Stauber is a Duluth, Minn. native, currently serving his first term in Congress as the Representative from Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District. He believes that northern Minnesota deserves strong, principled leadership in Washington, D.C., and is focused on creating jobs, protecting the interests of taxpayers, and strengthening national security.
Prior to his time in Congress, Stauber worked as a St. Louis County Commissioner and as a City Councilor in Hermantown.
During his tenure as a police officer, Stauber was the victim of two violent gun crimes.
In 1995, he was shot in the head while off-duty by a criminal with multiple past offenses. A few years later, a suspect pulled the trigger at point-blank range, but the gun malfunctioned.
Stauber says his experience as a police officer solidified his view that more must be done to create safer communities as well as protect law-abiding gun owners.