republican candidate for U.s. representative of Minnesota congressional district 7

MIchelle fischbach

Michelle Fischbach is a trailblazer and a proven conservative leader. The voters stood behind her in the primary to keep her on the ballot for November.

​Fischbach recently served as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, being elevated to that position following the resignation of the previous Lieutenant Governor. She was the first woman in Minnesota history to serve as President of the Minnesota Senate. She was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1996 and served until 2018. She holds a B.A. from St. Cloud State University and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.

​She and her husband, Scott, live near Paynesville, MN and have two grown children and five grandchildren.

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