Dalia Al-Aqidi
Republican candidate for U.S. House in Minnesota
$11.3K
AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
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Live Odds
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Dalia Al-Aqidi is trading at 77% to win the MN-05 Republican nominee? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleJournalist
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderFemale
LocationMinnesota
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BackgroundJournalist
EducationB.A., Theater, Institute of Fine Arts, Baghdad (1988)
Notable personal detailsDalia Al-Aqidi is an Iraqi-born American journalist and political candidate who has run as a Republican for U.S. House in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. She earned a bachelor’s degree in theater from the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1988 and later worked in U.S. and Middle East media, including Voice of America and Alhurra TV. She has also worked as a media advisor with a U.S. Department of Defense-run command in Iraq and moved to Minneapolis in 2019.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Dalia Al-Aqidi supports cutting taxes, ending wasteful federal spending, and reducing the cost of living. Her campaign also emphasizes fighting government waste and using energy production to lower prices for families.
Immigration & Border
Dalia Al-Aqidi supports securing the border, enforcing existing immigration laws, and opposing mass amnesty. She frames immigration as a privilege tied to legal entry and says legal immigration should be protected for people who follow the rules.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Dalia Al-Aqidi has been described as pro-life and supportive of abortion restrictions, while not backing a federal abortion ban. Available public reporting indicates she favors allowing exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. She also declined to answer a questionnaire item on taxpayer funding for abortion providers.
Climate & Energy
Dalia Al-Aqidi’s campaign emphasizes American energy independence and supporting domestic permitting, production, and refining. The available public materials frame energy policy mainly in terms of lower costs and national security, without endorsing aggressive climate regulation or fossil-fuel phaseout policies.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports the Second Amendment and argues that stricter gun laws would not stop mass shootings. Also calls for strengthened law enforcement and expanded background checks to include mental health and substance-use issues.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Dalia Al-Aqidi for MN-05 Republican nominee?
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Republican Party endorsed Dalia Al-Aqidi for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District.
Campaign Fundraising
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