Brad Finstad

BRAD FINSTAD, Republican, of New Ulm, MN; born in Saint James, MN, May 30, 1976; education: B.S., agricultural education with emphasis in rural leadership development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; professional history: staffer, U.S. Representative Mark Kennedy of Minnesota, 2001-02; farmer; agriculture consultant and executive; member, Minnesota House of Representatives, 2003-08; Minnesota state director, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, 2017-21; election history: elected to the 117th Congress, by special election, on August 9, 2022, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn; reelected to each succeeding Congress.