Michelle Fischbach represents Minnesota's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, having been elected in 2020. Before her election to Congress, she served in the Minnesota State Senate from 1997 to 2018, including as President of the Senate and briefly as Lieutenant Governor from 2018 to 2019. She serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Rules Committee, positions that involve work on tax policy, trade, and legislative procedures.

Name

Michelle Fischbach

Party

Republican

State

Minnesota

District

MN-7

Committees

Rules and Organization of the House Subcommittee, Trade Subcommittee, Oversight Subcommittee

Key Fact 1

Michelle Fischbach was elected to represent Minnesota's 7th Congressional District in 2020.

Key Fact 2

She previously served in the Minnesota State Senate for over two decades, from 1997 to 2018.

Key Fact 3

She served as President of the Minnesota Senate and became Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from January 2018 to January 2019.

Key Fact 4

She sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, Social Security, Medicare, and trade.

Key Fact 5

She also serves on the House Rules Committee, which determines the rules for debate on legislation.

Key Fact 6

Her committee assignments include the Trade Subcommittee and the Oversight Subcommittee under Ways and Means.

Key Fact 7

Minnesota's 7th District is a largely rural district covering the western part of the state.

Data from Congress.gov