Minnesota’s sprawling, rural 7th Congressional District has been represented by conservative Democrat Collin Peterson for 30 years. It was considered one of Democrats’ most vulnerable seats going into this year’s election, and the GOP flipped it when Michelle Fischbach won by 13 points.
Rep.-elect Fischbach credited one particular Republican with helping her win: Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York.
“Whenever advice was needed, I always was able to call and talk to her about whatever kinds of bumps or things you would run into,” Fischbach said. “But in addition to that, she provided fundraising and dollars to the campaign, which is so important.”
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