Candidate · November 3, 2026
Trina Swanson
On the ballot for U.S. House · Minnesota's 8th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $727K
- cash on hand
- $177K
- issues with public statements
- 17
§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 8th District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic-Farmer-Labor1, |
| 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.
Her campaign website says her federal service started at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Duluth, and that after law school she joined U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Bloomington.4 It says she held posts in Germany and Kenya and became Director of International Operations for that agency.4 It says she later left federal service, returned to Minnesota and started a law firm.4
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to safeguard the future of northern and central Minnesota and its residents, offering practical, steady leadership centered on affordability, stability and strong communities at home.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitetrinaforcongress.com5
- Facebookfacebook.com/people/Trina-for-Congress/615831083059655
- Instagraminstagram.com/trinaforcongress5
- X (Twitter)x.com/TrinaCongress5
- Threadsthreads.com/@trinaforcongress5
§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
Her campaign website's priorities page says she will fight for universal healthcare, and its voter concerns page repeats that she will fight for universal health care.6,
The priorities page says she will protect health insurance tax credits so that 90,000 Minnesotans do not see their costs rise.6
The voter concerns page says she wants to shield rural hospitals and clinics by opposing reductions in Medicaid payment rates.7
Social Security and Medicare
The voter concerns page says she wants to keep Medicare's power to negotiate prices intact and extend lower prices to additional prescription drugs.7
Environment and Public Lands
The priorities page says she will protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and separately that she would support copper-nickel mining if independent scientists and engineers conclude it can be done safely.6
Taxes and Budget
The priorities page says a tax break on overtime does not fix the affordability problem, and that people should not need overtime to get by.6
The voter concerns page says she would vote to bring back incentives for manufacturing, in particular the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit.7
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Housing
The voter concerns page says she will work to lower barriers to building new homes and supports the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act and tax credits for builders of homes priced below the local median.7
Immigration
The priorities page says she supports permanent legal status for Dreamers, with an earned path to citizenship, and a lawful, realistic approach for undocumented immigrants already in the country that brings people into a known system.6
The priorities page says enforcement should focus on real threats, with violent criminals and others who truly threaten public safety as the priority, while respecting due process.6
The priorities page says she wants more immigration judges and officers and more processing resources, plus visas for students and seasonal visas for farm workers.6
Agriculture and Rural Life
It also says she supports a legal, reliable, year-round agricultural workforce and seasonal visas for the workers farmers rely on.6
The priorities page says she will fight for a farm bill that works for the district's varied farms, and that she would back dairy farmers with a safety net that reflects current feed, fuel and equipment costs.6
Tribal Nations, Territories and DC
The priorities page says she is committed to the federal government's trust responsibility to the Tribal Nations in the district and to dealing directly with each one as a government, and that she will respect Tribal sovereignty.6
Technology, Privacy and AI
The voter concerns page says she supports the Rural Broadband Modernization Act and ongoing funding to bring fast internet to places that private companies have not served.7
Family and Social Policy
The voter concerns page says she will fight to reverse the new SNAP restrictions and keep food assistance within reach.7
- Undo the 2025 changes or expand benefits and eligibility
- Keep the program as changed in 2025
- Tighten eligibility and work rules further
§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 | $727,330 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $550,514 |
| Cash on hand | $176,816 |
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 Jun 9, 2026