Collin Clark Peterson is an American accountant,politician,and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1991 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he was chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture from 2019 to 2021 having previously held the office from 2007 to 2011;he had been ranking member from 2011 to 2019 and 2005 to 2007. Peterson was the most senior U.S. Representative from Minnesota and the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation. In 2020,Peterson was defeated by Michelle Fischbach,ending his 30-year tenure in the United States House of Representatives. In 2022,Peterson registered as a federal lobbyist after opening an eponymous consulting firm.
Michele Marie Bachmann is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party,she was a candidate for president of the United States in the 2012 election,but lost the Republican nomination to Mitt Romney.
Richard Michael Nolan was an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He previously served as the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 6th congressional district between 1975 and 1981 and was also a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1969 until 1973.
Aaron Jon Schock is a former American politician who was Republican U.S. Representative for Illinois's 18th congressional district from 2009 until 2015. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. He was the first member of the U.S. Congress born in the 1980s as well as the first millennial member of Congress;when he took his seat in 2009 he was the youngest member of Congress,at age 27. Previously,Schock had served two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives,also as its youngest member.
Erik Philip Paulsen is an American businessman and politician who represented Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009 and as majority leader from 2003 to 2007.
Jason E. Chaffetz is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district from 2009 until his resignation in 2017. He chaired the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017.
Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district,which is very rural,is Minnesota's largest by area and includes most of the western part of the state. A Republican,Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 until 2019. As of 2024,she is the last Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.
Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. is an American attorney 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.
William Joseph Walsh is an American politician,talk radio host,former social worker,and former 2020 Republican Party presidential candidate,who served one term in the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois's 8th congressional district.
Edward Scott Rigell is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2017. He declined to run for re-election in 2016,and he left office in January 2017.
Raúl Rafael Labrador is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 33rd attorney general of Idaho since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and chaired the Idaho Republican Party from 2019 to 2020. Prior to this,Labrador represented the 14B district in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2006 to 2010.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 8,2016,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 9.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Minnesota,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the U.S. Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Some Republican pundits and strategists believed Minnesota to be a potential pickup opportunity due to its increasingly favorable demographics and unexpectedly close result in the 2016 presidential election,along with potential backlash from the 2020 George Floyd protests,originating after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. However,every poll showed incumbent Democratic Senator Tina Smith in the lead by varying degrees.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6,2018,as part of the 2018 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's first term,with early voting taking place in some states in the weeks preceding that date. Voters chose representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states to serve in the 116th United States Congress. Non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and four of the five inhabited U.S. territories were also elected. On Election Day,Republicans had held a House majority since January 2011.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 6,2018,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with an open gubernatorial election,a U.S. Senate election,a special U.S. Senate election,State House elections,and other elections.
Jennifer Carnahan is an American politician who served as the chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota from 2017 to 2021. On March 14,2022,she declared her candidacy for a special election in Minnesota's 1st congressional district. She finished third in the Republican primary with 8% of the vote.
Angela Dawn Craig is an American politician,retired journalist,and former businesswoman. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she has served as the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district since 2019. The district includes most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities and outlying rural areas to the southwest.
James Lee Hagedorn was an American politician from Minnesota. A Republican,he was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district from 2019 until his death. The district stretches across southern Minnesota along the border with Iowa and includes Rochester,Austin,and Mankato.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 3,2020,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota,one from each of its congressional districts. Primary elections were held in six districts on August 11. The elections coincided with the 2020 United States presidential election as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and other state and local elections.
Former U.S. representative Joe Walsh's campaign for President of the United States in the 2020 election began on August 25,2019,when he announced his candidacy during an interview on ABC's show This Week,concurrently with the release of a video and a tweet. Walsh was challenging incumbent Donald Trump for the Republican nomination,along with former Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld. Walsh had been a strong supporter of Trump's during the 2016 election but had gradually become disenchanted with the President,describing him as "morally unfit". In view of Trump's high popularity among Republicans and Walsh's own history of controversial statements,Walsh was considered a long-shot candidate for the nomination. He announced the suspension of his campaign on February 7,2020,after poor results in the Iowa caucuses.
