Michelle Fischbach

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Michelle Fischbach
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U.S. House Minnesota District 7

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2023

Years in position

1

Prior offices
Minnesota State Senate District 13

Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Saint Cloud State University

Law

William Mitchell College of Law

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Contact

Michelle Fischbach (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Minnesota's 7th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2023.

Fischbach (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 7th Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Fischbach served as the Republican lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 to 2019. She was defeated in her bid for reelection in the primary on August 14, 2018.

Fishbach is a former Republican member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 13 from 1997 to 2018. She resigned from the Senate on May 25, 2018, to take the oath of office as lieutenant governor.[1]

Biography

Michelle Fischbach earned a B.A. in political science and economics from St. Cloud State University and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.[2]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2021-2022

Fischbach was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

Political career

Lieutenant governor of Minnesota (2018-2019)

As state Senate president, Fischbach transitioned to the role of lieutenant governor when former Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith (D) was sworn into the U.S. Senate in January 2018. Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (D) appointed Smith to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Al Franken (D), who resigned after sexual misconduct allegations were brought against him. Dayton requested that Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson issue an opinion as to whether Fishbach would be required to resign her state Senate seat in order to serve as lieutenant governor. Swanson issued a non-binding advisory opinion on December 21, 2017, which stated that it was unlikely that Fischbach could simultaneously hold her state Senate seat and serve as lieutenant governor.[3][4][5]

Minnesota State Senate (1996-2018)

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
Finance, Vice chair
Health and Human Services
Higher Education, Chair
Rules and Administration
2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fischbach served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fischbach served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
Finance
Higher Education and Workforce Development
Rules and Administration
2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fischbach served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fischbach served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills sponsored by this person, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2020

See also: Minnesota's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Minnesota's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Minnesota's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 7

Michelle Fischbach defeated incumbent Collin Peterson, Slater Johnson, and Rae Hart Anderson in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Michelle Fischbach (R)
 
53.4
 
194,066

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Collin Peterson (D)
 
39.8
 
144,840

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Slater Johnson (Legal Marijuana Now Party)
 
4.9
 
17,710

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Rae Hart Anderson (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)
 
1.8
 
6,499
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
362

Total votes: 363,477

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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 7

Incumbent Collin Peterson defeated Alycia Gruenhagen and Stephen Emery in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 7 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Collin Peterson
 
75.6
 
26,925

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Alycia Gruenhagen
 
16.7
 
5,956

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Stephen Emery
 
7.7
 
2,734

Total votes: 35,615
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 7

Michelle Fischbach defeated Dave Hughes, Noel Collis, William Louwagie, and Jayesun Sherman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 7 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Michelle Fischbach
 
58.8
 
26,359

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Dave Hughes
 
22.2
 
9,948

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Noel Collis
 
15.1
 
6,747

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William Louwagie
 
2.2
 
989

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Jayesun Sherman Candidate Connection
 
1.7
 
757

Total votes: 44,800
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 7

Rae Hart Anderson defeated Kevin Shores in the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 7 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Rae Hart Anderson
 
67.4
 
215

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Kevin Shores
 
32.6
 
104

Total votes: 319
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 7

Slater Johnson advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 7 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Slater Johnson
 
100.0
 
592

Total votes: 592
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Candidate profile

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Biography:  Fischbach attended St. Cloud State University, and later earned a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. She served as the president of the Minnesota State Senate from 2011 to 2012 and 2017 to 2018. During her tenure in the state Senate, she also served as the Chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee.


Key Messages


Fischbach described herself as a proven conservative who would be an ally to President Donald Trump (R).


Fischbach said she would strengthen the economy and oppose abortion.


Fischbach said Collin Peterson (D) has pretended to be a conservative while supporting the agendas of Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats.


This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Minnesota District 7 in 2020

2018

See also: Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Peggy Flanagan defeated Donna Bergstrom, Judith Schwartzbacker, and Mary O'Connor in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Peggy Flanagan (D)
 
53.8
 
1,393,096

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Donna Bergstrom (R)
 
42.4
 
1,097,705

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Judith Schwartzbacker (Grassroots Party)
 
2.7
 
68,667

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Mary O'Connor (L)
 
1.0
 
26,735
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1,084

Total votes: 2,587,287
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Peggy Flanagan defeated Erin Maye Quade, Rick Nolan, James Mellin II, and Chris Edman in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Peggy Flanagan
 
41.6
 
242,832

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Erin Maye Quade
 
32.0
 
186,969

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Rick Nolan
 
24.6
 
143,517

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James Mellin II
 
1.1
 
6,398

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Chris Edman
 
0.7
 
4,019

Total votes: 583,735

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Donna Bergstrom defeated incumbent Michelle Fischbach and Theresa Loeffler in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Donna Bergstrom
 
52.6
 
168,841

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Michelle Fischbach
 
43.9
 
140,743

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Theresa Loeffler
 
3.5
 
11,330

Total votes: 320,914

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2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Michelle Fischbach defeated Michael Willemsen in the Minnesota State Senate District 13 general election.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michelle Fischbach Incumbent 68.67% 29,235
     Democratic Michael Willemsen 31.33% 13,338
Total Votes 42,573
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Michael Willemsen ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 13 Democratic primary.[8][9]

Minnesota State Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael Willemsen  (unopposed)


Incumbent Michelle Fischbach ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 13 Republican primary.[8][9]

Minnesota State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michelle Fischbach Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Fischbach won election for the District 13 Senate seat in 2012 due to redistricting. She defeated Fadumo Yusuf in the August 14 primary and defeated Peggy Boeck (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Minnesota State Senate, District 13, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Fischbach Incumbent 63.6% 26,015
     Democratic Peggy Boeck 36.4% 14,871
Total Votes 40,886
Minnesota State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Fischbach Incumbent 90.3% 1,484
Fadumo Yusuf 9.7% 160
Total Votes 1,644

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Fischbach won re-election to the 14th District Seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. Mike Sharp ran for the seat on the DFL ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota State Senate, District 14 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Michelle Fischbach (R) 21422 63.82%
Mike Sharp (DFL) 12110 36.08%
Write-In 36 0.11%

2006

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Fischbach won re-election to the 14th District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating Paul Stacke (DFL).[12]

Minnesota State Senate, District 14 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Michelle Fischbach (R) 19,668 57.99%
Paul Stacke (DFL) 14,215 41.91%
Write-In 32 0.09%

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Michelle Fischbach did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Fischbach’s campaign website stated the following:

Defending the Second Amendment
We must defend our God-given right to keep and bear arms. The United States Constitution is unambiguous: our right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Period. I will stand up to efforts by the radical left to abolish the Second Amendment and confiscate guns from law-abiding citizens. I will defend the Constitution and vote to protect the God-given right of every lawful gun owner in the United States to keep America free.

Protecting Life
We must protect the unborn, who have the fundamental right to life, and defend the sanctity of innocent human life at all stages. I will stand up to efforts by the radical left to promote infanticide and taxpayer-funded abortions for illegal immigrants. I am proudly pro-life and will always support legislation that protects innocent human life and defends the sanctity of life at all stages.

Securing Our Borders
We must secure our borders and build the southern border wall. Michelle will stand up to efforts by the radical left to abolish Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and promote open borders and sanctuary cities. She will work with law enforcement officials to restore the rule law and order and is committed to helping President Trump finish the southern border wall and support our ICE agents as they remove unlawful entrants and violent gang members from our county to keep America safe.

Supporting Our Farmers
We must support our farmers and ranchers, who are the backbone of our economy, and rebuild our outdated infrastructure in western Minnesota to create greater rural prosperity. Too often our farmers and ranchers face unnecessary challenges that hamper their ability to bring their goods to the market. I will work with President Trump to rebuild rural Minnesota’s infrastructure, support efforts to secure good trade deals for our farmers, and invest in workforce development programs that prepare our workers for the jobs of tomorrow.

Honoring Our Veterans
We must honor our commitment to the brave men and women of our United States military, who make great sacrifices to protect our country and keep America safe. While serving, we must make sure they have the tools they need to complete their mission. After serving, our veterans deserve to be welcomed home with honor by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that puts them and their families first. I will help President Trump rebuild our military and keep America strong, and I will fight for our veterans to ensure they have access to world-class health care and workforce development programs.

Fixing Our Broken Healthcare System
We must fix our broken health care system to give American families better access to high-quality, affordable health care plans. Obamacare was a disaster that took important health care choices away from millions of Americans. I will work with President Trump to protect the promises we have made to our seniors and pass patient-centered reforms that increase competition and lower costs, without sacrificing protections for individuals with preexisting conditions. [13]

—Michelle Fischbach’s campaign website (2020)[14]


Noteworthy events

Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021

See also: Counting of electoral votes (January 6-7, 2021)

Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Fischbach voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.

Campaign donors


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Michelle Fischbach campaign contribution history
Year Office Result Contributions
2016 Minnesota State Senate, District 13  ✔ $27,327
2012 Minnesota State Senate, District 13  ✔ $26,047
2010 Minnesota State Senate, District 14  ✔ $24,528
2008 Minnesota State Senate, District 14 $9,555
2006 Minnesota State Senate, District 14  ✔ $40,148
2004 Minnesota State Senate, District 14 $12,019
2002 Minnesota State Senate, District 14  ✔ $60,636
2000 Minnesota State Senate, District 14  ✔ $54,093
1996 Minnesota State Senate, District 14  ✔ $50,671
Grand total raised $305,024

Source: Follow the Money

2020

U.S. House Minnesota District 7 2020 election - Campaign Contributions
Top individual contributors to Michelle Fischbach's campaign in 2020
Unitemized $191,008.00
Susan B Anthony List $10,700.00
ANDERSON, ROLLIS $10,600.00
Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans $10,000.00
Freedom Club $10,000.00
Value in Electing Women PAC $10,000.00
Majority Cmte PAC $10,000.00
Eye of the Tiger PAC $10,000.00
E-PAC $10,000.00
Cowboy PAC $10,000.00
Total Raised in 2020 $613,503.97
Total Spent $629,977.50
Source: Follow the Money


2016

Fischbach won re-election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2016. During that election cycle, Fischbach raised a total of $27,327.

Minnesota State Senate 2016 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to Michelle Fischbach's campaign in 2016
Public Fund$7,207
13th Senate District Rpm$2,500
Haselow, Robert E$1,000
Lynch, Patrick E$1,000
Inter Faculty Organization$500
Total raised in 2016$27,327
Source: Follow the Money

2012

Fischbach won re-election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Fischbach raised a total of $26,047.

2010

Fischbach won re-election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2010. During that election cycle, Fischbach raised a total of $24,528.

2008

Fischbach was not up for election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2008. During that election cycle, Fischbach raised a total of $9,555.

2006

Fischbach won re-election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2006. During that election cycle, Fischbach raised a total of $40,148.

2004

Fischbach was not up for election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2004. During that election cycle, Fischbach raised a total of $12,019.

2002

Fischbach won re-election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2002. During that election cycle, Fischbach raised a total of $54,093.

2000

Fischbach won re-election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2000. During that election cycle, Fischbach raised a total of $54,093.

1996

Fischbach won election to the Minnesota State Senate in 1996. During that election cycle, Fischbach raised a total of $50,671.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.

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Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
When she served in the state government, Fischbach and her husband, Scott, had two children.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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U.S. House Minnesota District 7
2021-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
2018-2019
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Minnesota State Senate District 13
1997-2018
Succeeded by
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