Brad Finstad

Brad Finstad
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office August 12, 2022
Preceded by	Jim Hagedorn
Director of USDA Rural Development for Minnesota
In office November 27, 2017 – February 28, 2021
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Colleen Landkamer
Succeeded by	Colleen Landkamer
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 21B district
In office January 7, 2003 – January 5, 2009
Preceded by	Richard Mulder
Succeeded by	Paul Torkelson
Personal details
Born	Bradley Howard Finstad (1976-05-30) May 30, 1976 (age 47) New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jaclyn
Children	7
Education	University of Minnesota (BS)
Website	House website

Bradley Howard Finstad (born May 30, 1976) is an American politician, farmer, and agricultural consultant serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 2022. Finstad represents a large section of southern Minnesota situated along the border with Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, Finstad served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 until 2009.

Finstad previously served as an area director for the Minnesota Farm Bureau and as the agricultural policy advisor to U.S. Representative Mark Kennedy. In 2002, he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he served three terms. In 2017 President Donald Trump appointed Finstad as the USDA Rural Development director for Minnesota. He served until shortly after Trump left office in 2021.^[1] In addition to his government service, Finstad operates a family farm.^[2]

Finstad was elected to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district in a 2022 special election, to finish the term of the late Jim Hagedorn.