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2026 candidates we're tracking in MN-7
Michelle Fischbach
Top priorities
- Says the unborn have a fundamental right to life and supports defending the sanctity of life
- Says the right to keep and bear arms must be vigilantly defended
- Backs zero based budgeting, building the federal budget up from zero rather than prior spending
Per the campaign site.
About Michelle Fischbach
Fischbach is a sitting member of the U.S. House representing Minnesota's Seventh District who previously served as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and as the first woman President of the Minnesota Senate; she holds a B.A. from St. Cloud State University and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, per the campaign site.
Erik Osberg
Top priorities
- Defend the Constitution
- Get corporate money out of politics
- Health care for all
Per the campaign site.
About Erik Osberg
Rural Rebound Initiative Coordinator for Otter Tail County for the past nine years and a first-time candidate from Wadena, per Valley News Live; he won the DFL endorsement with 65 percent on the first ballot.
About this race
Minnesota's 7th 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.