Pete Stauber

Pete Stauber
Member of the St. Louis County Commission
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2013
Preceded by Peg Sweeney
Personal details
Born (1966-05-10) May 10, 1966
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party Republican
Education Lake Superior State University (BA)

Pete Stauber (born in 1966)[1] is an American politician, former professional hockey player, and retired police lieutenant. As of August 2018, he was serving as a St. Louis County, Minnesota Commissioner, and is the 2018 Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Minnesota's 8th congressional district.[2]

Hockey career

Stauber was born on May 10, 1966 in Duluth, Minnesota,[1] and played high school hockey for Denfeld High School in Duluth.[3] He earned his bachelor's degree in criminology from Lake Superior State University, where he was a star player[4] on the Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey team.[3][5][6][7] He is credited with helping lead the Lakers to victory in the playoffs and the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship game, (Lake Superior State, 4-3, over St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey.[8][9] Lake Superior "became the smallest school ever to win college hockey's biggest prize."[3] In that game, Stauber took a critical shot, described by opinion columnist Mike Mullen during Stauber's 2018 candidacy for a seat in the United States House of Representatives as "risky, arguably crafty, and inarguably illegal,"[3] and by Star Tribune sportswriter John Gilbert in his 1988 story on the championship game as the moment when "Pete Stauber got away undetected when he straight-armed the net off its moorings during a Saints rush with 1:23 to go in regulation."[10]

After winning the national championship, the team was invited to the White House where Stauber met President Reagan, an event that he describes it as a pivotal moment in the formation of his interest in politics.[3]In 1990, he signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[11] The Red Wings lost him to the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL expansion draft.[12] After playing in the minor leagues, he retired after the 1992-93 season.[13]

The Stauber brothers, John, Jamie, Bill, Dan, Pete and Robb, all played hockey.[14][6] Together they run an annual Stauber Brothers Military Heroes Hockey Camp, a summer program for the children with parents in the military.[15] The six are co-owners of the Duluth Hockey Company], which began as a sporting goods retailer, but that since 2015 has specialized in ice hockey related merchandise.[16][17]

Political career

He served on the Hermantown City Council for eight years.[18] As of 2018 he is a St. Louis County, Minnesota Commissioner and Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Minnesota's 8th congressional district.[19]

In June 2018, President Trump made his first visit to Minnesota as President, and attended his first rally to support a Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives in the 2018 general election, when visiting Stauber's home town of Duluth.[20][21]

Stauber is running for an open seat in a previously Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) held district where the last two elections were close.[21][22][23] Partisan funders on both sides of the aisle have reserved "millions" of dollars worth of advertising in a race widely regarded as a potential Republican pick up of a seat that has been held since 2013 by a Democrat-Farmer-Laborer.[24]

Personal life

Of German ancestry, Stauber lives in Hermantown where he and his family belong to the St. Lawrence Catholic Church.[25] While on police duty in 1995, he was shot and lightly wounded in the head when a bullet entered his squad car.[26][18][27]

References

  1. 1 2 Rao, Naveen (21 June 2018). "Pete Stauber's Wiki: Facts about the Tough Republican Running for Minnesota's 8th District Seat". Earn the Necklace. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Pathé, Simone (June 20, 2018). "Why is Trump Headed to Duluth and Who Is Pete Stauber?". Roll Call. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Mulen, Mike (13 March 2018). "Hockey hero and would-be congressman Pete Stauber won't talk about cheating". City Pages. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Gilbert, John (31 March 1988). "'U' goalie Stauber wins Hobey Baker". Star Tribune. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "COLLEGE HOCKEY: N.C.A.A./Friday's Games; BADGERS PUT FOCUS ON DEFENSE". New York Times (east coast, late edition). AP. 26 March 1989. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 Gilbert, John (2 April 1988). "A breakaway dream: Stauber vs. Stauber". Star Tribune]]. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Allen, Kevin (20 October 1988). "Star goalie Stauber makes Minnesota team to beat". USA Today. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Powers, John (31 March 1988). "IT'S A FIRST FOR MAINE, LAKE SUPERIOR A NEW RIVALRY IN FINAL FOUR". Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Overtime nets Lake Superior NCAA hockey championship". Vancouver Sun. 4 April 1988. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Gilbert, John (3 April 1988). "Superior captures crown". Star Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Wings sign Stauber". The Province, Vancouver, B.C. 22 June 1990. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Red Wings not hurt by expansion". Detroit News. 25 June 1993.
  13. ↑ Samsundar, Preya (July 10, 2017). "Former Pro Hockey Player Turned Politician Sets Sights on Congressional Seat". Alpha News. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  14. ↑ Gilbert, John (25 December 1987). "Staubers field complete team with Robb in the nets". Star Tribune. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Hockey camp gives thanks to military while honing skills". Duluth News Tribune. McClatchey. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  16. ↑ Renalls, Candace (4 October 2015). "Stauber sports store goes all-hockey". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  17. ↑ van Winkle, Mark (3 January 2017). "Duluth Hockey Company Keeping Skaters Sharp on the Ice". Fox 21 local. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Endorsement: Stauber has unbeatable qualifications (ex catherdra editorial endorsement)". Duluth News Tribune. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  19. ↑ Pathé, Simone (June 20, 2018). "Why is Trump Headed to Duluth and Who Is Pete Stauber?". Roll Call. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  20. ↑ Rogers, Katie; Martin, Jonathan (20 June 2018). "'We're Sending Them the Hell Back,' Trump Says of Securing the Country's Borders". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  21. 1 2 Brody, Sam (27 June 2018). "Trump is all in on Pete Stauber. Will the 8th District follow suit?". MinnPost. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  22. ↑ Jamerson, Joshua (10 August 2018). "In a Challenging Year for House Republicans, Party Sees Hope in Minnesota". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  23. ↑ Karnowski, Steve (10 August 2018). "Democrats' hopes to take House could stumble in Minnesota". Washington Post. AP. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  24. ↑ Pathe, Simone (14 August 2015). "Radinovich Will Face Stauber in Top GOP Pickup Opportunity in Minnesota". Roll Call. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  25. ↑ Kreger, Mike (11 March 2014). "A papal keepsake: Hermantown's Pete Stauber trades headwear with Pope Francis". Duluth News Tribune. McClatchy. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  26. ↑ Hollingsworth, Jana (11 November 2007). "man fires gun, wounds officer". Duluth News-Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  27. ↑ Slater, Brady (18 February 2018). "Stauber ready for his close-up in 8th District race". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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