- See Brad Finstad's sponsored bills →Brad FinstadRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$2.6M raised
- Jake JohnsonDemocratic-Farmer-Labor✓ Verified$3.2M raised
- Oliver MorlanIndependent✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Brad Finstad supports policies that keep more money in paychecks and provide certainty for small businesses, and he votes yea on bills supporting technology use in regulation, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention 13. He also supports restoring American energy independence through investments in nuclear, oil, natural gas, renewables, and next-generation technologies, voting yea on disapproval of EPA rule and other related measures 89. Jake Johnson supports ending tariffs and the Iran War, fighting corporate monopolies, cutting taxes for working families, and cutting red tape to build homes and support small businesses 4. He also supports closing corporate loopholes, undoing tax giveaways to billionaires, balancing the budget, cutting wasteful spending, and banning elected officials from profiting off stocks and lobbying, promising to vote against legislation allowing the federal government to borrow more until Congress balances its budget 67.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Brad FinstadRepublican | Jake JohnsonDemocratic-Farmer-Labor | Oliver MorlanIndependent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Finstad supports policies that keep more money in paychecks and provide certainty for small businesses to operate and grow. Finstad supports pro-growth policies that reduce red tape, strengthen local economies, and prioritize responsible spending to bring fiscal discipline to Washington. Finstad votes yea on bills supporting technology use in regulation, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention. | Johnson supports ending tariffs and the Iran War, fighting corporate monopolies, cutting taxes for working families, and cutting red tape to build homes and support small businesses. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Brad Finstad supports policies that keep more money in paychecks and provide certainty for small businesses to operate and grow 1. He also supports pro-growth policies that reduce red tape, strengthen local economies, and prioritize responsible spending to bring fiscal discipline to Washington 2. Finstad votes yea on bills supporting technology use in regulation, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention 3. Jake Johnson supports ending tariffs and the Iran War, fighting corporate monopolies, cutting taxes for working families, and cutting red tape to build homes and support small businesses 4. | |||
| Healthcare | Finstad supports maintaining Minnesota’s high standard of healthcare while expanding access in rural areas by strengthening hospitals, supporting healthcare workers, and investing in telehealth. Finstad votes yea on acts reauthorizing EARLY Act, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Immigration | Finstad supports securing the border, restoring the rule of law, resuming border wall construction, and increasing Customs and Border Patrol staffing. Finstad supports ending the border crisis by funding deportations, completing the border wall, enforcing immigration laws, and shifting adjudication costs to immigrants. Finstad votes yea on Secure America Act, DHS support, BOWOW Act, deporting fraudsters, and stopping illegal entry, but nay on national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Public Safety & Crime | Finstad supports restoring immigration enforcement and funding agencies to address the border crisis and remove criminal illegal immigrants to enhance public safety. Finstad votes yea on GUARD Act, prison staff safety, privacy in purchases, veterans 2nd amendment protection, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Abortion | Finstad supports defunding large abortion providers and redirecting funds to community-based healthcare providers that support both mothers and children. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Finstad votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture and security appropriations. | Johnson supports closing corporate loopholes, undoing tax giveaways to billionaires, balancing the budget, cutting wasteful spending, and banning elected officials from profiting off stocks and lobbying. Johnson, positioning himself as a fiscal conservative, promises to vote against legislation letting the federal government borrow more until Congress balances its budget. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Brad Finstad votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture and security appropriations 1. Jake Johnson supports closing corporate loopholes, undoing tax giveaways to billionaires, balancing the budget, cutting wasteful spending, and banning elected officials from profiting off stocks and lobbying 2. Johnson also promises to vote against legislation allowing the federal government to borrow more until Congress balances its budget 3. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Finstad supports restoring American energy independence through investments in nuclear, oil, natural gas, renewables, and next-generation technologies while responsibly harnessing natural resources. Finstad votes yea on disapproval of EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act. | Johnson supports a moratorium on data centers until protections for electric bills, farmland, water, and local economic benefits are guaranteed. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Brad Finstad supports restoring American energy independence through investments in nuclear, oil, natural gas, renewables, and next-generation technologies while responsibly harnessing natural resources 1. He votes yea on disapproval of EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act 2. Jake Johnson supports a moratorium on data centers until protections for electric bills, farmland, water, and local economic benefits are guaranteed 3. | |||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Finstad supports strengthening America’s national security through investments in defense industries, military readiness, and deterrence of Chinese aggression. Finstad votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, yea on defense authorization and veterans clinic naming, and yea on FISA Amendments Act. | Johnson supports ending the Iran War and opposing taxpayer-funded bailouts for foreign countries. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Brad Finstad supports strengthening America’s national security through investments in defense industries, military readiness, and deterrence of Chinese aggression 1. He voted nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, yea on defense authorization and veterans clinic naming, and yea on the FISA Amendments Act 2. Jake Johnson supports ending the Iran War and opposing taxpayer-funded bailouts for foreign countries 3. | |||