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U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?

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Data last updated: Oct 14, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Candidate
Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson

Running for U.S. House · Minnesota District 1

NationalDemocratic-Farmer-Labor

In the role now
Brad Finstad

Brad Finstad

U.S. House · Minnesota District 1

NationalRepublican

Jake JohnsonCandidateBrad FinstadCurrent rep

Job fit

Jake Johnson

Other work

  • Governmental Relations Coordinator and a bargaining team member for his union 1
  • teaching math in Rochester Public Schools 1

Brad Finstad

Other work

  • State Director for USDA Rural Development in Minnesota 2

Education

  • A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Agriculture Education 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Jake Johnson

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Brad Finstad

  • Immigration → A tighter border and stricter enforcement (28 of 28 votes) 3
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 3
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 3

Who pays them

Jake Johnson

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Brad Finstad

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorsindustry associationscompaniesother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$147Klarge donors$682Kindustryassociations$298Kcompanies$265Kotherpoliticians$140KOther kinds ofdonors$165K$1.9M raised
$147,4274Small individual donors
$681,9474Large individual donors

Checks

Jake Johnson

No voting record to check yet

Brad Finstad

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Jake Johnson · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  2. About Brad - United States Congressman Brad Finstad · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money