The representatives of Minnesota in the U.S. House number eight, split evenly between four Democrats and four Republicans, and the state’s two U.S. senators are both Democrats: Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith. Smith has announced she will not seek reelection in 2026, setting up an open Senate race. The House delegation reflects the state’s political geography, with the Twin Cities and inner suburbs leaning Democratic and southern, western, and northern Minnesota trending Republican.
The Eight U.S. House Members
Minnesota’s current House members all serve terms expiring January 3, 2027.1GovTrack. Members of Congress From Minnesota Each district contains roughly 713,312 people under maps drawn in 2022 by a special five-judge panel appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court after the legislature and governor failed to agree.2MPR News. New Political District Maps Shake Up Minnesota Politics
- District 1, Southern Minnesota: Brad Finstad (R)
- District 2, South Metro and Southeast: Angie Craig (D)
- District 3, Greater Hennepin County: Kelly Morrison (D)
- District 4, Ramsey County and Suburbs: Betty McCollum (D)
- District 5, Minneapolis and Suburbs: Ilhan Omar (D)
- District 6, North and West Metro, St. Cloud Area: Tom Emmer (R)
- District 7, Western Minnesota: Michelle Fischbach (R)
- District 8, Northeastern Minnesota: Pete Stauber (R)
Minnesota’s U.S. Senators
Amy Klobuchar, the senior senator, won reelection in 2024 over Republican Royce White. Tina Smith was appointed in 2017 after Al Franken’s resignation and then won elections in 2018 and 2020. On February 13, 2025, Smith announced she would not run again.3MPR News. Tina Smith Will Not Run for Reelection4U.S. Senate – Amy Klobuchar. Klobuchar Statement on Senator Tina Smith
Her retirement opened a competitive 2026 race. Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan secured the DFL endorsement and faces Representative Angie Craig in the August 2026 primary. On the Republican side, retired Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze won the party endorsement and will face Royce White and broadcaster Michele Tafoya. Early polling showed roughly half of voters favoring a Democratic candidate, about 41% favoring a Republican, and 10% undecided.5Star Tribune. MN Poll: U.S. Senate Race
Tom Emmer, House Majority Whip
Tom Emmer, representing the 6th District, holds the highest-ranking national role in the delegation. He is House Majority Whip, the third-ranking position in House Republican leadership, a post he won in 2022 after chairing the National Republican Congressional Committee that cycle.6U.S. House Majority Whip. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer7TIME. Tom Emmer House Speaker Nominee
In October 2023, Emmer won the House Republican conference’s internal nomination for Speaker, defeating Mike Johnson 117 to 97 in a five-round secret ballot. He withdrew the same day. Former President Donald Trump publicly opposed the bid, calling Emmer “not MAGA” and a “RINO,” and more than two dozen House Republicans signaled they would vote against him on the floor, citing his vote to certify the 2020 presidential election and his support for a same-sex marriage bill.8BBC. Tom Emmer Withdraws Speaker Bid9PBS NewsHour. Tom Emmer Withdraws Bid for House Speaker Johnson, the runner-up, ultimately became Speaker.
In the 119th Congress, Emmer’s priorities include the Working Families Tax Cut Act, cryptocurrency policy through the Congressional Crypto Caucus he co-launched with Representative Ritchie Torres, and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act.10Office of Rep. Tom Emmer. Congressman Tom Emmer
Betty McCollum, Dean of the Delegation
Betty McCollum, first elected in 2000, is the longest-serving Minnesotan in the House and holds the title of Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation. She was the second Minnesota woman ever elected to Congress.11Office of Rep. Betty McCollum. Biography She sits on the House Appropriations Committee and is the Ranking Democrat on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.12Office of Rep. Betty McCollum. Congresswoman Betty McCollum In 2026 she characterized U.S. military strikes on Iran as “unlawful” and co-authored a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem alleging a pattern of unconstitutional retaliation against Minnesotans exercising First Amendment rights.13Office of Rep. Betty McCollum. Media and Press Releases
The Other House Members
Brad Finstad (R-1)
Finstad won a special election in August 2022. He chairs the Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee on the House Agriculture Committee and also sits on Armed Services and Small Business.14GovTrack. Rep. Brad Finstad Roughly 42% of his sponsored legislation involves agriculture and food. The House passed his SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026 by voice vote in June 2026.15U.S. Congress. Representative Brad Finstad He has also co-introduced the Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act with Kelly Morrison.16Office of Rep. Brad Finstad. Congressman Brad Finstad
Angie Craig (D-2)
Craig has represented the 2nd District since 2019 and is Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee. She belongs to both the New Democrat Coalition and the Problem Solvers Caucus. Six of her bills have been enacted, including the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023 and the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019.17GovTrack. Rep. Angie Craig In April 2025 she announced she would forgo a fifth House term to run for Senate, leaving the 2nd District open in 2026.18MPR News. Angie Craig Announces Senate Run
Kelly Morrison (D-3)
Morrison is the newest member of the delegation. She worked as an OB-GYN in Minnesota for more than 20 years and served six years in the state legislature. She describes herself as the only pro-choice OB-GYN in Congress.19Office of Rep. Kelly Morrison. Congresswoman Kelly Morrison In June 2026 she introduced the Safeguarding Access to Full-spectrum Education (SAFE) Training for OB-GYNs Act, and the House unanimously passed her bipartisan Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act.
Ilhan Omar (D-5)
Omar has represented Minneapolis since 2019. She serves on the Budget Committee and is Ranking Member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee on Education and the Workforce.20GovTrack. Rep. Ilhan Omar Recent bills include the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 and legislation to end child hunger co-introduced with Senator Bernie Sanders.21Office of Rep. Ilhan Omar. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
In September 2025, Representative Nancy Mace introduced H.Res.713 to censure Omar and strip her of committee assignments. A motion to table the resolution succeeded by one vote, 214 to 213, effectively killing it.22U.S. Congress. H.Res.713 – All Info23Clerk of the U.S. House. Roll Call Vote 276 In May 2026 the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee considered subpoenaing Omar over the federal MEALS Act of 2020 and its connection to the Feeding Our Future scandal. The subpoena motion failed along party lines.24Minnesota House of Representatives. Subpoena Motion Regarding Rep. Omar
Michelle Fischbach (R-7)
Fischbach has represented western Minnesota since January 2021. She chairs the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House and sits on Ways and Means, including its Oversight and Trade subcommittees.25GovTrack. Rep. Michelle Fischbach In September 2025 she received the Defender of Limited Government Award from the Institute of Legislative Analysis.26Office of Rep. Michelle Fischbach. Fischbach Earns Recognition for Conservative Voting Record On January 6, 2021, she voted to challenge the electoral college results from Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Pete Stauber (R-8)
Stauber is in his fourth term representing the Iron Range and northeastern Minnesota, where mining and natural resource policy define much of his agenda. During the 118th Congress he introduced bills on mineral leasing in Minnesota’s National Forest lands and pushed broader permitting reform.27GovTrack. Rep. Pete Stauber Report Card 202428Office of Rep. Pete Stauber. Congressman Pete Stauber
In June 2026 the House passed his Faster Labor Contracts Act, co-led with Democratic Representative Donald Norcross. The bill addresses the average 458-day timeline for a first union contract by requiring employers to begin negotiations within 10 days of a union vote, mandating government mediation after 90 days, and compelling binding arbitration if mediation fails. The Teamsters, UAW, and USW were among the labor groups supporting it.29Office of Rep. Pete Stauber. Stauber Legislation to Speed First Contracts Passes House
The Feeding Our Future Fallout
A dominant issue for the delegation in 2026 has been the political aftermath of the Feeding Our Future fraud, in which over $250 million in pandemic-era child nutrition funds were stolen through a Minnesota nonprofit. The Department of Justice has charged 60 individuals.30Office of Rep. Brad Finstad. Finstad Leads Letter on Feeding Our Future Fraud
On June 8, 2026, the Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a 205-page report concluding that Minnesota state officials missed warning signs, failed to stop payments, and silenced employees who tried to intervene. Vice President JD Vance referred the report to the Department of Justice, and the Trump administration froze hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds to Minnesota pending new safeguards.31MPR News. Fraud Report Highlights Missed Signals Over Minnesota-Run Programs Two days later, Finstad led the delegation’s four Republicans in calling for the resignations of Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison. He also introduced the Feeding Children Not Fraudsters Act, cosponsored by Fischbach and Stauber. Walz’s office called the committee “a joke,” while Ellison’s office said the report was “riddled with inaccuracies” and noted the office had criminally charged 340 individuals for Medicaid fraud.
What the 2026 Elections Could Change
Two of Minnesota’s federal seats are open in 2026: Smith’s Senate seat and Craig’s 2nd District House seat. In the 2nd, State Senator Eric Pratt is running for the Republican nomination, while State Representative Kaela Berg, State Senator Matt Klein, and former State Senator Matt Little are competing for the DFL nomination. The district carries a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+3, the most evenly divided in the state.32CBS News Minnesota. Minnesota 2nd Congressional District Race 2026
Will Minnesota Still Have Eight House Seats After 2030?
Minnesota kept its eighth House seat after the 2020 census by a margin of 26 people. Projections published by Election Data Services in December 2024 indicate Minnesota is likely to lose a seat following 2030 reapportionment, with trend models estimating the state would need between 174,000 and 195,000 additional residents to hold the line.33Election Data Services. Apportionment Projections Report If that happens, the delegation’s current 4-4 partisan balance and the shape of its districts would both be redrawn.