Pete Stauber
Pete Stauber is a Republican incumbent in Minnesota's 8th district. $2.0M raised, $1.3M spent, $1.2M cash through Jul 22, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$2.0M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,996,898 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $1,324,555 |
| Cash on hand | $1,200,836 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jul 22, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 60 · 4 terms · votes right of 61% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.39 |
| Votes more conservative than | 61% 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 $1.0M to $2.2M
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-08-05.
Assets minus liabilities: between -$166K and $1.6M Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| L : Proctor, MN, US Minnesota Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan ⇒ T. Rowe Price Institutional Small-Cap Stock | PE | self | $250K to $500K |
| Minnesota Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan ⇒ Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund | PE | self | $250K to $500K |
| Minnesota Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan ⇒ Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Plus | PE | self | $250K to $500K |
| Loan Payments with Interest $5,001 - $15,000 Stauber Properties ⇒ Commercial Building | RP | self | $100K to $250K |
| North Shore Bank Accounts | BA | JT | $50K to $100K |
| Harbor View Homes LLC ⇒ Rental Property | RP | self | $50K to $100K |
| Red Wave LLC ⇒ Rental Property | RP | self | $50K to $100K |
| , Ordinary Business Income None L : Duluth, MN, US D : Family business that was sold in 2022; the remaining value is the notes receivable, r | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| Minnesota State Retirement System Health Care Savings Plan ⇒ Vanguard Balanced Index | PE | self | $15K to $50K |
| Duluth Police Employee CU | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Defined benefit public pension plan managed by the State of Minnesota. Stauber Brothers, Inc., 20% Interest | OL | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| L : Hermantown, MN, US D : This asset was reported on prior report but did not indicate that this is held under an LLC. Stauber Brothers Inc | DO | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Loan Payments with Interest $5,001 - $15,000 Stauber Brothers Inc. ⇒ Note 2 from Sale | DO | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Public Employees Retirement Association Plan | PE | self | none |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| North Shore Bank of Commerce June 2014 Personal Guarantee on Stauber Properties Mortgage | $50K to $100K |
| National Bank of Commerce January 2016 Personal Guarantee on Harbor View Homes Mortgage | $50K to $100K |
| Midwest Loan Services December 2023 Mortgage on personal residence | $500K to $1.0M |
Earned income
| Earned income source | Amount |
|---|---|
| Public Employees Retirement Association Pension Distribution | $56K |
Outside positions: Partner Stauber Properties, LLC; Partner Harbor View Homes, LLC; Treasurer Stauber Brothers, Inc.; Member Red Wave LLC
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)
Public attention3,448 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Pete Stauber 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 | $851,815 | 42.7% |
| PACs and other committees | $931,660 | 46.7% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $213,423 | 10.7% |
This raceMN-08, rank #1 of 2
Pete Stauber 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 H8MN08043, committee C00650697. Filed with the FEC as Peter Allen Stauber. 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.