DISTRICT 2
Matt Little (D), District 2
Occupation & Background: Former Minnesota State Senator (2017–2021), former Mayor of Lakeville (2012–2017), attorney, and small business owner. Earned a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. Lifelong resident of Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House. Age: 47. Accomplishments: Served as Mayor of Lakeville and later in the Minnesota Senate, where he co-authored more than 60 bipartisan bills. Known for emphasizing bipartisan cooperation and constituent engagement. Previously ran for Dakota County Attorney and has built a large public following through civic education on social media. Economic Justice: Supports lowering costs for working families, protecting Social Security and Medicare, strengthening small businesses, investing in infrastructure, and expanding workforce development. Advocates for bipartisan solutions to reduce inflation while supporting labor rights and fair wages. Climate: Supports clean energy investments, conservation, and policies that reduce carbon emissions while protecting Minnesota's farms and natural resources. Favors expanding renewable energy alongside practical solutions that support economic growth. Healthcare: Supports protecting the Affordable Care Act, lowering prescription drug costs, strengthening Medicare, preserving rural healthcare, expanding mental health services, and protecting reproductive healthcare. Housing: Supports increasing the supply of affordable housing, expanding first-time homebuyer opportunities, reducing barriers to new housing construction, and addressing housing affordability through local and federal partnerships. Criminal Justice / Policing: Supports funding law enforcement while promoting accountability, expanding mental health and addiction treatment programs, and working across party lines to improve public safety and reduce violent crime. Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that strengthens border security while creating an earned pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, protecting Dreamers, and modernizing the legal immigration system.
Eric Pratt (R), District 2
Occupation & Background: Minnesota State Senator representing Prior Lake and surrounding communities since 2013. Former Mayor of Prior Lake, business owner, and longtime private-sector executive. Holds a business degree from Duluth Campus of the College of St. Scholastica and has worked in manufacturing and business management. Republican candidate for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District. Age: 61. Accomplishments: Served as Mayor of Prior Lake before being elected to the Minnesota Senate. Has chaired and served on committees involving jobs, economic development, transportation, and taxes. Recognized for advocating pro-business policies, tax relief, and government accountability. Economic Justice: Supports reducing taxes, cutting government spending, balancing the federal budget, reducing regulations, expanding domestic manufacturing, supporting small businesses, and increasing American energy production to strengthen the economy and create jobs. Climate: Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy focused on affordability and energy independence. Favors expanding domestic oil, natural gas, nuclear energy, and biofuels while opposing federal regulations he believes increase energy costs. Supports conservation efforts led by private landowners and local communities. Healthcare: Supports market-based healthcare reforms that increase competition, expand consumer choice, improve price transparency, and lower costs. Opposes government-run healthcare and supports protecting access to rural healthcare providers. Housing: Supports reducing regulations that increase housing costs, encouraging private-sector housing development, streamlining permitting, and strengthening the economy to improve housing affordability and expand homeownership opportunities. Criminal Justice / Policing: Strong supporter of law enforcement and public safety. Supports increased funding for police, stronger penalties for violent offenders, combating drug trafficking, and opposing efforts to defund police departments. Immigration: Supports securing the southern border through stronger enforcement, additional border security resources, and enforcement of existing immigration laws. Favors legal immigration while prioritizing national security and preventing illegal immigration.
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