Pete Stauber
Conservative
Republican
House Representative
Minnesota - District 8
Current Position: US House Representative MN-8
Running For: House Representative - District 8
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the Trump administration's federal government grant pause, justifying it as addressing wasteful spending
Health Care
- Against COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates; opposes government-imposed mandates on businesses, schools, and personal medical decisions
- Against allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices; campaigned in 2018 in support of Medicare drug price negotiation but subsequently walked back that position
Environment
- For expanded domestic energy production; supports ending restrictions on American energy and critical mineral development, including introducing legislation to end mineral withdrawal near Boundary Waters in Ely, Minnesota
- Against Deb Haaland's nomination as Secretary of the Interior, citing her support for the Green New Deal and opposition to oil drilling
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; opposes taxpayer-funded abortions and advocates for the unborn
Voting Rights & Democracy
- Against the 2020 presidential election results; signed amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania to contest the 2020 election outcome
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For strict border security and against illegal immigration; supports increased border construction and security measures, and backed Trump administration border enforcement policies
Public Safety
- For Second Amendment rights; committed to protecting the right to bear arms