Meet Pete
Growing up in Duluth as one of six brothers playing hockey at the neighborhood rink, Pete Stauber knows how to fight back. A former professional hockey player and retired police officer of 23 years, Pete is fighting in Congress for our way of life.
After graduating from Duluth Denfeld High School and receiving a Division I hockey scholarship, Pete led Lake Superior State University to a national championship in 1988. Pete was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings and played in one of the most historic franchises in the National Hockey League. After retiring from professional hockey, Pete returned to Minnesota to start a family business and served more than two decades in law enforcement.
During the years of his service, Pete served both as the President of the Law Enforcement Labor Services Union, Local 363 and as an Area Commander with the Duluth Police Department. After 22 years of service with the department, Pete retired in August 2017.
Pete and his wife, Jodi, know what service and sacrifice to your country means. Pete’s wife, Jodi, is a decorated Iraq War Veteran with more than 20 years of service. Jodi was also previously involved with the Minnesota Air National Guard Yellow Ribbon Program, helping military members reintegrate into civilian life.
Pete and Jodi currently reside in Hermantown where they are raising six children – Levi, Luke, Isaac, Addilyn, Theo, and Genevieve.
Issues
AFFORDABILITY &
TAX RELIEF
AFFORDABILITY & TAX RELIEF
Robust job growth, incomes rising, and prices dropping. We have a ways to go to totally recover from Joe Biden’s disastrous economic policies but Pete Stauber if helping clean up the mess! Pete helped champion historic tax relief, now law, which is causing wages to rise and increasing take home pay for working families, while putting thousands of dollars back in the pockets of every taxpayer. Pete is working tirelessly to reduce the reckless spending and, while it won’t happen overnight due to Biden’s 40-year high inflation that caused prices to skyrocket, lower the cost of living for all Minnesotans. President Trump and Pete are enacting America First policies that will spur economic growth, get our Main Street businesses going again, and make the cost of living affordable.
Border Security & Illegal Immigration
Border Security & Illegal Immigration
As many as 21 million illegal aliens that includes dangerous and violent criminals flooded our borders during the four years of Joe Biden. In January 2025, President Trump went to work right away undoing Biden’s open-border policies and strengthening our border security and immigration system. In the fall of 2025, illegal immigration was down 96% since President Trump took office. Working alongside President Trump and Border Czar Tom Homan, Pete Stauber – a 23-year police officer who repeatedly visits the southern and northern borders – continues to strongly support our Border Patrol agents, strengthen our law enforcement, and increase construction and security measures along the border. Promise made, promise kept!
American Energy
American Energy
Pete and President Trump quickly put and end to Joe Biden’s war on American energy that directly caused gas and energy prices to skyrocket. Pete’s laser-focused on making America energy and critical mineral dominant will secure our economic future, reduce our dependence on foreign adversaries, and strengthen national security. By putting America first, Pete aims to restore the economic vibrancy and job creation, promising a future where American workers and industries lead the global stage. In 2025 – for the first time in four years – gas prices are under $3 a gallon, just one of many ways we are trying to lower the cost of loving for all Minnesota families.
Life & Liberty
Life & Liberty
Life, liberty, and freedom is the cornerstone of Pete’s campaign. A husband and father of six children, Pete’s strong, consistent voice for those who can’t defend themselves is a beacon of light in Congress. Pete will always stand for the unborn and strongly opposes any efforts to use taxpayer funds for abortion. As a former law enforcement officer and a victim of two violent gun crimes, Pete is committed to protecting the 2nd Amendment guaranteeing your right to defend your family and your home. Pete also is fighting against the tyrannical mandates wrongly imposed by Tim Walz and Joe Biden on our businesses, schools, and our own personal medical decisions. Enough is enough.