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2026 candidates we're tracking in MN-1
Brad Finstad
Top priorities
- Wants federal farm policy written by farmers, for farmers, without burdensome obstacles
- Wants to keep more money in workers' paychecks and give small businesses certainty to grow
- Supports keeping the border secure, resuming border wall construction and CBP staffing
Per the campaign site.
About Brad Finstad
Finstad is a fourth-generation farmer and lifelong southern Minnesota resident who continues to help operate his family farm, per the campaign site. He is a husband and father of seven, per the campaign site.
Jake Johnson
Top priorities
- Bringing down costs
- Taking on corruption
- Investing in our small towns
Per the campaign site.
About Jake Johnson
Johnson is a high school math teacher in Rochester with 20 years of classroom experience, per the campaign site. He grew up in Stewartville as one of eleven children and has served as a Government Relations Coordinator and board member of the Minnesota Jump$tart Coalition, per the campaign site.
About this race
Minnesota's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.