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Priority Bill Status
Ukraine Voting Record
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
Emergency supplemental appropriations providing $61B in Ukraine assistance
About
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Elected: 2021 (3rd term)
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Background: Former Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, former Minnesota State Senator.
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District: District 7, Western Minnesota, rural, agricultural heartland.
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District partisan lean (Cook PVI): R+36
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2024 House result: Michelle Fischbach (REP) 70.4% vs A.J. "John" Peters (DEM) 29.4%, margin +41.0 pp
Background and record
Background. Michelle Fischbach is a former Minnesota state senator (16 years), former Minnesota Lieutenant Governor (briefly 2018), and a St. Cloud State University graduate. She represents western Minnesota's vast farm and rural country.
Role in Congress. She sits on House Ways and Means as a senior Republican.
Position on Ukraine. Fischbach has voted yes on every Ukraine aid package.
Strategic Read. Frame asks in terms of Ways and Means Committee jurisdiction over Russia trade sanctions, the western Minnesota wheat corn soybean farmer constituency's massive direct stake in stable Black Sea grain markets (Minnesota wheat farmers are direct competitors and substitutes for disrupted Ukrainian exports), her former MN Lieutenant Governor institutional credibility, the rural Minnesota traditional Republican constituent base that supports US foreign policy continuity, and her decade long institutionalist credibility on bipartisan Russia policy continuity.
Ukraine Record
- Voting record on Ukraine bills: 52.5% pro-Ukraine (21 pro, 19 anti, on 40 clean votes)
- Has voted for Ukraine aid.
- Not a lead voice but a reliable vote.
Advocacy Playbook
- The Ask: Sign onto the REPO Act (S. 2918 / H.R. 5835), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, and the Laundered Russian Oil Act (H.R. 7095).
- Why It Works: Agricultural exports. Grain corridor security. Rural economic interests.
- Local Connection: If you are a western Minnesota farmer, say so.
- Avoid: Progressive or internationalist framing.
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
More Details →Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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No tracked Ukraine roll-call votes are available for this member yet.