): Brad voted for the Working Families Tax Cuts to lock in critical tax provisions, specifically the 199A small business deduction. He was recognized as a “Small Business Deduction Champion” by the NFIB for his legislative efforts to protect these savings.
SECURING THE BORDER & RULE OF LAW
Candidate positionThe Proof (Results): Brad secured the largest border security investment in history through H.R. 1 to complete the border wall, increase immigration enforcement resources, and hire new border patrol agents. He is also a co-sponsor of the Deporting Fraudsters Act and supports legislation requiring ICE to detain illegal immigrants charged with crimes resulting in death or serious injury.
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The Proof (Results): Brad secured the largest border security investment in history through H.R. 1 to complete the border wall, increase immigration enforcement resources, and hire new border patrol agents. He is also a co-sponsor of the Deporting Fraudsters Act and supports legislation requiring ICE to detain illegal immigrants charged with crimes resulting in death or serious injury.
PROTECTING ELECTIONS & CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS
Candidate positionThe Mission: Implement common-sense safeguards to ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote in our federal elections and to protect individual liberties from left-wing efforts.
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The Mission: Implement common-sense safeguards to ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote in our federal elections and to protect individual liberties from left-wing efforts.
Join thousands of Minnesotans standing for common sense.
Candidate positionA husband and father of seven, Brad Finstad is fighting to leave our country better than he found it for his children and yours.
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A husband and father of seven, Brad Finstad is fighting to leave our country better than he found it for his children and yours.
MY PLEDGE TO YOU
Candidate positionThat’s what I will bring to our nation’s capital every single day. I grew up in our rural communities, and I still help to operate my family farm. I will always apply that experience in D.C. for the benefit of the other great families who live here.
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That’s what I will bring to our nation’s capital every single day. I grew up in our rural communities, and I still help to operate my family farm. I will always apply that experience in D.C. for the benefit of the other great families who live here.
SUPPORTING OUR FARMING FAMILIES
Candidate positionThe Proof (Results): Brad recently introduced the USDA Express Loan Act and supports the PRECISE Act to expand farmer access to advanced agricultural technology and capital. He also championed the FARMER Act to expand crop insurance access and reduce costs for local producers.
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The Proof (Results): Brad recently introduced the USDA Express Loan Act and supports the PRECISE Act to expand farmer access to advanced agricultural technology and capital. He also championed the FARMER Act to expand crop insurance access and reduce costs for local producers.
FIGHTING FOR FISCAL SANITY
Candidate positionKeep more money in your paycheck and give small businesses the certainty they need to operate and grow.
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Keep more money in your paycheck and give small businesses the certainty they need to operate and grow.
SECURING THE BORDER & RULE OF LAW
Candidate positionContinue to keep our border secure, restore the rule of law, resume construction of the southern border wall, and alleviate staffing shortages for Customs and Border Patrol.
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Continue to keep our border secure, restore the rule of law, resume construction of the southern border wall, and alleviate staffing shortages for Customs and Border Patrol.
PROTECTING ELECTIONS & CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS
Candidate positionThe Benefit: Restored faith in the democratic process, secure elections, and protected constitutional freedoms.
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The Benefit: Restored faith in the democratic process, secure elections, and protected constitutional freedoms.
Join thousands of Minnesotans standing for common sense.
Candidate positionCommitted To Service
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Committed To Service
MY PLEDGE TO YOU
Candidate positionWashington has plenty of folks focused on “going viral” or getting the next 30-second TV soundbite. I’m there to make a positive impact for Minnesotans by helping make our neighborhoods safer, our jobs more secure, our schools better, our government programs more effective, and our tax burdens lighter.
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Washington has plenty of folks focused on “going viral” or getting the next 30-second TV soundbite. I’m there to make a positive impact for Minnesotans by helping make our neighborhoods safer, our jobs more secure, our schools better, our government programs more effective, and our tax burdens lighter.
SUPPORTING OUR FARMING FAMILIES
Candidate positionEnsure that federal farm policy avoids creating burdensome obstacles and is written by farmers, for farmers.
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Ensure that federal farm policy avoids creating burdensome obstacles and is written by farmers, for farmers.
PROTECTING ELECTIONS & CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS
Candidate positionThe Proof (Results): Brad co-sponsored the SAVE Act, which requires proof of U.S. citizenship and identity to register to vote in federal elections. He also backed the Equal Representation Act to prevent non-citizens from being counted toward congressional apportionment, and he actively supports the Minnesota Voter Integrity Act.
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The Proof (Results): Brad co-sponsored the SAVE Act, which requires proof of U.S. citizenship and identity to register to vote in federal elections. He also backed the Equal Representation Act to prevent non-citizens from being counted toward congressional apportionment, and he actively supports the Minnesota Voter Integrity Act.
MY PLEDGE TO YOU
Candidate positionAbove all, I will do everything in my power to leave things better than we found them for the next generation.
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Above all, I will do everything in my power to leave things better than we found them for the next generation.
PROTECTING ELECTIONS & CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS
Candidate positionImplement common-sense safeguards to ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote in our federal elections and to protect individual liberties from left-wing efforts.
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Implement common-sense safeguards to ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote in our federal elections and to protect individual liberties from left-wing efforts.
