Rep. Angie Craig represents Minnesota’s Second Congressional District. She is fighting for working families - and for a Minnesota where every member of every family gets a fair shot. That means a future with lower health care costs and opportunities for career skills and technical training for 21st century jobs. She’ll work with anybody - and take on the Washington establishment - to get things done for her constituents.
Rep. Craig learned the value of hard work from her mother, a single mom who raised three children while earning her teaching degree. She too worked two jobs to help put herself through college. Years later, she moved to Minnesota and fell in love with the strong communities and quality of life. She and her wife Cheryl Greene have four sons – three who have already graduated from college or tech school and one who graduated from Rosemount High School in 2021 and is currently a college student. They lived in Eagan for nearly a decade and recently moved to Prior Lake. Angie attends church in Apple Valley and is a Rotarian who has served on several local community boards over the years. She is a small business investor, the former head of Global HR and Corporate Relations for a major Minnesota manufacturer, and a former newspaper reporter.
Family farms are an essential part of the Second District’s vibrant economy and sustainable communities. Our farmers’ hard work puts food on our tables, powers our vehicles, creates economic growth and keeps our communities running – and they deserve all the support and resources we can offer. My family has strong roots in farming and I know how important it is for those voices to be heard in Washington.
As a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, supporting our agricultural communities will always be one of my top priorities. We must ensure that all parts of the Farm Bill are implemented effectively--including a strong farm safety net and a fully funded Energy Title.
I was proud to lead efforts in the House to pass the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, legislation that tapped the power of family farmers to lower costs for hard working Americans. This legislation included two of my bills – the Strengthening the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Act, which would create a task force dedicated to shoring up the agriculture and food supply chains to prevent bottlenecks and lower food costs, and the Year-Round Fuel Choice Act, which would allow for the year-round sale of E15, a cheaper biofuel alternative. And, in order to ensure that the voices of our rural communities were being brought to the table in DC, I introduced the Rural Prosperity Act, later implemented by the White House, which would create a permanent office in the White House tasked with coordinating federal efforts to support and connect America’s rural communities to federal programs and resources.