#FinstadWatch
Before the GBAO poll was released, the #FinstadForCongress was already pleading for more donations and acknowledging "This race is closer than many people realize" and that @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social is within 3 points, so #RepFinstad wants #MN01 to vote early and send $.
#OustFinstad
Before the GBAO poll was released, the #FinstadForCongress was already pleading for more donations and acknowledging "This race is closer than many people realize" and that @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social is within 3 points, so #RepFinstad wants #MN01 to vote early and send $.
#OustFinstad
September 27, 2026 at 4:24 AM
#FinstadWatch
Before the GBAO poll was released, the #FinstadForCongress was already pleading for more donations and acknowledging "This race is closer than many people realize" and that @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social is within 3 points, so #RepFinstad wants #MN01 to vote early and send $.
#OustFinstad
Before the GBAO poll was released, the #FinstadForCongress was already pleading for more donations and acknowledging "This race is closer than many people realize" and that @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social is within 3 points, so #RepFinstad wants #MN01 to vote early and send $.
#OustFinstad
#FinstadWatch
While @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social is getting video endorsements from a #MN01 #SmallBusiness owner, the #FidstadForCongress campaign is fundraising off his endorsement from a National lobbying organization
#RepFinstad is #DonorOwned
#OustFinstad
#FlipMN01
#BestCongressMoneyCanBuy
While @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social is getting video endorsements from a #MN01 #SmallBusiness owner, the #FidstadForCongress campaign is fundraising off his endorsement from a National lobbying organization
#RepFinstad is #DonorOwned
#OustFinstad
#FlipMN01
#BestCongressMoneyCanBuy
September 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
#FinstadWatch
While @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social is getting video endorsements from a #MN01 #SmallBusiness owner, the #FidstadForCongress campaign is fundraising off his endorsement from a National lobbying organization
#RepFinstad is #DonorOwned
#OustFinstad
#FlipMN01
#BestCongressMoneyCanBuy
While @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social is getting video endorsements from a #MN01 #SmallBusiness owner, the #FidstadForCongress campaign is fundraising off his endorsement from a National lobbying organization
#RepFinstad is #DonorOwned
#OustFinstad
#FlipMN01
#BestCongressMoneyCanBuy
FinstadWatch: Republicans like Finstad are always big on a “cutting taxes” message. Finstad’s current ad is about “cutting taxes on tips.” But most people understand that Republican tax cutting always provides a few dollars for working people, while providing a huge windfall to the already wealthy.
September 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
FinstadWatch: Republicans like Finstad are always big on a “cutting taxes” message. Finstad’s current ad is about “cutting taxes on tips.” But most people understand that Republican tax cutting always provides a few dollars for working people, while providing a huge windfall to the already wealthy.
FinstadWatch: Have you noticed that Cong. Finstad is doing more press releases about his meetings with his “constitutents.” He’s running scared. The Democratic polling firm, GBAO, released a poll with Jake Johnson leading Finstad by 47-46. We have less than six weeks to FINISHStad.
September 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
FinstadWatch: Have you noticed that Cong. Finstad is doing more press releases about his meetings with his “constitutents.” He’s running scared. The Democratic polling firm, GBAO, released a poll with Jake Johnson leading Finstad by 47-46. We have less than six weeks to FINISHStad.
It's one thing to upset #Farmers (you know that #RepFinstad approved another bailout #HConRes113 $12 million July 22 2026) but #BradFinstad will change his tune when #JoeSixPack goes for his/her next beer
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FinstadWatch
#OustFinstad
#VoteJakeJohnson
youtu.be/KShWPtPIeNI?...
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FinstadWatch
#OustFinstad
#VoteJakeJohnson
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High diesel prices causing breweries to raise prices
YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
youtu.be
September 23, 2026 at 5:04 AM
It's one thing to upset #Farmers (you know that #RepFinstad approved another bailout #HConRes113 $12 million July 22 2026) but #BradFinstad will change his tune when #JoeSixPack goes for his/her next beer
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FinstadWatch
#OustFinstad
#VoteJakeJohnson
youtu.be/KShWPtPIeNI?...
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FinstadWatch
#OustFinstad
#VoteJakeJohnson
youtu.be/KShWPtPIeNI?...
FinstadWatch: #2- Lawrence Duran: The owner of the American Therapeutic Corporation, who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme. Trump commuted Duran's 50-year prison sentence to time served.
June 9, 2026 at 10:36 PM
FinstadWatch: #2- Lawrence Duran: The owner of the American Therapeutic Corporation, who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme. Trump commuted Duran's 50-year prison sentence to time served.
FinstadWatch: The late Congressman Joseph Resnick who was a member of the House Agriculture Committee in the 1960s described the Farm Bureau as “a perfect sewer-line for transporting right-wing ideology.” The Farm Bureau is all in for big agribusiness. Cong. Finstad is squarely in their corner.
September 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
FinstadWatch: The late Congressman Joseph Resnick who was a member of the House Agriculture Committee in the 1960s described the Farm Bureau as “a perfect sewer-line for transporting right-wing ideology.” The Farm Bureau is all in for big agribusiness. Cong. Finstad is squarely in their corner.
May 28, 2025
#FinstadWatch – The Finstad staff member laughably claimed that the bill was what Trump campaigned on and so justified. It’s hard to sustain that lie however, since Trump has been documented numerous times claiming that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid would not be touched.
#FinstadWatch – The Finstad staff member laughably claimed that the bill was what Trump campaigned on and so justified. It’s hard to sustain that lie however, since Trump has been documented numerous times claiming that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid would not be touched.
May 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
May 28, 2025
#FinstadWatch – The Finstad staff member laughably claimed that the bill was what Trump campaigned on and so justified. It’s hard to sustain that lie however, since Trump has been documented numerous times claiming that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid would not be touched.
#FinstadWatch – The Finstad staff member laughably claimed that the bill was what Trump campaigned on and so justified. It’s hard to sustain that lie however, since Trump has been documented numerous times claiming that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid would not be touched.
FinstadWatch: A shorthand method for non-rural people to assess a rural politician is to look up how much Farm Bureau support they receive. The Farm Bureau is an amalgamation of right-wing interests masquerading as a grassroots farm organization. Cong. Finstad is covered with Farm Bureau support.
September 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM
FinstadWatch: A shorthand method for non-rural people to assess a rural politician is to look up how much Farm Bureau support they receive. The Farm Bureau is an amalgamation of right-wing interests masquerading as a grassroots farm organization. Cong. Finstad is covered with Farm Bureau support.
FinstadWatch: #20 Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott doesn’t get mentioned enough when Republicans talk about Medicare fraud. Scott was CEO of Columbia/HCA and resigned after the FBI raided the business. The company pled guilty to 14 felony counts of Medicare fraud and paid a $1.7B fine.
September 19, 2026 at 7:37 PM
FinstadWatch: #20 Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott doesn’t get mentioned enough when Republicans talk about Medicare fraud. Scott was CEO of Columbia/HCA and resigned after the FBI raided the business. The company pled guilty to 14 felony counts of Medicare fraud and paid a $1.7B fine.
FinstadWatch: #6- Faustino Bernadett: A former California hospital owner convicted in a kickback scheme that paid doctors to admit patients for spinal surgeries billed to Medicare/Medicaid. He received a full pardon in January 2021.
September 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM
FinstadWatch: #6- Faustino Bernadett: A former California hospital owner convicted in a kickback scheme that paid doctors to admit patients for spinal surgeries billed to Medicare/Medicaid. He received a full pardon in January 2021.
Because Congressman Finstad #MinnesotaCD1 is not responsive to questions from people who disagree, and votes like a Trump robot, it is time to launch #FinstadWatch to help his constituents keep track of his votes and actions and to hold him accountable. Contact FinstadWatch@gmail.com with ideas
February 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Because Congressman Finstad #MinnesotaCD1 is not responsive to questions from people who disagree, and votes like a Trump robot, it is time to launch #FinstadWatch to help his constituents keep track of his votes and actions and to hold him accountable. Contact FinstadWatch@gmail.com with ideas
#FinstadQuestionOfTheDay
What will #RepFinstad NOT comment on today ?
- Six month anniversary of the #FindstadIranWar
- The #FinstadCanadaTradeWar
- The cost of #gas, #groceries or #fertilizer
- 49,571 ICE arrests in July 2026,
#FinstadWatch
#FlipMN01
www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_n...
What will #RepFinstad NOT comment on today ?
- Six month anniversary of the #FindstadIranWar
- The #FinstadCanadaTradeWar
- The cost of #gas, #groceries or #fertilizer
- 49,571 ICE arrests in July 2026,
#FinstadWatch
#FlipMN01
www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_n...
No comment: Finstad on Iran, ICE, the press
Over the last two years, Rep. Brad Finstad, R-CD 1, has become an increasingly quiet figure in Minnesota politics.
www.mankatofreepress.com
August 28, 2026 at 12:59 PM
#FinstadQuestionOfTheDay
What will #RepFinstad NOT comment on today ?
- Six month anniversary of the #FindstadIranWar
- The #FinstadCanadaTradeWar
- The cost of #gas, #groceries or #fertilizer
- 49,571 ICE arrests in July 2026,
#FinstadWatch
#FlipMN01
www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_n...
What will #RepFinstad NOT comment on today ?
- Six month anniversary of the #FindstadIranWar
- The #FinstadCanadaTradeWar
- The cost of #gas, #groceries or #fertilizer
- 49,571 ICE arrests in July 2026,
#FinstadWatch
#FlipMN01
www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_n...
#FinstadWatch
Ya wanna know why #BradFinstad won't do in-person #TownHalls ?
Because you get questions about the $39 Trillion #NationalDebt and #RepFinstad's vote to raise it to $41 Trillion.
See @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social answer
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FlipMN01
www.youtube.com/shorts/2-OSZ...
Ya wanna know why #BradFinstad won't do in-person #TownHalls ?
Because you get questions about the $39 Trillion #NationalDebt and #RepFinstad's vote to raise it to $41 Trillion.
See @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social answer
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FlipMN01
www.youtube.com/shorts/2-OSZ...
We need a Balanced Budget Amendment
YouTube video by Jake Johnson for Congress
www.youtube.com
July 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM
#FinstadWatch
Ya wanna know why #BradFinstad won't do in-person #TownHalls ?
Because you get questions about the $39 Trillion #NationalDebt and #RepFinstad's vote to raise it to $41 Trillion.
See @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social answer
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FlipMN01
www.youtube.com/shorts/2-OSZ...
Ya wanna know why #BradFinstad won't do in-person #TownHalls ?
Because you get questions about the $39 Trillion #NationalDebt and #RepFinstad's vote to raise it to $41 Trillion.
See @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social answer
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FlipMN01
www.youtube.com/shorts/2-OSZ...
FinstadWatch: So Trump tore up the nuclear agreement that the Obama team had painstakingly negotiated with Iran, then bombed the nuclear facilities, bombed and killed Iran’s Muslim leader, along with many school children, only to have the more hardline son replace his father. Heckuva job Brownie!
March 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM
FinstadWatch: So Trump tore up the nuclear agreement that the Obama team had painstakingly negotiated with Iran, then bombed the nuclear facilities, bombed and killed Iran’s Muslim leader, along with many school children, only to have the more hardline son replace his father. Heckuva job Brownie!
#FinstadWatch
#RepFinstad in an interview said #MN01 voters don't know @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social stance on the issues (answered below)
Conversely, #MN01 know #RepFinstad stance (anything #Trump wants ... ballroom, Triumphal Arch, Greenland, Alcatraz prison, US troops in US cities, #Iran war)
#RepFinstad in an interview said #MN01 voters don't know @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social stance on the issues (answered below)
Conversely, #MN01 know #RepFinstad stance (anything #Trump wants ... ballroom, Triumphal Arch, Greenland, Alcatraz prison, US troops in US cities, #Iran war)
May 16, 2026 at 3:06 AM
#FinstadWatch
#RepFinstad in an interview said #MN01 voters don't know @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social stance on the issues (answered below)
Conversely, #MN01 know #RepFinstad stance (anything #Trump wants ... ballroom, Triumphal Arch, Greenland, Alcatraz prison, US troops in US cities, #Iran war)
#RepFinstad in an interview said #MN01 voters don't know @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social stance on the issues (answered below)
Conversely, #MN01 know #RepFinstad stance (anything #Trump wants ... ballroom, Triumphal Arch, Greenland, Alcatraz prison, US troops in US cities, #Iran war)
#FinstadWatch
#SpeakerJohnson, after asking Members to "work" in Washington for a five days, declared another #DistrictWorkPeriod (today thru Sun Nov 30th) ... so #MN01 #veterans want to know if #RepFinstad of the House #ArmedServices Committee will take a CODEL to visit our troops for Thanksgiving?
#SpeakerJohnson, after asking Members to "work" in Washington for a five days, declared another #DistrictWorkPeriod (today thru Sun Nov 30th) ... so #MN01 #veterans want to know if #RepFinstad of the House #ArmedServices Committee will take a CODEL to visit our troops for Thanksgiving?
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
#FinstadWatch
#SpeakerJohnson, after asking Members to "work" in Washington for a five days, declared another #DistrictWorkPeriod (today thru Sun Nov 30th) ... so #MN01 #veterans want to know if #RepFinstad of the House #ArmedServices Committee will take a CODEL to visit our troops for Thanksgiving?
#SpeakerJohnson, after asking Members to "work" in Washington for a five days, declared another #DistrictWorkPeriod (today thru Sun Nov 30th) ... so #MN01 #veterans want to know if #RepFinstad of the House #ArmedServices Committee will take a CODEL to visit our troops for Thanksgiving?
FinstadWatch: Iowa Republicans are panicking and turning against Trump. How long will it be before we hear Cong. Finstad say that he was always against Trump’s tariffs, his Iran war, his corruption, and even his Big Ugly Bill that is limiting our health care?
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Iowa Republicans turn away from Trump as midterm peril mounts
Staring down an electoral wipeout, members of Iowa’s all-GOP congressional delegation are trying to distance themselves from Trump.
www.dailykos.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
FinstadWatch: Iowa Republicans are panicking and turning against Trump. How long will it be before we hear Cong. Finstad say that he was always against Trump’s tariffs, his Iran war, his corruption, and even his Big Ugly Bill that is limiting our health care?
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #16 Paul Manafort: Trump pardoned his former campaign chairman in January 2021 following convictions for bank and tax fraud. #17 Michael Milken: The prominent financier received a pardon in February 2020 after a conviction for securities and tax fraud.
September 19, 2026 at 7:36 PM
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #16 Paul Manafort: Trump pardoned his former campaign chairman in January 2021 following convictions for bank and tax fraud. #17 Michael Milken: The prominent financier received a pardon in February 2020 after a conviction for securities and tax fraud.
FinstadWatch: Cong. Finstad’s latest newsletter again avoids mentioning Trump or any Republican accomplishments, but instead focuses on his visits with groups in the district. These groups are usually safe spaces where Finstad won’t be asked hard questions about all his cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
September 26, 2026 at 7:53 PM
FinstadWatch: Cong. Finstad’s latest newsletter again avoids mentioning Trump or any Republican accomplishments, but instead focuses on his visits with groups in the district. These groups are usually safe spaces where Finstad won’t be asked hard questions about all his cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
FinstadWatch: SNAP benefits being withheld results in many Republican voters being hungry, ACA subsidies not extended results in many Republican voters finding health insurance unaffordable. Medicaid cuts result in rural hospitals and clinics closing in Republican areas. Let them eat cake, Finstad!
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
FinstadWatch: SNAP benefits being withheld results in many Republican voters being hungry, ACA subsidies not extended results in many Republican voters finding health insurance unaffordable. Medicaid cuts result in rural hospitals and clinics closing in Republican areas. Let them eat cake, Finstad!
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #18 Bernard Kerik: The former New York City police commissioner was pardoned in February 2020 for tax fraud and false statements. #19 George Santos: The former congressman had his prison sentence for wire fraud and identity theft commuted in October 2025.
September 19, 2026 at 7:36 PM
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #18 Bernard Kerik: The former New York City police commissioner was pardoned in February 2020 for tax fraud and false statements. #19 George Santos: The former congressman had his prison sentence for wire fraud and identity theft commuted in October 2025.
FinstadWatch: Some other notable fraudsters Trump pardoned: #7 Joseph Schwartz: A nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to tax fraud was pardoned in November 2025. #8 Sholam Weiss: His massive 835-year sentence for a racketeering and insurance fraud scheme was commuted in January 2021.
September 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM
FinstadWatch: Some other notable fraudsters Trump pardoned: #7 Joseph Schwartz: A nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to tax fraud was pardoned in November 2025. #8 Sholam Weiss: His massive 835-year sentence for a racketeering and insurance fraud scheme was commuted in January 2021.
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #12 Eliyahu Weinstein: His sentence for an investment fraud scheme was commuted in January 2021 #13 Todd and #14 Julie Chrisley: The reality TV stars received full pardons in May 2025 after convictions for bank fraud and tax evasion. #15 Steve Bannon.
September 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #12 Eliyahu Weinstein: His sentence for an investment fraud scheme was commuted in January 2021 #13 Todd and #14 Julie Chrisley: The reality TV stars received full pardons in May 2025 after convictions for bank fraud and tax evasion. #15 Steve Bannon.
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #9 Albert Pirro Jr.: Pardoned in January 2021 after a conviction for tax evasion and multiple counts of fraud. #10 Mark Shapiro and #11 Irving Stitsky: Their lengthy prison sentences for a real estate investment fraud scheme were commuted in January 2021.
September 19, 2026 at 7:34 PM
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #9 Albert Pirro Jr.: Pardoned in January 2021 after a conviction for tax evasion and multiple counts of fraud. #10 Mark Shapiro and #11 Irving Stitsky: Their lengthy prison sentences for a real estate investment fraud scheme were commuted in January 2021.