U.S. House candidate · Minnesota 8th District
Pete Stauber
Overview
Poliscope ↗$2.00M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
3%
Small-dollar share
66%
In-state share
7
Flags
Peter Allen Stauber is a Republican Representative from MN (District 08). Stauber's campaign has raised $2.0 million from 439 donors. Funding includes 2.5% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 51.8% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Manufacturing. Campaign committees include PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $5,012 (2024)
Backed by the NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $1,500 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $2,000 (2024)
Union PAC money
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $7,500 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $2,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Traded stocks in office
- 1 STOCK Act trade disclosed
Trades overlapping lobbying
- 1 trade in companies lobbying Congress the same year
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 6 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$2.00M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$852K
From individuals
$136K unitemized
$932K
From PACs
439
Donors
avg $925
46%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2018 1,012 donors$1.78M
- 2020 1,189 donors$2.60M
- 2022 1,234 donors$2.49M
- 2024 1,051 donors$2.28M
- 2026 689 donors$2.00M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 238 gifts · 2%$17K
- $200-$499 131 gifts · 4%$34K
- $500-$999 144 gifts · 8%$74K
- $1,000-$2,899 211 gifts · 32%$283K
- $2,900+ 107 gifts · 55%$489K
- Refunds / negative records 63 gifts$-154K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 17 gifts$24K
- Finance & Investment 24 gifts$23K
- Manufacturing 16 gifts$21K
- Construction 13 gifts$11K
- Agriculture 10 gifts$10K
- Retail & Consumer Goods 3 gifts$6K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 11 gifts$6K
- Education 8 gifts$6K
- Communications & Media 3 gifts$6K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 4 gifts$5K
- Insurance 2 gifts$4K
- Business & Professional Services 4 gifts$4K
- Real Estate 4 gifts$3K
- Energy & Natural Resources 6 gifts$3K
- Government & Public Administration 3 gifts$2K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DROR, BRIAN | individual | CA | $14,000 | — | 1 |
| DEL ZOTTO, CARLA AND BILL | individual | TX | $14,000 | — | 1 |
| DAVIS, MARTIN | individual | GA | $14,000 | — | 1 |
| ANDERSON, ROLLIE AND BARBARA | individual | MN | $14,000 | — | 1 |
| JOHNSON, TODD MR. | individual | MN | $14,000 | — | 1 |
| ARVIG, ALLEN | individual | MN | $12,015 | — | 4 |
| MURPHY, MARK B. | individual | NM | $10,500 | — | 2 |
| NELSON, KENNETH | individual | MA | $10,000 | — | 2 |
| TRAVIS, JONATHON | individual | TX | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| AMES, RAYMOND | individual | TX | $9,000 | — | 3 |
| HUNTER, MIKE | individual | PA | $7,250 | — | 3 |
| MCGUNNIGLE, JOHN | individual | CT | $7,250 | — | 3 |
| OLSON, JENNIFER | individual | GA | $7,231 | — | 1 |
| SPEVACEK, CHARLES | individual | MN | $7,231 | — | 1 |
| ARNOLD, JOHN | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) | KS | $10,000 | 7 |
| MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) | ND | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC | IA | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $10,000 | 5 |
| C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC. PAC | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $10,000 | 3 |
| DELTA AIR LINES PAC | DC | $10,000 | 5 |
| FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC | CA | $10,000 | 2 |
| RYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC) | TX | $10,000 | 3 |
| LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PAC | WI | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 3 |
| THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PA | $10,000 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- MN 66% · home state$595K
- TX 10%$89K
- CA 3%$31K
- DC 3%$27K
- VA 3%$25K
- FL 2%$20K
- NM 2%$18K
- OK 2%$14K
- CT 1%$13K
- NC 1%$11K
- WI 1%$11K
- LA 1%$11K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,869 roll calls on record: 855 yea, 385 nay, 77 not voting.
799 of 799
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 | |
| — | 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 221–201 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1497 | Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. | cosponsor | — | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 1451 | Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly. | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 3491 | DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 5267 | American Franchise Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 8781 | Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Education | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 9237 | Take Care of America’s Veterans Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| 1181 | Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 7651 | Chloe Cole Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Law | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 9680 | Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance Act | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 14, 2026 | — |
| 3194 | LOCOMOTIVES Act | cosponsor | Environmental Protection | Jul 14, 2026 | — |
| 4398 | Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9473 | Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jun 25, 2026 | — |
| 9250 | Great American Outdoors Act 250 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETE STAUBER FOR CONGRESS | C00650697 | H / P | principal | $9.17M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-03 | https://stauber.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6211 | 2019-01-03 |
| 2023-01-03 | https://stauber.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6211 | 2021-01-03 |
| 2025-01-03 | https://stauber.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6211 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://stauber.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-6211 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
| Traded | Asset | Type | Amount | Owner | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2025 | NWL Newell Brands Inc. | purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 | — | Nov 21, 2025 |
Trades in companies that lobbied Congress the same year
An association signal from Poliscope, not evidence of wrongdoing.
| Traded | Company | Type | Amount | Lobbying filings | Lobbying spend | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2025 | NWL NEWELL BRANDS INC. | P | $15,001 - $50,000 | 4 | $110K | Trade (domestic/foreign), |
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | travel | Arena Energy, LLC, and Veriten | Arena Energy, LLC's WFD 400 jack-up drilling rig at Main Pass 120 CA and the South Timbalier 37 oil & gas field (Mar 11, 2026 – Mar 11, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Republican Main Street Partnership | Greece (Apr 11, 2025 – Apr 18, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | Austria (Nov 7, 2024 – Nov 12, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Bipartisan Policy Center | Chicago, IL (Dec 10, 2023 – Dec 11, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2022 | travel | Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | Spain (Nov 9, 2022 – Nov 14, 2022) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2021 | travel | Republican Main Street Partnership | El Paso, TX (May 20, 2021 – May 22, 2021) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
1 stock trade overlapped with lobbying by the same company in the same year. See stock trades.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | MN | 08 | H8MN08043 | $2.00M |
| 2024 | House | MN | 08 | H8MN08043 | $2.28M |
| 2022 | House | MN | 08 | H8MN08043 | $2.49M |
| 2020 | House | MN | 08 | H8MN08043 | $2.60M |
| 2018 | House | MN | 08 | H8MN08043 | $1.78M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.