MN-05 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleUnion leader (AFSCME)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationMinnesota
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BackgroundUnion leader (AFSCME)
EducationUniversity of Minnesota — BA in Political Science; Sociology of Law, Criminology and Deviance
Notable personal detailsLatonya T. Reeves is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District (2026). She is a union leader with AFSCME Council 5 and has led AFSCME Local 552 (Hennepin County Probation and Parole). Reeves has also been active in Minnesota DFL party leadership and has served in public-safety and justice-related roles, including work connected to community corrections and police oversight.
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Positions
Healthcare
Prioritizes affordable, accessible healthcare for working families and supports reproductive freedom, but does not lay out specific policy prescriptions (such as Medicare for All, a public option, or market-based reforms) on the campaign pages reviewed.
Immigration & Border
Supports expanding pathways to legal immigration, keeping families together, and pursuing fair, humane, and efficient processes; calls for holding federal immigration agents accountable and trimming ICE’s budget to previous levels.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion care and seeks to codify Roe v. Wade; also supports expanding reproductive health services including contraception, fertility care, and maternal health improvements.
Climate & Energy
Latonya Reeves states that climate change is real, emphasizes its disproportionate harm to marginalized communities, and supports re-engaging with international climate efforts. She endorses federal investments (citing Biden’s infrastructure legislation) as tools to address climate change while creating jobs and says she will work to get the U.S. back on track on climate commitments.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports common-sense gun safety reforms including expanded background checks, closing gun-sale loopholes, keeping firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers, and enabling communities to ban assault weapons.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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