Tom Emmer: podcast appearances and interviews

Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2015. He represents Minnesota's 6th congressional district and has been serving as the House Majority Whip since 2023. Emmer is affiliated with the Republican Party and has been recognized as a strong advocate for the crypto industry. Prior to his congressional tenure, he served three terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011. He ran for governor of Minnesota in 2010 but was narrowly defeated by Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party nominee Mark Dayton. Emmer was elected to Congress in 2014, succeeding Michele Bachmann, and has been reelected four times. The district he represents covers the far western and northern suburbs of Minneapolis, most of the St. Cloud metropolitan area, and a significant rural part of Central Minnesota, primarily an agricultural region. From 2019 to 2023, he chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee. Following the 2022 elections, in which Republicans secured a narrow House majority, Emmer won the election for majority whip in a contested vote. During the 2020 presidential election, he initially expressed doubts about the results and supported a lawsuit contesting the outcome in key states, but ultimately voted to certify the Electoral College vote count. In October 2023, he was the third nominee for House Speaker but withdrew after opposition from former President Donald Trump.