Osberg challenges Fischbach’s record in sole CD7 debate

DFL challenger Erik Osberg says Congress is not meeting constitutional duties, while incumbent Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach cites accomplishments during a Thursday night debate.

FARGO — DFL candidate for U.S. House Erik Osberg took frequent aim at what he charged Congress has not done, while Republican incumbent Rep. Michelle Fischbach cited what she touted as its achievements in an hour-long debate broadcast by Prairie Public Television on Thursday evening, Oct. 15.

It was the only planned, face-to-face debate between the two candidates for the Congressional District 7 seat, which represents the 38 counties of western Minnesota. Rep. Fischbach, of Regal, upset Democrat Collin Peterson in 2020 for the seat, and won re-elections with big margins against Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party rivals in 2022 and 2024.