Michelle Fischbach
This photo belongs to the Minnesota Senate Republicans and is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Bio | Michelle Fischbach was the first female president of the Minnesota state Senate and the first woman elected to the Paynesville City Council. She has a B.A. in political science and earned her J.D. from William Mitchell School of Law. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Minnesota |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Minnesota |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election MN-07 | MN-07 | Yes | Running | 52.0% |
Campaign Financing | Michelle Fischbach's top contributors include the Stephens Group, Anderson Trucking Service, APi Group and Cold Spring Granite. She has raised around 1 million dollars for her campaign. |
Voting Rights | Fischbach has not made a clear stance on the issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Does not support universal healthcare. Fischbach does not support the Affordable Care Act. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | She does not support socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Supports private healthcare and wants to increase competition while lowering costs. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Fischbach does not support LGBTQ rights. She voted against same-sex marriage and believes that heterosexual couples deserve more rights than LGBTQ couples. |
| Taxes | Against | Fischbach supports tax cuts for the middle class. She supports tax cuts as well as criticizing excessive tax rates. She also supported Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | She has not expressed a clear position on a flat tax rate. She supports tax cuts as well as criticizing excessive tax rates. She also supported Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. |
| Abortion | Against | Fischbach is pro-life. She is against taxpayer funded abortions and believes in the right to life at all stages. |
| Gun Control | Against | Fischbach is against new gun restrictions. She is a strong supporter of the 2nd amendment. She has received an A rating from the National Rifle Association. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. She is a strong supporter of the 2nd amendment. She has received an A rating from the National Rifle Association. |
| Government Interference | Against | She does not support government interference in things such as healthcare and gun control. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | She opposes Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | Unknown | N/A Does not have a clear stance on this issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | "I will help President Trump rebuild our military and keep America strong" |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Government Spending | Against | During Fischbach's time in office she voted against appropriations of funds for many departments such as higher education and health and human services. |
| Charter Schools | Against | Voted against the Charter School Facilities Financing Amendments. |
| Common Core | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Clean Energy | Nuance | Has not voted for or against clean energy. Voted to stop prohibiting the building of new nuclear power plants. Though not clean, it is cleaner than fossil fuels. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | Support hard restrictions on immigration. "Michelle will stand up to efforts by the radical left to abolish Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and promote open borders and sanctuary cities. She will work with law enforcement officials to restore the rule law and order and is committed to helping President Trump finish the southern border wall and support our ICE agents" |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Has stated that she does not support sanctuary cities. Has made no other clear stance on this issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue |
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