Brad Finstad
Brad Finstad is a Republican incumbent in Minnesota's 1st district. $2.0M raised, $808K spent, $1.3M cash through Jul 22, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$2.0M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $2,030,569 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $808,055 |
| Cash on hand | $1,283,923 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jul 22, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 50 · 3 terms · votes right of 78% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.56 |
| Votes more conservative than | 78% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 567 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $2.6M to $7.4M
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-05-13.
Assets minus liabilities: between $2.5M and $7.4M Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finstad Farms | FA | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| L : Brown, MN, US D : Farm in Brown County MN. Land, buildings, and equipment. Frontier Labs | OL | self | $1.0M |
| - None $5,000,000 L : Brown, MN, US D : Land, building, and business in Brown County MN. South Point Credit Union Account | BA | self | $250K to $500K |
| CREF Equity Index Account - R1 (QCEQRX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| CREF Growth Account - R1 (QCGRRX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| CREF Global Equities Account - R1 (QCGLRX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| CREF Stock Account - R1 (QCSTRX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| State Street Target Retirement 2040 Fund Class I (SSCNX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| TIAA Real Estate Account (QREARX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| TIAA Traditional | FN | self | $15K to $50K |
| AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc. - Class A (CABNX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| CREF Core Bond Account - Class R1 (QCBMRX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| South Point Credit Union June 2020 Home Mortgage | $50K to $100K |
Outside positions: Owner - Member Frontier Labs
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Donor portrait16% small gifts
By gift size
| Gift size | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $200 and under | $184,388 | 16% |
| $200.01 to $499.99 | $51,638 | 5% |
| $500 to $999.99 | $107,262 | 10% |
| $1,000 to $1,999.99 | $224,312 | 20% |
| $2,000 and up | $560,876 | 50% |
By state
| State | Itemized individual money | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MN | $687,772 | 70% |
| IL | $43,318 | 4% |
| FL | $42,757 | 4% |
| TX | $35,492 | 4% |
| VA | $31,697 | 3% |
| NE | $26,500 | 3% |
By employer
| Employer named by donors | Total |
|---|---|
| Anno.Ai | $21,410 |
| Marquis Management Inc | $21,000 |
| Christensen Farms | $14,667 |
| Starkey | $14,000 |
| Starkey Hearing Technologies | $14,000 |
| Inkit | $14,000 |
| King Capital | $14,000 |
| Uline | $14,000 |
By occupation
| Occupation named by donors | Total |
|---|---|
| Ceo | $159,231 |
| Business Owner | $55,802 |
| President | $47,300 |
| Attorney | $30,842 |
| Farmer | $28,523 |
| Executive | $17,500 |
| Vice President | $15,123 |
| Consultant | $14,994 |
Reported FEC itemized contributions this cycle, fetched 2026-10-15. Itemized means a donor gave over $200 in total. Employer and occupation are what donors report about themselves; “retired”, “homemaker”, “self-employed” and similar non-answers are left out of the employer and occupation lists. It describes who gave, not who votes for the candidate.
Public attention5,011 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Brad Finstad on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $829,374 | 40.8% |
| PACs and other committees | $966,407 | 47.6% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $234,788 | 11.6% |
This raceMN-01, rank #1 of 2
Brad Finstad ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jul 22, 2026. FEC ID H2MN01223, committee C00807743. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.