Matt Klein
MN-02 Democratic nominee?
$24.4K
AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
Age58 years old (Sep 29, 1967)
GenderMale
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LocationMinnesota
BackgroundPhysician (internal medicine)
EducationB.S., University of Wisconsin–Madison
Notable personal detailsMatthew David “Matt” Klein is a Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) politician and physician who has served in the Minnesota Senate since 2017, representing Senate District 53 in the southeast Twin Cities metro area. He previously served on the West St. Paul–Mendota Heights–Eagan (ISD 197) school board from 2013 to 2016. He is an internal medicine physician affiliated with Mayo Clinic in Rochester. In 2025 he filed to run for the U.S. House in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted tax relief for working families and seniors (child tax credit expansion, property tax relief, elimination of tax on Social Security) and expansion of refundable credits; opposes tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to affordable care through government-led measures including a public option and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices; has championed prescription drug affordability measures and defends evidence-based public health and reproductive health protections.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate calls for ICE to leave and advocates for reducing congressional spending on ICE, framing enforcement reduction and oversight as priorities. He emphasizes seeking justice for Minnesotans whose rights were violated and placing guardrails on federal enforcement actions.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protecting reproductive health and abortion access, stating that decisions about pregnancy, contraception, and abortion belong between a patient and their doctor. He has defended reproductive rights in the legislature while saying he does not personally support elective late‑term abortions and would safeguard against them in practice, framing late‑term procedures as rare and typically for serious medical reasons.
Climate & Energy
Supports using 100% clean electricity in Minnesota by 2040, treats climate change as a crisis, and backs clean-water protections and tying climate action to labor and union job growth. Served on the state Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate committee and has promoted state-level clean energy and environmental protections.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded background checks and using public-health data to study and reduce gun violence; backed legislation to allow courts or family to petition to remove firearms from individuals at risk. Emphasizes targeting dangerous individuals rather than blaming all gun owners.
News
Matt Klein is in the news because Kalshi said it fined and suspended him for five years after he bet on his own Minnesota Democratic primary race on the platform. Klein said he placed a $50 wager on himself to win the MN-02 primary. The company said the bet violated its election-market rules and has since added safeguards to block candidates from trading on their own races.
Kalshi Suspends 3 Congressional Candidates for Betting on Their Own Campaigns
Prediction market platform Kalshi suspends 3 congressional candidates who bet on their own races
Kalshi fines and suspends three congressional candidates for wagering on their own elections
Kalshi suspends three US congressional candidates for 'political insider trading'
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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