1. Peter Allen Stauber was born on May 10,1966 and is an American politician, former minor-league hockey player, and retired law enforcement officer from Minnesota serving as the United States representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district.
Pete Stauber played college hockey for Lake Superior State University, where as a star player on the team, he led the Lakers to a national championship in the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Pete Stauber met his political idol President Ronald Reagan when the team visited the White House after winning the national championship.
Pete Stauber later said this event formed his political ambition.
Pete Stauber then had a brief career in minor-league hockey.
Pete Stauber served as a lieutenant in the Duluth Police Department from 1995 to 2017.
Pete Stauber served as a county commissioner in St Louis County, Minnesota, from 2013 to 2019.
Pete Stauber succeeded DFL incumbent Rick Nolan by defeating Democratic nominee Joe Radinovich in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections.
Pete Stauber was born on May 10,1966, in Duluth, Minnesota.
Unlike his brother Robb, Pete Stauber never played in the National Hockey League.
Pete Stauber attended Denfeld High School in Duluth and graduated from Lake Superior State University with a bachelor's degree in criminology.
Pete Stauber was a star player for the Lake Superior State Lakers.
Pete Stauber is credited with helping lead the Lakers to victory in the playoffs and the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship game.
In 1990, Pete Stauber signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
At the time, Pete Stauber had been involved in local politics, serving since 2013 as a member of the St Louis County, Minnesota Commission.
Pete Stauber had served on the Hermantown City Council for eight years.
Pete Stauber won primarily by running up his margins in the district's more conservative western portion.
Pete Stauber was reelected on November 4,2020, defeating DFL nominee Quinn Nystrom, becoming the first Republican in 76 years to be reelected in the 8th district.
Pete Stauber was reelected on November 8,2022, defeating DFL nominee Jennifer Schultz.
Pete Stauber was reelected on November 5,2024, defeating DFL nominee Jennifer Schultz, in a rematch of the 2022 election.
On September 30,2020, Pete Stauber hosted Trump in a visit to his district, attending a rally of about 3,000 people at the Duluth International Airport.
In December 2020, Stauber was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated Trump.
Pete Stauber backed Jim Jordan on the first ballot and Bruce Westerman on the next two ballots before voting for Mike Johnson on the fourth and final ballot.
Pete Stauber justified it by citing wasteful spending, claiming millions of dollars had been spent on condoms in the Gaza Strip.
Pete Stauber is married to his wife, Jodi, an Iraq War veteran and the first female Command Chief of the 148th Fighter Wing.
Pete Stauber received the Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award from the Global Down Syndrome Foundation in 2023.