Rep. Fischbach, Michelle
Republican · Minnesota-7 · House of Representatives
Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach is an American politician and attorney serving since 2021 as the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district, which is heavily rural, is Minnesota's largest by area and includes most of the western part of the state. A Republican, Fischbach served from 2018 to 2019 as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota. As of 2026, she is the last Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.
Voting record
- Participation: shows up to vote 100% of the time.
- Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 14.5% of the time.
- Alignment with the district's political lean: 72.7%.
- Bills sponsored: 64; passed into law: 4.
Recent votes by Rep. Fischbach, Michelle
- Voted Nay on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
- Voted Yea on Increases airport passenger fees through 2030 — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
- Voted Yea on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
- Voted Nay on Designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group — Clean Energy for America Act
- Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
- Voted Yea on Suspends federal diesel fuel tax through 2026 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
- Voted Yea on House backs zero traffic deaths by 2050 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
- Voted Yea on Requires court order for mail surveillance — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
- Voted Yea on Removes judges' power to appoint U.S. attorneys — D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
- Voted Yea on Remote health monitoring for pregnant Medicaid patients — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
- Voted Nay on Grants to help foreign-trained health workers — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
- Voted Nay on Removes Tony Gonzalez from two House committees — Removing Representative Tony Gonzalez of Texas from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- Voted Nay on Senate honors Lunar New Year cultural significance — Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2026.
- Voted Yea on Adds hot rotisserie chicken to SNAP benefits — Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024
- Voted Nay on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Other Minnesota representatives
Find your representatives · See the bills up for a vote now