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The primary election was held on Tuesday, and the voting in northwest Minnesota went as expected. In the United States Representative District 7 primary, Collin Peterson won the Democratic nod with 24,794 votes (76 percent) with 91 percent of the precincts reporting. Michelle Fischbach won the five-person Republican race with 24,121 votes (59 percent) compared […]
A contingent of cotton and peanut farmers were in the Crookston area on Monday, meeting with local farmers. The farmers, who came from Georgia and Alabama, met with local farmers to express that Collin Peterson’s role as the Chair of House Agriculture Committee is not only crucial to farmers in District 7 but those across
Former Lieutenant Governor Michelle Fischbach has received the Republican party’s endorsement for Minnesota’s 7th congressional district. Fishbach defeated Dave Hughes, who has run in the last two elections on the Republican ticket by a 65 to 35 percent margin after a lengthy virtual convention that had several ballots. It comes as no surprise that Fischbach
U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson announced today that he will run for re-election in 2020. Peterson has served Minnesota’s Seventh District in Congress since 1991 as a champion for farmers, veterans, rural economic development, rural hospitals and schools. He also is Chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and has guided the last three farm bills that
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota congratulated new National Farmers Union President Rob Larew on his election at the NFU annual convention Monday in Savannah, Ga. “Rob is a smart leader and a knowledgeable voice on food and farm issues,” said Peterson. “Farmers Union will benefit greatly from his experience, and I look
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota released a statement today in response to the release of the White House’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2021. The budget includes a call for an 8.2 percent reduction in discretionary spending at USDA when the Department’s field operations are significantly understaffed, as well as proposing
