Brad Finstad

Brad Finstad
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 1st district
Assumed office
August 12, 2022
Preceded byJim Hagedorn
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 21B district
In office
January 7, 2003 – January 5, 2009
Preceded byRichard Mulder
Succeeded byPaul Torkelson
Personal details
Born
Bradley Howard Finstad

(1976-05-30) May 30, 1976 (age 48)
New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJaclyn
Children7
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (BS)
WebsiteHouse website

Bradley Howard Finstad (born May 30, 1976) is an American politician, farmer, and agricultural consultant serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 2022. Finstad represents a large section of southern Minnesota situated along the border with Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, Finstad served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 until 2009.

Finstad previously served as an area director for the Minnesota Farm Bureau and as the agricultural policy advisor to U.S. representative Mark Kennedy. In 2002, he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he served three terms. In 2017 President Donald Trump appointed Finstad as the USDA Rural Development director for Minnesota. He served until shortly after Trump left office in 2021.[1] In addition to his government service, Finstad operates a family farm.[2]

Finstad was elected to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district in a 2022 special election, to finish the term of the late Jim Hagedorn.

  1. ^ "Trump Administration Appoints Brad Finstad to Serve as State Director for USDA Rural Development in Minnesota". Rural Development. November 29, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Farmer and ex-legislator Finstad declared winner of Hagedorn seat". Roll Call. August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.