Affordable Minnesota
Congress · Minnesota 1 · Updated September 2026
01 · Who he works for

Brad Finstad Is Selling Our Way of Life Out From Under Us

Between disappearing farmland and skyrocketing costs, things are changing in Southern Minnesota. Brad Finstad has taken $22,500 from Syngenta Corporation (Source: FEC Receipts. 8/30/26) – the same company that bought up over 400 acres of farmland in Goodhue County, inside his district. When Congress had the chance to let the public see which foreign companies are buying up Minnesota’s farmland, Finstad voted no.

Brad Finstad
$22,500

Finstad has taken from Syngenta Corporation.

400+

Acres of Goodhue County farmland Syngenta bought up.

$35M

To track who’s buying Minnesota’s farmland. Finstad voted no.

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02 · What it costs

Ask Brad Finstad why your grocery bill is up.

Finstad voted eight times to keep the tariffs that are driving up grocery prices for Minnesota families. In February, he said “inflation has declined significantly.” But then three months later, it hit 3.8 percent, the highest rate in years. Whatever you’re buying, it’s costing you more. Last year, the typical family paid $310 more for groceries than they did the year before (Source: JEC, 1/26/26). Brad Finstad thinks things are getting better. The receipts say otherwise.

The receipts
Southern Minnesota · 2026
Votes to keep tariffs8
Finstad, Feb.: inflation“Declined significantly”
Inflation, 3 months later3.8%
Extra paid for groceries, per family+$310
03 · The alternative

Jake Johnson’s in it for us.

Jake Johnson hasn’t taken a dime of corporate PAC money. He was a teacher in Stewartville for 20 years, in the same district he grew up in and is now running to represent. He’s not interested in lip service. Johnson wants to end the war in Iran and the tariffs driving up the price of groceries, gas, diesel and fertilizer. He’ll support farmers with a bipartisan farm bill and the right to repair their own equipment.

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Jake Johnson
04 · Watch

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