Candidate · November 3, 2026
Doug Chapin
On the ballot for U.S. House · Minnesota's 6th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $765K
- cash on hand
- $118K
- issues with public statements
- 13
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he has almost forty years of experience in election policy and administration, including a decade at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where he started an online certificate program in election administration.4 It says he led the elections team at The Pew Charitable Trusts for more than a decade and founded electionline.org in 2001.4 It says he has practiced law privately, focusing on election and ethics law, and was elections counsel for the Democrats on the U.S. Senate Rules Committee.4 It says he earned a Juris Doctor at Georgetown University Law Center, a Master's in Public Administration at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and an undergraduate degree in Politics and Russian Studies at Princeton University.4
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he had not planned a run for Congress, but after a career devoted to strengthening democracy and improving government he is running to protect democracy and serve Minnesota's Sixth District.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitechapinforcongress.com5
- Facebookfacebook.com/ChapinforCongress5
- Instagraminstagram.com/dougchapinforcongress5
- X (Twitter)x.com/ChapinForMN65
- Threadsthreads.net/@dougchapinforcongress5
- Otherlinktree.com/chapinforcongress5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His campaign website's issues page says he will fight for single-payer health care, like Medicare for All.6
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
It says he will push to undo cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and to see both programs fully funded.6
- Reduce federal Medicaid spending further, such as by giving states fixed yearly amounts (block grants or per-person limits)
- Keep the funding rules set by the 2025 law
- Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
Foreign Policy and Defense
It says he supports withholding or restricting aid to Israel until the war in Gaza ends.6
It also says he will fight to defend Congress's power to decide when and where America goes to war.6
Social Security and Medicare
It says he will push to do away with the cap on Social Security payroll taxes, which it says applies to income above $184,500.6
- Keep the current cap
- Also tax earnings above a higher level, such as $250,000 or $400,000
- Apply the tax to all earnings
Taxes and Budget
It says the budget law known as H.R. 1 extended tax cuts it describes as benefiting the super-wealthy, and that he will vote to repeal tax cuts for billionaires.6
Environment and Public Lands
It says the Boundary Waters should not be opened up to mining or similar uses and that he will oppose any proposal that removes protections for the BWCA, the Boundary Waters area.6
Economy, Jobs and Trade
It says he will work to take back and protect Congress's authority over spending, taxes and tariffs.6
Immigration
It says he supports immigration laws with clear rules and a straightforward path to citizenship, and reforms that cut the time, cost and red tape of becoming an American.6
Abortion and Reproductive Health
It says he supports full reproductive rights and that decisions about reproductive health care belong to a woman and her providers.6
Family and Social Policy
Its LGBTQ+ rights section says people should be free to be themselves, to love whom they love and to marry and start families without interference from the government.6
Guns
It says he supports lawful gun ownership and carrying for hunting or self-protection, and that he will fight to keep assault-style weapons off the streets.6
- Ban the sale of these rifles
- Keep sales legal, with added limits such as a minimum buying age of 21
- No bans or added limits on these rifles
Energy and Climate
It says he will fight to get the United States back into the Paris Accords.6
- Rejoin the Paris Agreement and the UN climate treaty, and set new emissions goals
- Join only agreements that bind major emitters, such as China and India, to similar cuts
- Stay out of international climate agreements
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.7
| Raised | $765,076 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $646,600 |
| Cash on hand | $118,476 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $50,000 |
Where the money came from
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report8filed May 22, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report9filed May 22, 2026