Candidate · November 3, 2026
Paul Wikstrom
On the ballot for U.S. House · Minnesota's 4th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $65K
- cash on hand
- $19K
- issues with public statements
- 6
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Minnesota's 4th District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§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 graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in electrical engineering, and held jobs in seismic exploration, road construction and farming while studying.4,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because he believes American and Minnesota families need new leadership that puts them first, and that his priorities are protecting jobs, cutting red tape and letting hard-working Americans keep more of their paychecks.4,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitewikstromforcongress.com4,
6 - Facebookfacebook.com/share/1Ai7fTaLuP4
- Instagraminstagram.com/wikstromforcongress4
- X (Twitter)x.com/wikstrom20264
- TikToktiktok.com/@wikstrom.for.cong4
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@WikstromForCongress4
§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.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website lists protecting and expanding tax cuts, including eliminating the tax on tips and no tax on overtime, in his plan.4
- Make the tax break permanent or expand it
- Keep it as passed, with its current limits and end date
- Let it end, or replace it with tax relief not tied to tips or overtime
His campaign website lists a seven-point plan to stop fraud that includes checking eligibility in real time before any payment goes out, longer statutes of limitations for fraud prosecutions, stronger inspectors general, rewards for whistleblowers, data analytics to catch fraud early, and holding states accountable for fraud in state-administered programs. It also lists mandatory audits of all major federal spending, fraud-prevention controls as a condition of funding, and money for federal investigators to pursue large-scale fraud.4,
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website lists expanding child tax credits in his plan to protect and expand tax cuts.4
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says major regulations should need Congress’s approval and that two existing regulations should be dropped for every new one.4
- Require Congress to approve every major new rule before it takes effect
- Make it easier for Congress to overturn rules, such as by canceling several at once from the end of a president's term
- Keep current law, under which most rules take effect unless Congress votes to overturn them
- Protect agencies' power to write detailed rules, such as by having courts again defer to agencies' reading of unclear laws
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he would keep and enlarge the federal COPS and Byrne JAG police grants so St. Paul can add officers to foot patrols and response teams.4
- Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
- Keep funding near current levels
- Shift some police funding to mental health, housing or other services
Health Care
His campaign website lists bringing back competition in health care, including more price transparency and allowing the purchase of insurance across state lines, in his plan.4
§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, 2026.8
| Raised | $65,016 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $36,130 |
| Cash on hand | $18,548 |
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 report9filed Jul 12, 2026