Brad Finstad
Republican · MN · United States Representative, Minnesota's 1st Congressional District
U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 1st District. A fourth-generation farmer, he previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and as USDA Rural Development state director.
Where Brad Finstad stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record)
Opposes
Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (2 records), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, 409-2 under suspension of the rules, a fast-track step needing two-thirds. It makes publishing intimate images shared without consent, including computer-made deepfakes, a federal crime and gives platforms 48 hours to take them down after a valid request. It was signed into law on May 19, 2025 (Public Law 119-12).
April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, which stops certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time under federal wage law. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 oppose
Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, which stops certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time under federal wage law. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177. It used the Congressional Review Act, a fast-track law for undoing agency rules, to cancel a National Labor Relations Board rule. That rule made it easier to treat two companies, such as a franchise chain and its local owner, as joint employers of the same workers. The Senate agreed 50-48, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024. The House override attempt failed 214-191, so the resolution never took effect.
January 12, 2024Opposes Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
On 2025-04-30, the House Small Business Committee advanced Brad Finstad's Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act after he introduced it.
April 30, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: finstad.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
On 2025-05-22, Representative Brad Finstad voted yes when the House passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
May 22, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: finstad.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
On 2024-02-01, Representative Brad Finstad supported House passage of the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act.
February 1, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: finstad.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
On 2023-05-31, Representative Brad Finstad voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act after the House passed it.
May 31, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: finstad.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, 409-2 under suspension of the rules, a fast-track step needing two-thirds. It makes publishing intimate images shared without consent, including computer-made deepfakes, a federal crime and gives platforms 48 hours to take them down after a valid request. It was signed into law on May 19, 2025 (Public Law 119-12).
April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177. It used the Congressional Review Act, a fast-track law for undoing agency rules, to cancel a National Labor Relations Board rule. That rule made it easier to treat two companies, such as a franchise chain and its local owner, as joint employers of the same workers. The Senate agreed 50-48, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024. The House override attempt failed 214-191, so the resolution never took effect.
January 12, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Other records
Other records · 4 records
Voted against passing H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which sets deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sends stalled talks to mediation and arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, which would cancel the March 2025 executive order that removed union bargaining rights from most federal workers. Union contracts in effect before the order would stay in force for their full terms. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.
December 11, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, which would have let doctors, nurses and other clinical staff at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over matters the Veterans Affairs Secretary can now exclude, such as patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
December 15, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 302, the Preventing a Patronage System Act, which would have barred moving federal civil service jobs into new categories outside the merit system. It would have limited such moves to the job categories that existed in September 2020. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
September 15, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Race Brad Finstad is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 1 (119th Congress), Minnesota · incumbent
Profile last researched September 7, 2026.