Rep. Pete Stauber (R) — U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 8th District

Pete Stauber is the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 8th District (MN-8).

District Geography

District covers all of Aitkin County, Beltrami County, Carlton County, Cass County, Chisago County, Clearwater County, Cook County, Crow Wing County, Isanti County, Itasca County, Kanabec County, Koochiching County, Lake County, Lake of the Woods County, Mahnomen County, Mille Lacs County, Pine County, and St. Louis County and part of Becker County, Hubbard County, and Washington County, including Duluth, Forest Lake, Hibbing, Hugo, and Bemidji.

District boundaries: 119th Congress · U.S. Census Bureau relationship files.

On the Record 98 tracked votes

Yea 91Nay 6Not Voting 1

Biography

Peter Allen Stauber is an American politician, former minor-league hockey player, and retired law enforcement officer from Minnesota serving as the United States representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, Stauber has represented the district since 2019.

Wikipedia

Floor Statements

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.SUPPORT

“On the Iron Range in northern Minnesota, we have been responsibly mining for 145 years. We mined the iron ore that won us two world wars and currently mine the taconite that is used to make 80 percent of this country's domestically produced steel.”

Jan 11, 2026

Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025SUPPORT

“H.R. 2815 finalizes CFC's outstanding ANCSA land conveyance while working to alleviate future land concerns with the Mahoney Lake power project. This legislation has the support of various Alaska organizations, government representatives, and impacted groups.”

May 19, 2026

Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline ActOPPOSE

“H.R. 972 will ensure that the people of southern Nevada have a more reliable water supply with fewer risks of disruption. This legislation shows we can meet the needs of growing communities while being good stewards of America's public lands.”

May 19, 2026

License to Drill ActOPPOSE

“Now more than ever, the United States needs to be bringing more energy online to drive our 21st century economy. These bills will help guarantee we have durable, proenergy policy no matter who is in the White House. These pieces of legislation will provide much-needed certainty for domestic energy producers, ensuring leaseholders will be able to responsibly produce on Federal lands, including onshore oil and gas and geothermal energy development.”

March 5, 2026

Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025OPPOSE

“While the respective lists developed by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Department of Energy have been helpful in ensuring we have policies in place that increase and stabilize our access to these critical minerals and materials, they are not hitting the mark and require further direction from Congress. The two agencies use different criteria and do not take into consideration the same parameters, sometimes leading to different lists.”

March 4, 2026

Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization ActOPPOSE

“this bill supports effective fishery management, which starts with accurate data.”

December 26, 2025

SPEED ActOPPOSE

“The first requires the Secretary of the Air Force and the Director of the Air National Guard to work together to modernize the Air National Guard's fighter fleet. Last year's NDAA required a similar report, but this report did not fulfill several requirements, like consultation from the Director of the Air National Guard and recapitalization plans for all fighter wings. It was entirely inadequate.”

June 9, 2025

Voting Record

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800

YeaJuly 22, 2026

Stop Insider Trading ActH.R. 7008

YeaJuly 22, 2026

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027H.R. 9770

YeaJuly 21, 2026

Main Street Capital Access ActH.R. 6955

YeaJuly 21, 2026

EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025H.R. 4541

YeaJuly 20, 2026