Michelle Fischbach

Michelle Fischbach assumed office as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2021.

Fischbach was born on November 3, 1965. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from St. Cloud State University in 1989 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2011.

Fischbach served on the Paynesville, Minnesota, City Council from 1995-1996 and then in the Minnesota Senate from 1997-2018, the first woman to serve as president of that body. She served as the lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018-2019, assuming the position following Tina Smith's resignation to become a U.S. senator.

For information on Fischbach's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.

Sources:

Ballotpedia (n.d.). Michelle Fischbach. Retrieved on Nov. 18, 2020, from https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Fischbach.

Michelle Fischbach for Congress. (n.d.) About Michelle. Retrieved on Nov. 18, 2020, from https://fischbachforcongress.com/about/.

Minnesota Legislature. (n.d.) Fischback, Michelle L. Retrieved on Nov. 18, 2020, from https://www.leg.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=10180.