Federal Representatives
Our Federal Representatives
This page is a resource for student leaders, organizers, and advocates. We’ve consolidated information on all of Minnesota’s U.S. Representatives so students have one place where they can find their representatives’ contact information. The districts where our universities are located are highlighted below. If you’re living outside of the district where your university is, you can confirm who your representative is by clicking the button below.
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United States Senate
The Senate is the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress and is composed of senators, each of whom represents a single state in its entirety. Each state, regardless of its population size, is equally represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senator Klobuchar was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in the State of Minnesota when she was elected in 2006. Klobuchar graduated from Yale University and later attended the University of Chicago Law School. She partnered with two Minneapolis law firms before being elected Hennepin County attorney in 1998. She was reelected to a six-year term in 2016.
Contact
Washington, DC
425 Dirksen Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3244
Moorhead
121 4th Street South
Moorhead, MN 56560
(218) 287-2219
Metro
1200 Washington Ave South #250
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 727-5220
Rochester
1130 1/2 7th Street, NW, #212
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 288-5321
Virginia
Olcott Plaza #105
820 9th Street North
Virginia, MN 55792
(218) 741-9690
Toll Free Number
(1-888) 224-9043
Committee Assignments
The Senate Judiciary Committee's jurisdiction covers issues such as criminal justice, consumer rights, intellectual property and antitrust law. Klobuchar serves as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, which is tasked with oversight of antitrust enforcement at the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission and monitoring the state of competition in a variety of industries to help protect consumers. The full Committee is also tasked with reviewing the President's nominees for federal judgeships - including Supreme Court justices - along with many Executive Branch nominations, and providing oversight of the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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U.S. Senator Tina Smith
Tina Smith worked in marketing before getting into politics in the ‘90s. Smith also worked for Planned Parenthood as the Vice President for External Affairs earlier in her career. She later served as chief of staff for Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, who would later choose her to run his 2010 gubernatorial campaign. She previously managed Ted Mondale’s gubernatorial campaign and former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale’s campaign for the U.S. Senate. When Rybak failed to earn the DFL endorsement, Smith joined former governor Mark Dayton’s team, and once he was elected, she served as his chief of staff prior to becoming his running mate for his reelection campaign. The first time she was elected to office was in 2011 when she became the 48th Lieutenant Governor. When former U.S. Senator Al Franken resigned, Smith was appointed to fill the vacancy by Governor Dayton. After winning a special election in 2018, Senator Smith was reelected to serve a six-year term in 2020.
Contact
Washington, DC
720 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5641
Moorhead
819 Center Avenue #2A
Moorhead, MN 56560
(218) 284-8721
Metro
60 Plato Blvd. East #220
Saint Paul, MN 55107
(651) 221-1016
Rochester
1202-1/2 7th Street NW #218
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 288-2003
Virginia
515 W. 1st Street #104
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 722-2390
Committee Assignments
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is one of twenty Senate committees tasked with conducting Senate business related to specialized areas of legislative interest. Although the Senate has a longstanding history of writing and passing legislation focusing on our nation’s banks, the Senate Banking Committee was not formally established until 1913, with Senator Robert Owen of Oklahoma, sponsor of the landmark Federal Reserve Act, as its first Chairman; since then, the Committee has undergone various transformations and reorganizations. Now known as the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to underscore the diversity of issues under its purview, the Committee plays an integral role in managing legislation that affects the lives of many Americans. These areas of jurisdiction include, but are not limited to: banking, insurance, financial markets, securities, housing, urban development and mass transit, international trade and finance, and economic policy.
United States House of Representatives
This branch of Congress is composed of representatives who sit in congressional districts allocated to each state on a basis of population as measured by the U.S. Census, with each district entitled to at least one representative. Members serve two-year terms and Minnesota currently has 8 representatives. We’re providing information for the districts where our universities are located.
U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad – 1st District
Brad is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Agriculture Education with emphasis in Rural Leadership Development. His prior positions include serving as Executive Director of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, Executive Director of the Center for Rural Policy & Development, Area Director with the Minnesota Farm Bureau, and three terms representing Brown, Watonwan, and Redwood counties in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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Contact
Washington, DC
1605 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2472
New Ulm
110 N. Minnesota St, Suite 5
New Ulm, MN 56073
(507) 577-6151
Rochester
2746 Superior Drive NW, Suite 100 Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 577-6140
Committee Assignments
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is one of twenty Senate committees tasked with conducting Senate business related to specialized areas of legislative interest. Although the Senate has a longstanding history of writing and passing legislation focusing on our nation’s banks, the Senate Banking Committee was not formally established until 1913, with Senator Robert Owen of Oklahoma, sponsor of the landmark Federal Reserve Act, as its first Chairman; since then, the Committee has undergone various transformations and reorganizations. Now known as the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to underscore the diversity of issues under its purview, the Committee plays an integral role in managing legislation that affects the lives of many Americans. These areas of jurisdiction include, but are not limited to: banking, insurance, financial markets, securities, housing, urban development and mass transit, international trade and finance, and economic policy.
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig – 2nd District
Angie Craig was a full-time reporter for The Commercial Appeal, a daily newspaper in Memphis before moving to London in the early 2000s to work as a company executive working in communications and media relations for a medical device company. She moved to Minnesota to work at St. Jude Medical in their human resources and communications office, where she worked until 2017. After losing by a narrow margin in 2016, she decided to run again and won in 2018. In 2022, she was elected to serve her third term.
Contact
Washington, DC
2442 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2271
Burnsville
12940 Harriet Avenue S, #238
Burnsville, MN 55337
(651) 846-2120
Committee Assignments
The committee has jurisdiction over agriculture, forestry, nutrition, water conservation, and other agriculture-related fields.
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U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips – 3rd District
Dean Phillips father was killed in the Vietnam War when he was six months old. His mother, DeeDee Cohen, later married Eddie Phillips, heir to the Phillips Distilling Company — a Minnesota-founded business that is still operating today. He attended college at Brown University where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He worked for bicycle equipment and an apparel company for two years before joining the family business. He was named the president of Phillips Distilling after earning his MBA from the University of Minnesota in 2000. In 2018, he decided to run to represent Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District and was reelected to serve a third term in 2022.
Contact
Washington, DC
2452 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2871
Minnetonka
13911 Ridgedale Drive, #200
Minnetonka, MN 55305
(952) 656-5176
Committee Assignments
The Small Business Committee has oversight and legislative jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and its programs, as well as provides assistance to and protection of small business, including financial aid and the participation of small business enterprises in federal procurement and government contracts.
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum – 4th District
Betty McCollum has lived in the Twin Cities her entire life. After graduating from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, she worked as a high school social sciences teacher and a sales manager. She was first elected to public office in 1986, as the North St. Paul city council representative. In 1992 she was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives where she served four terms before being elected to Congress in 2000. She was reelected 2022 to serve her 12th term.
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Washington, DC
2426 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-6631
St. Paul
661 LaSalle Street, #110
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 224-9191
Committee Assignments
This committee is responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities to keep the United States safe, strong, and moving forward.
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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar – 5th District
Ilhan Omar began her career as a Community Nutrition Educator at the University of Minnesota. In 2012, she served as campaign manager for Kari Dziedzic's reelection campaign for the Minnesota State Senate. After that, she was a Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Education. She then managed Andrew Johnson's campaign for Minneapolis City Council in 2013. After Johnson was elected, she served as his Senior Policy Aide from 2013 to 2015 before becoming the Director of Policy Initiatives of the Women Organizing Women Network. She was first elected to office in 2016, representing District 60B in the Minnesota House of Representatives. She later ran for Congress in 2018 and when she was elected, she became the first Somali-American legislator in the U.S. She was reelected to serve her 3rd term in Congress in 2022.
Contact
Washington, DC
1730 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-4755
Minneapolis
310 E 38th St, Suite 222
Minneapolis, MN 55409
(612) 333-1272
Committee Assignments
The Budget Committee's responsibility is to draft an annual concurrent resolution on the budget that provides a Congressional framework for spending and revenue levels, the federal surplus or deficit, and public debt. The budget resolution can contain reconciliation instructions directing authorizing committees to change laws in their jurisdiction to change revenues or mandatory spending levels. The resolution also can include mechanisms that aid in enforcing budget procedures in general or for particular purposes. In drafting the budget resolution, the Committee examines the President’s annual budget request, as well as economic and fiscal projections from the Congressional Budget Office. The Committee also has jurisdiction over budget process laws and tracks the budgetary effects of legislative action.
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer – 6th District
Tom Emmer began his legal career representing cities and counties through the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust and the League of Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust, handling lawsuits against police officers. He also represented volunteer firefighters and city and county inspectors, and handled a variety of land use issues. He first ran for Congress and won in 2004. He served three terms before unsuccessfully running for governor in 2010. He later reclaimed his Congressional seat in 2014 and was reelected in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022. He now serves as House Majority Whip.
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Contact
Washington, DC
464 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2331
Ostego
9201 Quaday Ave. NE, #206
Otsego, MN 55330
(763) 241-6848
Committee Assignments
This committee is tasked with overseeing all components of the nation’s housing and financial-services sectors, including banking, insurance and real estate. As the only Representative in the country to refuse campaign contributions from special-interest PACs, federal lobbyists and Members of Congress and their committees.
U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach – 7th District
Michelle Fischbach carries over 20 years of experience in the Minnesota Senate, including four as the President of the Senate.
In 1996, she was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election. In 2011, Michelle was the first woman in Minnesota history to serve as President of the Minnesota Senate. She also served as Chair of the Minnesota Senate Higher Education Committee, and most recently was the 49th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, following former Lieutenant Governor and current Senator, Tina Smith’s appointment to the U.S. Senate.
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Rep. Fischbach is one of our alumni, having received a B.A. in Political Science from St. Cloud State University before earning a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.
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Contact
Washington, DC
1004 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2165
Moorhead
2513 8th Street S
Moorhead, MN 56560
(218) 422-2090
Willmar
2211 1st Street S #190
Willmar, MN 56201
(320) 403-6100
Committee Assignments
This committee oversees the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement entities. The Judiciary Committee is also the committee responsible for impeachments of federal officials.
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U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber – 8th District
Pete Stauber grew up in Duluth before attending Lake Superior State University, where he played hockey while earning his degree in Criminology. In 1990, Stauber signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. He later was chosen by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft. He went on to serve on the Hermantown City Council for eight years before serving as a member of the St. Louis County Commission from 2013-2019. He was elected to Congress in 2018 and reelected to serve a third term in 2022.
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Contact
Washington, DC
145 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-6211
Cambridge
City Hall, 300 3rd Avenue NE
Cambridge, MN 55008
(763) 310-6208
Hermantown
5094 Miller Trunk Hwy, #900
Hermantown, MN 55811
(218) 481-6396
Brainerd
City Hall, 501 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
(218) 355-0862
Chisholm
City Hall, 316 W Lake Street #7
Chisholm, MN 55719
(218) 355-0726
Committee Assignments
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation: aviation, maritime and waterborne transportation, highways, bridges, mass transit, and railroads. The Committee also has jurisdiction over other aspects of our national infrastructure, such as clean water and waste water management, the transport of resources by pipeline, flood damage reduction, the management of federally owned real estate and public buildings, the development of economically depressed rural and urban areas, disaster preparedness and response, and hazardous materials transportation.