Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Minnesota's 2nd District

2 candidates on the ballot — an open seat, with no incumbent running.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Matt Little
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Open seat
Eric Pratt
Republican · Open seat

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Matt LittleEric Pratt
Party on the ballotDemocratic-Farmer-Labor1,2,3Republican1,2,3
StatusOpen seatOpen seat
Raised$1,494,554 through October 14, 20264$768,791 through October 14, 20265
Cash on hand$205,2764$173,4305
Outside spending$751,080 for · $17,393 against6$195,958 for · $0 against7
Police fundingHis campaign website says he supports police and first responders while holding accountable those who use unnecessary force or violate due process, and that he will work to equip law enforcement for problems such as cyber crime, fentanyl smuggling and human trafficking and to fund pathways for people of all backgrounds to become officers.8His campaign website says he will work to make sure police departments have the equipment, training, technology and resources needed to protect both residents and officers.9
Child tax creditHis campaign website says the tax code should include a permanent expansion of the Child Tax Credit.10His campaign website says he would back raising the federal Child Tax Credit to as much as $3,000 per child for the families with the greatest need, and notes that in the Minnesota Senate he wrote legislation for a $3,000 refundable tax credit for young children.9
Health insurance system
One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
His campaign website says he supports Medicare for All, making Medicare available to all Americans, and warns against incremental patchwork fixes.11,12		His campaign website says he opposes replacing private and employer-provided insurance with one government-run health system, and instead backs changes that increase competition and transparency, cut administrative costs and address the role pharmacy benefit managers play.9
Social Security payroll tax capHis campaign website says the cap on earnings subject to Social Security tax should now be raised to shore up the trust fund.13His campaign website says he supports increasing the taxable income cap to help strengthen Social Security.9

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Matt Little — 26 issues
  • Abortion law
    Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
    His campaign website says he backs reversing Dobbs and reinstating Roe nationwide, and making those rights usable in practice through accessible, affordable health care.14
  • Birth control and IVF
    His campaign website lists protecting legal recognition of parentage and expanding access to IVF and fertility options among his LGBTQIA2S+ commitments.15
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    His campaign website says he backs reversing Dobbs and reinstating Roe nationwide.14
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    His campaign website lists passing the Equality Act first among the commitments in his LGBTQIA2S+ Bill of Rights.15
  • National Guard troops in cities
    Don't use troops for local policing, and limit the president's power to send them
    His campaign website says he would change the Posse Comitatus and Insurrection Acts to narrow the situations in which a president may send the military or National Guard troops into states.16
  • Qualified immunity for police
    His campaign website says he would limit qualified immunity for federal agents, by amending the civil rights law’s section 1983 so that it clearly covers every federal agent and by writing the Supreme Court’s Bivens standard into law and extending it.16
  • Tariffs
    His campaign website says he would stand up to tariff policy that it says hurts Minnesota farmers, construction workers and tradespeople.10
  • Union organizing rules
    His campaign website says he supports unions, calling organizing and bargaining together the best way for working people to win higher pay and better benefits.10
  • Who sets tariffs
    Require Congress to approve new tariffs before they take effect
    His campaign website says the power to set tariffs should shift from the White House to Congress.17
  • Student loan forgiveness
    Add targeted relief, such as more forgiveness for public service workers or through income-based repayment
    His campaign website says he would fight for the Affordable Loans for Students Act, which it says would cap student loans at 2%, for forgiveness for people in public service after ten years, and for forgiveness of all loans after twenty years.18
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    His campaign website lists overturning Citizens United and Buckley v. Valeo and banning super PACs among the items in his Anti-Corruption Bill of Rights.19
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
    His campaign website lists barring members of Congress and the Administration from trading stocks among the items in his Anti-Corruption Bill of Rights.19
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Pause or limit new data centers
    His campaign website says data centers in Minnesota should pay their full costs, and that he will fight for a national ban on data center NDAs, moratoriums on building data centers so state and local governments can assess the costs, and environmental protections.12,20
  • Child care costs
    His campaign website says making childcare accessible requires expanding the supply and reforming subsidies, including an expanded Child Care Tax Credit, revising burdensome regulations on small-scale child care, recognizing home-based providers and providing public support for working families.21
  • Same-sex marriage
    Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
    His campaign website lists protecting Obergefell v. Hodges and ensuring everyone has the right to marry among his LGBTQIA2S+ commitments.15
  • Military aid to Israel
    Reduce or end military aid to Israel
    His campaign website says the U.S. must stop all weapons sales and military aid to Israel, and calls for humanitarian aid access to Gaza, withdrawal of settlements in Palestinian territories and ultimately a negotiated two-state solution.22
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    His campaign website says he will oppose any effort to throw the more than 100,000 residents of the 2nd District off Medicaid.13
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
    His campaign website lists cutting ICE funding to pre-Trump levels and then replacing ICE with a federal immigration agency that obeys the law and Constitution as the first item in his Anti-ICE Bill of Rights.16
  • Masks and identification for immigration officers
    His campaign website says he would bar federal agents from wearing masks while on duty and require them to state who they are, their agency, their mission and the charges when they detain or arrest someone.16
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    Expand it to more drugs and to people with private insurance
    His campaign website says Medicare and Medicaid’s ability to negotiate lower prices should be expanded to most prescription medicines.11,13
  • Corporate tax rate
    Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
    His campaign website says he would raise the corporate tax rate.23
  • Federal income tax rates
    Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
    His campaign website says he would increase taxes on the highest earners, along with raising the corporate tax rate and eliminating loopholes such as carried interest, to finance tax breaks for working people.23
  • Taxes on very large fortunes
    His campaign website says he supports a tax on the ultrawealthy.12,23
  • High-speed internet access
    His campaign website says every community in Minnesota and the country should have access to the Internet and modern farming technology.17
  • Rules for artificial intelligence
    His campaign website says he would require companies to build guardrails for AI, create public-interest safety oversight agencies and legal causes of action to hold companies accountable, and have the U.S. lead binding international agreements for a global AI safety regime.20
  • VA staffing
    Hire more VA staff, including to replace jobs lost in 2025
    His campaign website says he will fight to restore the staff and funding at the Department of Veterans Affairs.24
Eric Pratt — 3 issues
  • Income tax on Social Security benefits
    End income tax on Social Security benefits
    His campaign website says he supports eliminating the federal income tax on Social Security benefits.9
  • Social Security retirement age
    His campaign website says Social Security cannot be sustained under its current rules, that the full retirement age may have to rise gradually because Americans are living and working longer, and that younger workers should be able to opt out and save for retirement on their own.9
  • Fraud and improper payments in federal programs
    His campaign website says he would create an independent Office of Program Integrity to identify fraud, waste and abuse before losses occur, hold states that administer federal dollars to clear eligibility standards and oversight, and support stronger penalties for people and organizations that knowingly defraud the government.9

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.