Michelle Fischbach
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Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach (/ˈfɪʃbɑːk/ FISH-bahk; née St. Martin; born November 3, 1965) is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district, which is very rural, is Minnesota's largest congressional district and includes most of the western area of the state. A Republican, Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 until 2019. As of 2024, she is the most recent Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.[lower-alpha 2]
Michelle Fischbach | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 7th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Collin Peterson |
49th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | |
In office January 3, 2018[lower-alpha 1] – January 7, 2019 | |
Governor | Mark Dayton |
Preceded by | Tina Smith |
Succeeded by | Peggy Flanagan |
10th and 12th President of the Minnesota Senate | |
In office January 3, 2017 – May 25, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Sandy Pappas |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Miller |
In office January 4, 2011 – January 7, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Jim Metzen |
Succeeded by | Sandy Pappas |
Member of the Minnesota Senate | |
In office February 12, 1996 – May 25, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Joe Bertram |
Succeeded by | Jeff Howe |
Constituency | 14th district (1996–2013) 13th district (2013–2018) |
Personal details | |
Born | Michelle Louise Helene St. Martin (1965-11-03) November 3, 1965 (age 58) Woodbury, Minnesota, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Scott Fischbach |
Children | 2 |
Education | St. Cloud State University (BA) William Mitchell College of Law (JD) |
Website | House website |
Michelle Fischbach speaks on fallen Minnesotan Guardsmen Recorded December 12, 2022 | |
Fischbach was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1996 to 2018,[1] serving as president of that body from 2011 to 2013 and from 2017 to 2018. When Governor Mark Dayton appointed Tina Smith to the U.S. Senate following Al Franken’s resignation, Fischbach was elevated to the office of lieutenant governor, as required by the Minnesota Constitution.[2]
While serving as the incumbent lieutenant governor of Minnesota, Fischbach was former Governor Tim Pawlenty's nominee for lieutenant governor in the Minnesota Republican Party primary during the 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election.[3] Pawlenty and Fischbach lost the primary election to Jeff Johnson.[4]
In the 2020 U.S. House elections, Fischbach defeated 30-year DFLer incumbent Collin Peterson.[5]