Peter Allen Stauber was born on May 10,1966 and is an American politician, former professional hockey player, and retired law enforcement officer from Minnesota serving as the United States representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district.
17 Facts About Pete Stauber
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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.
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Pete Stauber met his political idol President Ronald Reagan when the team visited the White House after winning the national championship.
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Pete Stauber later said this event formed his political ambition.
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Pete Stauber went on to have a brief career in professional hockey.
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Pete Stauber served as a lieutenant in the Duluth Police Department from 1995 to 2017.
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Pete Stauber served as a county commissioner in St Louis County, Minnesota, from 2013 to 2019.
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Pete Stauber succeeded DFL incumbent Rick Nolan by defeating Democratic nominee Joe Radinovich in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections.
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Pete Stauber was born on May 10,1966, in Duluth, Minnesota, and attended Denfeld High School in Duluth.
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Pete Stauber has a bachelor's degree in criminology from Lake Superior State University, where he was a star player on the Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey team.
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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.
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In 1990, Pete Stauber signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
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Pete Stauber served on the Hermantown City Council for eight years.
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Pete Stauber won primarily by running up his margins in the district's more conservative western portion.
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Pete Stauber was reelected on November 4,2020, defeating DFL nominee Quinn Nystrom.
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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.
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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 incumbent Donald Trump.