Pete Stauber
U.S. House · MN-8 · Republicans · since 2025
alsoCandidate for U.S. House · MN-8
Biography
Overview
Pete Stauber is a Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 8th congressional district, serving since 2019. Before entering Congress, he was a retired law enforcement officer who served as a lieutenant in the Duluth Police Department from 1995 to 2017 and as a St. Louis County Commissioner from 2013 to 2019. He is a former college hockey player who helped lead Lake Superior State University to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship.
Career
Stauber has championed mineral and mining policy, successfully passing the Critical Mineral Dominance Act through the House in 2023 (with a 212–203 vote) to end mineral withdrawal in Ely, Minnesota. He advocated for the Deb Haaland nomination opposition based on environmental concerns and has sponsored legislation on water stewardship, permitting reform, and border security. One of his bills, the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act, was enacted. He has also advocated for disability employment initiatives and received the Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award from the Global Down Syndrome Foundation in 2023.
Prior political experience
Stauber was first elected to Congress in 2018, defeating Democratic nominee Joe Radinovich and becoming only the second Republican to represent the district since 1947. He was reelected in 2020, defeating Quinn Nystrom and becoming the first Republican in 76 years to be reelected in the 8th district. He won again in 2022, defeating Jennifer Schultz, and in 2024 defeated Schultz in a rematch. The district has a working-class and mostly rural character.
Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ideology
Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)
Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)
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Start a campaign targeting Pete StauberOfficeholding history
| Term | Seat | Term dates | Termination | Predecessor | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | U.S. House MN-8 | 2025–present | In progress | Pete Stauber | — |
| 3rd | U.S. House MN-8 | 2023–2025 | Term ended | Pete Stauber | Pete Stauber |
| 2nd | U.S. House MN-8 | 2021–2023 | Term ended | Pete Stauber | Pete Stauber |
| 1st | U.S. House MN-8 | 2019–2021 | Term ended | — | Pete Stauber |
Committee assignments
- Energy and Mineral ResourcesHouseChair· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
- Rural Development, Energy, and Supply ChainsHouse· 2025–present
- Federal LandsHouse· 2025–present
- AviationHouse· 2025–present
- Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous MaterialsHouse· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
- Highways and TransitHouse· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
Current term legislation
Bills sponsored this term10
- H.R. 7923
Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act
Mar 12, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7882
To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Mar 9, 2026INTRODUCED - H.R. 7634
Judicial Loyalty Act of 2026
Feb 20, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7320
Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026
Feb 2, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 6422
American Water Stewardship Act
Dec 4, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5337
Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act of 2024
Sep 11, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 4615
Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2025
Jul 22, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 4090
Critical Mineral Dominance Act
Jun 23, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 3935
Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act
Jun 11, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 3891
Northern Border Security and Staffing Reform Act
Jun 10, 2025IN_COMMITTEE
Bills cosponsored this term10
- H.R. 8330
To prohibit liability against those engaged in the mining, extraction, production, refinement, transportation, distribution, marketing, manufacture, or sale of energy for damages or injunctive or other relief from the use of their products, and for other purposes.
Apr 16, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8172
To restrict the repatriation of funds by noncitizens receiving Federal benefits, to require verification and certification of compliance, and to establish a centralized database within the Department of the Treasury for monitoring, enforcement, and reporting.
Apr 2, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7997
Research and Oversight of AI in Courts Act of 2026
Mar 19, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7824
Federal Funds Whistleblower Protection Extension Act
Mar 5, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7758
The Dalilah Law
Mar 3, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7731
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the income limitation on the exclusion from gross income of any medal or prize money won in competition in the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games.
Feb 26, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7703
Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act
Feb 25, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7678
Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
Feb 25, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7695
To provide that the final rule titled "Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation" and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes.
Feb 25, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7651
Chloe Cole Act of 2026
Feb 23, 2026IN_COMMITTEE
Elections
| Year | Seat | Result | Vote share | Field |
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| — | — | Pending | — | — |