
Michelle Fischbach
Verified Conservative
Verified record of principles consistent with limited government, free enterprise, and traditional American Values, such as the Right to Life, Religious Liberty, and personal responsibility.
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
SCSU, St. Cloud, BA, 1989
WM College of Law, St. Paul, JD, 2011
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
NRA, Member, 2020-present
Farm Bureau, Member, 2020-present
NFIB, Member, 2020-present
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Minnesota Senate, 1996-2018
Lt Governor, 2018-2018
Member of Congress, MN-07, 2021-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025-2026
100%
2023-2024
100%
2022
A
2024
100%
2025-2026
100%
2025
100%
2018-19
100%
2025-26
100%
2025
A+
2025
88%, 94%†
2025-2026
94%, 93%†
2023
92%
2024
92%
2024
83%, 84%†
2022
83% (cum.)†
2025-26
80%
2025
B
2025-2026
|100%
2023-2024
|100%
2022
|A
2024
|100%
2025-2026
|100%
2025
|100%
2018-19
|100%
2025-26
|100%
2025
|A+
2025
|88%, 94%†
2025-2026
|94%, 93%†
2023
|92%
2024
|92%
2024
|83%, 84%†
2022
|83% (cum.)†
2025-26
|80%
2025
|B
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2024
43%
2021-2022
38%
2024
33%
2024
20%
2024
13%, 13%†
2024
18%, 11%†
2024
20%, 10% (cum.)†
2022
6%
2023
5%
2025
0%, 2%†
2025
0%, 2% (cum.)†
2025
0%
2025-2026
0%
2026
F
2024
0%
2024
F
2022
F
2025-26
0%
2022
F
2024
0%
2024
|43%
2021-2022
|38%
2024
|13%, 13%†
2024
|20%, 10% (cum.)†
2022
|6%
2023
|5%
2025
|0%, 2%†
2025
|0%, 2% (cum.)†
2025-2026
|0%
2026
|F
2024
|0%
2024
|F
2025-26
|0%
2022
|F
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (13)
*National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
*Family Research Council Action PAC
Maggie's List
Campaign for Working Families
National Right To Life
OTHER (4)
President Donald J. Trump
Value In Electing Women VIEW PAC
*Minnesota Farm Bureau PAC
Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Assn (MPPOA)
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)
Republican Party
National Right to Life Victory Fun
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
Minnesota Farm Bureau PAC
Minnesota Police & Peace Officers Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (53)
Brad Finstad (2026)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2026)
State Republican Party Organizations (2026)
WinRed (2026)
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (178)
Boone Carlson (2026)
David Bridges (2026)
Debra Kiel (2026)
Eye of the Tiger PAC (2026)
Geri Theis (2026)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (2026)
Service Employees International Union (2026)
Food Solutions Action (2025)
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (2025)
Natoinal Assocation of Retired Federal Employees (2024)
OTHER INFORMATION
This candidate voted for H.R. 485, the Protecting Care for All Patients Act, which would prohibit federal health programs from using discriminatory measures known as Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs.) A vote for the bill is a pro-life position that indicates opposition to reducing or eliminating care for people with various disabilities and chronic conditions.
This candidate voted against HR 8404. This vote indicates the
candidate holds a position that supports traditional marriage.
HR 4350. Voted against drafting women into the military. House vote.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Life of mother, rape/incest
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Strongly Disagree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Root out fraud, hold perpetrators accountable, evaluate programs for their effectiveness instead of blindly re-funding them each year.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Government cannot establish an 'official' religion or interfere in how people exercise their faith.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
C
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Israel is one of the United States’ most important allies in the world. Our strong relationship and continued partnership with Israel is vital to the future of both countries, and the future stability in the Middle East.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Agree
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
The key principle of immigration reform legislation is a merit-based system, and we should also get rid of past failed ideas like the lottery system and chain migration.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Agree
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My faith is personal to me.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Allow the market to decide. There’s a place for all energy sources - and that includes nuclear - but the federal government should not be subsidizing green new deal energy policies that are not financially viable on their own.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Disagree
Parents have a responsibility to monitor children's online activities.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Instead of adding additional restrictions and regulations, which only infringe on law-abiding citizens, we need to enforce our existing laws.
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