U.S. House of Representatives: District 1 | MPR News

The candidates for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District running in the GOP primary include incumbents Brad Finstad, Gregory Goetzman, and Shawn Tweten. The candidates for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District running in the DFL primary include only Rachel Bohman.

We’re less than a month away from Minnesota’s primary. On August 13, voters will determine which Democratic and Republican candidates will be on the ballot for the November 5 general election.

MPR News reached out to each candidate and sent them a three-question survey to complete to inform voters about who they are and what their priorities are if elected.

Republican Primary Candidates

These are the candidates running in the GOP primaries: Brad Finstad (incumbent), Gregory Goetzman and Shawn Tweten.

Click on each question and scroll down to see the candidates’ answers.

Democratic primary candidates

The only candidate in the DFL primary is Rachel Bohman.

Click on each question and scroll down to see the candidates’ answers.