Current Position: US Representative of Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District since 2021
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: Lt. Governor from 2018 – 2019; State Senator from 1996 – 2018
District:   covers the majority of western Minnesota. It is by far the state’s largest district, and has a very rural character. Cities in the district include Moorhead (its largest city), Fergus Falls, Alexandria and Willmar.
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She first got involved in politics as an intern to Rudy Boschwitz, then a U.S. senator for Minnesota. In 1994, Fischbach became the first woman elected to the Paynesville City Council, where she served until she was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1996.

While serving as the incumbent lieutenant governor of Minnesota, Fischbach was former Governor Tim Pawlenty’s nominee for lieutenant governor in the Minnesota Republican Party primary during the 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election.

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Michelle Fischbach on the year of the GOP woman

Current Position: US Representative of MN District 7 since 1991
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2021 US Senator

Peterson is Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, which has jurisdiction over a wide range of agriculture and rural development issues, including the Farm Bill, renewable energy, disaster assistance, nutrition, crop insurance, conservation, rural development, international trade, futures market regulation, animal and plant health, agricultural research, bioterrorism, forestry, and others. Peterson also serves on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

During his public service career, Peterson has been a strong advocate for farmers and small business owners, and a leader on both federal tax policy and conservation issues. He has been a leader on the last four Farm Bills passed by Congress. He is a founding member of the conservative Democrats’ “Blue Dog” Coalition, which continues to be a voice for fiscal responsibility and pragmatic government policies.

Source: Government page