STREET. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Republican incumbent Pete Stauber faces Democrat Jennifer Schultz in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, which includes a large portion of northeastern Minnesota.

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Career background

Stauber won the Republican primary with 90.5% of the vote against Harry Welty. Schultz won the Democratic primary against John Munter, earning 91% of the vote.

This is the second time Schultz and Stauber have faced each other. In 2022, Stauber defeated Schultz and continued to hold the seat.

Stauber has held the Eighth Congressional District seat since 2019.

Who is Pete Stauber?

Stauber has been a representative of the Eighth Congressional District since 2019.

Stauber served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business and Natural Resources committees. Stauber served on the Natural Resources committee and was chairman of the Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee.

Before becoming a member of Congress, Stauber was a St. Louis County commissioner and Hermantown city councilman, and was a Duluth police officer for more than 20 years.

Stauber’s campaign focused on inflation, border security, American energy, Second Amendment rights, and more.

Who is Jennifer Schultz?

Schultz has lived in Duluth for 20 years. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in St. Louis County from 2015 until 2022, when he retired from the House.

While in office as a state representative, Schultz served on several committees. Most recently, just before her retirement, she was chair of the Human Services Finance and Policy committee and the committees on Redistricting, Ways and Means, House Taxes and more.

Schultz was co-director of the Health Care Management Program and professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Schultz’s campaign focused on reproductive rights, support for working families, Social Security and Medicare, mining, climate change, and more.