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Pete Stauber

Pete Stauber has represented Minnesota’s 8th district in the U.S. House since 2019. Chair of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Stauber played minor-league hockey and served as a Duluth police lieutenant from 1995 to 2017. Stauber served as a St. Louis County commissioner from 2013 to 2019.

Party
Republican
In House
Since 2019
Age
60
Committees
3 · 1 chair
Next election
Nov 3, 2026
HOUSE SINCE
2019
COMMITTEES
3
AGE
60

Photo: Official portrait, 2025 / Office of the Clerk, U.S. House

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NEWSGOP delegation asks AG to review Moriarty decision before mass shooting FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul · Sep 15

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2026 MN U.S. House district 8 general election · 2026-11-03 · No sourced statements are available for this campaign yet.

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The Daily Beast

Bravo Reality Star Announces Run for Congress

Republican Representative Pete Stauber is the incumbent target of a 2026 congressional challenge by reality star Luke Gulbranson in Minnesota.

Foreign policy57%
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America Last

Representative Pete Stauber introduced the resolution to repeal mining protections and defended the move on national security grounds.

Defense85%
Brainerd Dispatch

Reader Opinion: The new abnormal

A reader letter accuses Stauber of hypocrisy over his environmental record and urges him to protect the region’s waters.

Environment80%

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