 Fritz Kuhn first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2002 federal elections.In the immediate aftermath of the elections, he was part of the Green Party's team in the negotiations with the Social Democrats on a coalition agreement for the second government under the leadership of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.In the Bundestag, Kuhn specialized in the fields of the economy (fighting for "a green market economy") and employment, and foreign policy.