U.S. Representative
Michelle Fischbach
Minnesota District 7
RepublicanConservative
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Voting Profile
Legislative Record
Most Active Policy Areas
#1 healthcare#2 budget
40
Votes Analyzed
Data sources: voteview, congress.gov
Political Position
Ideology Spectrum
0.54Conservative
Representative Michelle Fischbach holds conservative positions that place her slightly to the right of the average Republican in the House. Her voting record reflects alignment with traditional Republican priorities, particularly on procedural matters and defense-related issues.
LiberalModerateConservative
Republican avg
Near the average for Republicans (0.52)
Data source: VoteView NOMINATE scores (UCLA/UC San Diego)
Policy Positions
Category Breakdown
40
total votes analyzed
Overview
Michelle Fischbach represents Minnesota's 7th Congressional District and serves as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Her voting record demonstrates consistent alignment with conservative positions, particularly evident in her opposition to Democratic-led procedural motions and resolutions. Fischbach's voting patterns show strong support for defense measures, with 100% support in that category based on available votes. Her healthcare voting record shows more selective support, voting in favor of approximately 48% of healthcare-related measures that came before her. Her procedural votes indicate a pattern typical of minority party members, consistently voting against motions to order the previous question and opposing resolutions advanced by the majority party. She has shown willingness to support bipartisan measures brought under suspension of the rules, which typically require two-thirds majority support.
Key Positions
- •Strong supporter of defense-related legislation
- •Selective approach to healthcare legislation, supporting roughly half of measures
- •Consistent opposition to Democratic procedural motions
- •Supports education-related measures based on limited voting data
- •Generally opposes majority party budget resolutions
By Policy Area
Healthcare25
48% yea52% nay
Budget & Spending7
43% yea57% nay
Analysis updated: January 9, 2026
Campaign Finance
Follow the Money
Includes all authorized campaign committees (principal committee, joint fundraising, and other authorized committees). Outside spending by Super PACs and independent groups is shown separately below. Verify on FEC.gov →
Career: $7.6M
Fundraising Over Time
Raised per election cycleSpent
Contribution Sources
Individual$470K
39%
PAC / Committees$730K
61%
Individual Breakdown
Itemized (>$200)
$318K
Small Dollar (<$200)
$152K
Donation Sizes
Under $200
$185K · 28%
$200 – 499
$32K · 5%
$500 – 999
$70K · 10%
$1,000 – 1,999
$110K · 16%
$2,000+
$274K · 41%
Share of individual contribution dollars by donation size, current election cycle.
Where the Money Comes From
In-state (MN)$325K · 63%
Out-of-state$192K · 37%
Itemized individual contributions only (donations over $200 report the donor's state). Small-dollar donations are not included because the FEC does not itemize them.
MN
$325K
IL
$66K
VA
$24K
NY
$23K
TX
$19K
FL
$15K
DC
$9K
AZ
$9K
Top Contributors
Top Contributing Industries
Top Donor Employers
NONE$161K
SELF EMPLOYED$31K
MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC.$28K
KING CAPITAL$7K
FELTL CO$7K
ULINE, INC.$7K
ROSEN'S DIVERSIFIED INC.$7K
KING CAPITAL CORP$7K
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES$7K
FAGEN INC.$7K
WINTHROP & WEINSTINE$7K
CAMBRIA COMPANY$7K
Employer as self-reported by itemized donors. “Not Employed” and “Self-Employed” typically rank highest for small-dollar campaigns and include retirees.
Where the Money Goes
Spending by Purpose
Other / Uncategorized
$591K
Advertising
$108K
Administrative
$26K
Fundraising
$7K
Materials
$4K
Travel
$3K
Contributions
$3K
Refunds
$2K
Purpose categories are self-reported on FEC filings; large “Other” totals are common.
Top Payees
1.$212K
KEYSTONE CONSULTING
2.$104K
THE OORBEEK MEMMOTT GROUP
3.$102K
RED BEACON STRATEGIES
4.$98K
COLDSPARK
5.$51K
HALL, ANDREW
6.$37K
PROFESSIONAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
7.$15K
REINKE PROPERTIES
8.$12K
ARISTOTLE INTERNATIONAL
Detailed Breakdown
Expenditures
Operating Costs
$772K
Operating Offsets
$3K
Net Operating
$769K
Refunds
Individual Refunds
$2K
Outside Spending (Super PACs)
Supporting
$479K
Opposing
$10.9M
Total Outside Spending
$11.3M
Top Outside Spenders
01
$10.1MHOUSE MAJORITY PAC
-$10.1M
02
$552KDCCC
-$552K
03
$164KONE COUNTRY FUND
-$164K
04
$131KCONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND
+$131K
05
$115KALLIANCE FOR A GREATER MINNESOTA
+$115K
06
$98KNATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
+$98K
07
$58KMINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE, INC. FEDERAL PAC
+$58K
08
$50KWFW ACTION FUND, INC.
+$50K
Independent expenditures are made without coordination with the candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E filings.
Coverage: 1/1/2025 – 7/22/2026FEC: H0MN07091Updated: 8/12/2026Source: FEC.gov (all authorized committees)
Voting Record
Congressional Votes
35 votes across 6 categories