MOST RATEDSenate overturns Boundary Waters protections, a boon for Chilean mining company
Representative Pete Stauber celebrated the Senate's passage of his bill to reverse the mining ban in Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
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.
Stauber attended Lake Superior State University and played college hockey before pursuing a minor-league hockey career. From 1995 to 2017, Stauber served as a lieutenant in the Duluth Police Department. Stauber served as a St. Louis County commissioner from 2013 to 2019, then won election to the U.S. House in 2018 and began representing Minnesota's 8th congressional district in 2019.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Official portrait, 2025 / Office of the Clerk, U.S. House
2026 MN U.S. House district 8 general election · 2026-11-03 · No sourced statements are available for this campaign yet.
| DATE | MEASURE | VOTE | REP MAJORITY | RESULT |
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| SEP 16 | S. 2403Retire through Ownership Act | YEA | YEA 191–14 | Passed 401–142/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 16 | H.R. 9497Water Resources Development Act of 2026 | YEA | YEA 202–9 | Passed 415–92/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 16 | H.R. 9340Ratepayer Protection Act | YEA | YEA 210–0 | Passed 417–32/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 16 | H.J.Res. 213Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, o… | YEA | YEA 210–1 | Passed 214–208 |
| SEP 16 | H.R. 10326PROOF Act | YEA | YEA 210–1 | Passed 217–207 |
| SEP 16 | H.R. 9576National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026 | YEA | YEA 212–0 | Passed 352–72 |
| SEP 16 | H.R. 5334Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | YEA | YEA 203–7 | Passed 262–159 |
| SEP 15 | H.Con.Res. 93Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove… | NAY | NAY 203–7 | Passed 220–204 |
| SEP 15 | H.J.Res. 210Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, o… | YEA | YEA 212–1 | Passed 216–211 |
| SEP 15 | H.R. 9500Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | YEA | YEA 195–17 | Passed 408–172/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 15 | H.R. 2140Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025 | YEA | YEA 130–79 | Passed 343–792/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 15 | H.R. 4646Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 | YEA | YEA 210–0 | Passed 424–02/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 15 | H.R. 8278Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act | YEA | YEA 203–7 | Passed 417–72/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 15 | H.R. 2978GUARD Act | YEA | YEA 203–7 | Passed 414–72/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 14 | H.R. 3276Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026 | YEA | YEA 138–60 | Passed 345–602/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 14 | H.R. 4219National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025 | YEA | YEA 165–33 | Passed 371–332/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 03 | H.R. 4795Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026 | YEA | YEA 203–2 | Passed 237–169 |
| SEP 02 | H.R. 1501Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 | YEA | YEA 210–0 | Passed 218–201 |
| SEP 02 | H.J.Res. 1Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supre… | YEA | YEA 211–0 | Failed 212–2062/3 NEEDED |
| SEP 01 | H.R. 9436Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 | YEA | YEA 209–2 | Passed 219–196 |
| SEP 01 | H.R. 6500Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 | YEA | YEA 193–19 | Passed 370–482/3 NEEDED |
| AUG 31 | S. 32LACA | NOT VOTING | YEA 186–10 | Passed 378–102/3 NEEDED |
| AUG 31 | S. 307Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act | NOT VOTING | YEA 187–8 | Passed 376–82/3 NEEDED |
| JUL 23 | H.R. 8884Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | YEA | YEA 212–0 | Passed 232–188 |
| JUL 23 | H.Con.Res. 89Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove… | NAY | NAY 207–4 | Passed 214–208 |
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MOST RATEDRepresentative Pete Stauber celebrated the Senate's passage of his bill to reverse the mining ban in Minnesota's Superior National Forest.

Stauber won his party's primary and is set to face Swanson in the general election.

Stauber joined two Minnesota colleagues in asking the attorney general to review the decision not to charge the gunman before the shooting.

Representative Pete Stauber introduced the resolution, arguing that the mining ban endangered U.S. mineral security and cost jobs.

Republican Representative Pete Stauber faces a new primary season challenger as he seeks reelection to Minnesota's 8th District.

Republican Representative Pete Stauber is the incumbent target of a 2026 congressional challenge by reality star Luke Gulbranson in Minnesota.
MOST RATEDRepresentative Pete Stauber introduced the resolution to repeal mining protections and defended the move on national security grounds.

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

Andrew criticizes Stauber for opposing a procedural step to advance the bill and then voting for final passage.
MOST RATEDRepresentative Pete Stauber celebrated the Senate's passage of his bill to reverse the mining ban in Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
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