MO-02 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePopulation health scientist
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationMissouri
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BackgroundPopulation health scientist
EducationColumbia University (public health/population health training)
Notable personal detailsNicholas (Nick) Vivio is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He describes himself as a Columbia University–trained population health scientist whose work focuses on public health and medical debt advocacy. His background also includes work at the U.S. Embassy in Honduras and in finance at Goldman Sachs after earning an M.S. in Global Affairs from New York University.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports reversing tax giveaways and ending tax breaks that primarily benefit the ultra-wealthy, and reallocating revenue to education, childcare, healthcare, and other investments for working families. Advocates targeted revenue-raising or reclaiming lost revenue to fund programs (examples include opposing Missouri’s capital gains tax cut) and proposes healthcare reforms such as a Medicare buy-in and government-covered COBRA to reduce medical debt.
Healthcare
Supports policies to reduce medical debt and prioritize broader access to affordable care; emphasizes healthcare as a campaign priority. Positions focus on addressing affordability and patient financial protection rather than advocating single‑payer reform.
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Immigration & Border
Supports creating a pathway to citizenship for long-term, law‑abiding residents; protecting Dreamers; reforming the asylum process; opposing family separation; restricting ICE funding until the agency is reformed; and prioritizing enforcement against violent criminals rather than broad deportations.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports evidence-based gun safety policies including universal background checks, extreme risk protection orders (red flag laws), safe-storage and child access prevention laws, restored federal research funding on firearm injury, and investments in community violence prevention and hospital-based interventions.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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