- OFFICE
- House
- DISTRICT
- Minnesota · 01
- PARTY
- REPUBLICAN PARTY
- STATUS
- Incumbent
- ELECTION
- 2026-11-03
The record (11)
FEC-recorded money between Second Amendment committees and this candidate, and recorded floor votes on gun bills, each with its official source. Community sentiment below never moves this grade.
- 2026-07-14PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 1181 (119th), Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActOfficial House roll call 240.
- 2026-07-09PRORecorded money Accepted $1,000 from NRA Political Victory FundFEC Schedule B, committee C00053553, transaction SB23.69, 2026 cycle.
- 2026-06-16PRORecorded money Accepted $1,000 from NSSF PACFEC Schedule B, committee C00480863, transaction 16268DB814BA8CB88CD, 2026 cycle.
- 2026-05-21PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 1041 (119th), Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActOfficial House roll call 190.
- 2025-05-15PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 2255 (119th), Federal LEO Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025Official House roll call 130.
Contact Brad Finstad
- DISTRICT · 2746 Superior Drive Northwest, Suite 100 · Rochester, MN · 55901
- CAMPAIGN · PO Box 923 · New Ulm, MN · 56073
Interest-group scorecards (4)
How advocacy groups on both sides score this candidate, reprinted as published. These are the groups’ judgments, not ours, and they never enter the grade above.
3 earlier ratings
- 2023100%
- 2021-20220%
- 200286%
About this group
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
1 earlier rating
- 200380%
About this group
"The Concealed Carry Reform Now team was formed by GOCRA in 1996 to help pass the Minnesota Citizens Personal Protection Act. Having secured law-abiding citizens the right-to-carry a firearm for personal protection, we continue to defend and improve this personal choice." This organization is dissolved. Its archives are kept here as a public service. - Project Vote Smart
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
1 earlier rating
- 202292%
About this group
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people."
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
2 earlier ratings
- 2004≈95%
- 2002≈95%
About this group
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. [...] NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
Background
- BS, Agricultural Education, University of Minnesota
- Agriculture Consultant
- President, Frontier Labs MN, 2010-Present
- Chief Executive Officer, Center for Rural Policy and Development, 2008-2017
+2 more
- State Director, USDA Rural Development, 2017-2021
- Executive Director, Minnesota Turkey, 2021-2022
- Former Agricultural Advisor, Representative Mark Kennedy
- Assistant Minority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2008
- Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2002-2008
+3 more
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, 2022-present
- Candidate, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2002, 2004, 2006
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, 2022, 2024, 2026
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