Brad Finstad

Republican Representative of Minnesota's 1st district

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May 30, 1976 (48 years old)

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American politician, farmer, and agricultural consultant
Served as U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 2022
Previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009
Worked as an area director for the Minnesota Farm Bureau and as an agricultural policy advisor to U.S. Representative Mark Kennedy
Appointed by President Donald Trump as the USDA Rural Development director for Minnesota from 2017 to 2021
Operates a family farm
Elected to the U.S. House in a 2022 special election, succeeding the late Jim Hagedorn
Born and raised on a family farm in Brown County, Minnesota
Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural education from the University of Minnesota
Served as CEO of the Center for Rural Policy and Development and worked for an agricultural research and consulting company
Joined the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association as interim executive director before running for Congress
Sworn into the U.S. House in August 2022 and voted against the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on the same day
Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership
Holds committee assignments in the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Armed Services, including chairing a subcommittee
Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and supported providing aid to Israel following a 2023 attack
Voted in favor of an amendment to prohibit funding for the Office of Vice President Kamala Harris
Roman Catholic