The U.S. Constitution provides: To qualify as representative a person must be 25 years old, a citizen of the United States seven years, a resident of the state, and elected by the people.Term: two years Salary: $165,200
Congressional District 1Tim Walz (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
1529 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515(202)225-2472Web site: www.walz.house.gov
Committees: Agriculture; Transportation and Infastructure
Elected: 2006
Congressional District 2 John Kline(Republican) 101 W. Burnsville Pkwy., Suite 201, Burnsville 55337(952)808-1213, Fax: (952)808-12611429 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515(202)225-2271, Fax: (202)225-2595Web site: http://kline.house.gov
Committees: Armed Services; Education and the Workforce
Elected: 2002, 2004, 2006
Congressional District 3Jim Ramstad (Republican)
1809 Plymouth Rd. S., Suite 300, Minnetonka 55305 (952)738-8200, Fax: (952)738-9362 103 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515 (202)225-2871, Fax: (202)225-6351Web site: www.house.gov/ramstad; E-mail: mn03@mail.house.gov
Committee: Ways and Means
Elected: 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
Congressional District 4Betty McCollum(Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
165 Western Ave. N., Suite 17, St. Paul 55102, (651)224-91911714 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington D.C. 20515 (202)225-6631; Fax: (202)225-1968Web site: www.mccollum.house.gov
Committees: Education and the Workforce; Government Reform; International Relations
Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
Congressional District 5Keith Ellison (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
1130 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515(202)2554755; Fax: (202)255-4886Web site: www.ellison.house.gov
Committees: Financial Services; Judiciary
Congressional District 6 Michele Bachmann(Republican) 6043 Hudson Rd., Suite 330, Woodbury 55125(651)731-5400; Fax: (651)731-5400412 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515(202)225-2331Web site: www.bachmann.house.gov
Committee: Financial Services
Congressional District 7Collin C. Peterson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
714 Lake Ave., Suite 107, Detroit Lakes 56501, (218)847-5056 230 S.W. 4th St. Willmar 56201 (320)235-1061 2603 Wheat Dr., Red Lake Falls 56750, (218)253-4356 SW/SC, 1420 E. College Dr., Marshall 56258, (507)537-2299100 N. 1st St., Montevideo 56265, (320)269-8888230 E. 3rd St., Box 50, Redwood Falls 56283, (507)637-22702159 Rayburn House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515 (202)225-2165, Fax: (202)225-1593Web site: http://collinpeterson.house.gov
Committee: Agriculture, chair
Congressional District 8James L. Oberstar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
Brainerd City Hall, 501 Laurel St., Brainerd 56401, (218)828-4400 Chisholm City Hall, 316 Lake St., Chisholm 55719, (218)254-5761 231 Federal Bldg., Duluth 55802, (218)727-747438625 14th Ave., Suite 300B, North Branch 55057, (651)277-12342365 Rayburn House Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515 (202)225-6211, Fax: (202)225-0699Web site: www.house.gov/oberstar
Committees: Transportation and Infrastructure, chair
Elected: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006