MN-02 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age41 years old (Nov 24, 1984)
GenderMale
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LocationMinnesota
BackgroundAttorney
EducationB.A., Political Science, University of Minnesota Morris
Notable personal detailsMatthew Martin Little is an American attorney and politician in Minnesota. He served as mayor of Lakeville and represented Minnesota Senate District 58 from 2017 to 2021. Little later ran for Dakota County Attorney in 2022 and is a Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for the U.S. House in Minnesota’s 2nd congressional district in the 2026 cycle. He runs a law firm in Lakeville and lives in New Market Township with his wife and one child.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising corporate taxes and increasing taxes on the highest earners while eliminating loopholes like carried interest to finance targeted tax relief and credits for working families. Advocates using those revenues to lower deficits and provide tax breaks that help middle- and lower-income households (for example, credits to make housing and family formation more affordable).
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All with an opt-out for those who prefer private insurance and advocates expanding Medicare and Medicaid negotiation power to lower prescription drug prices.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports cutting ICE funding to pre‑Trump levels, replacing ICE with a new federal immigration agency, launching investigations into ICE practices, and enacting strict limits on federal immigration-enforcement actions and accountability measures for federal agents. The campaign platform calls for stronger protections for immigrants against what it describes as abusive or illegal ICE operations and for restoring legal safeguards and oversight.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports women’s reproductive freedom, seeks to restore Roe v. Wade as law after Dobbs, and advocates guaranteeing reproductive rights in both law and access by expanding affordable, accessible reproductive health care. The campaign emphasizes making legal rights practical by addressing health-care deserts and affordability so women can actually exercise their choices.
Climate & Energy
Supports action on climate change and clean energy investments, emphasizes protecting clean air and water, and backed state-level measures funding renewable energy projects and clean car standards. Focuses on addressing climate impacts to local industries and infrastructure while supporting investments and regulations to reduce emissions.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded background checks and other common-sense gun safety measures (including reporting lost/stolen guns and enforcing straw-purchaser laws) while indicating enforcement of existing laws; has also called for pursuing red flag-style measures.
News
Matt Little is in the news because Kalshi suspended and fined him after saying he traded on his own election market, which the company described as a violation of its rules. The reports say he was one of three candidates caught in the crackdown on candidates betting on their own races. Separately, Little also won DFL endorsement in his congressional race, putting him on the ballot for the Minnesota primary.
Ilhan Omar, Matt Little secure DFL party endorsements, what this means for races
Prediction market platform Kalshi suspends 3 congressional candidates who bet on their own races
Kalshi suspends congressional candidates for 'insider trading'
Endorsements
Endorsers of Matt Little for MN-02 Democratic nominee?
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Public endorsement
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsed Matt Little for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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