U.S. House · Minnesota's 2nd District
Matt Little
Former Minnesota State Senator, District 58 (2017-2021)D
- Race
- U.S. House · Minnesota's 2nd District
- Result
- Matt Little, projected winner
- Opponent
- Eric Pratt (R)
- Research
- Basic
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No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did6 statements · 0 votes
And I'll fight for Medicare for All, because I watched my mom battle our insurance company for years just to get the care she needed.
Expand public health coverage
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And I'll fight for Medicare for All, because I watched my mom battle our insurance company for years just to get the care she needed.
Says he will fight for Medicare for All.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Cut ICE funding immediately to pre-Trump levels
Campaign site calls for cutting ICE funding to pre-Trump levels and replacing ICE with a new federal immigration agency.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I will fight to guarantee women’s reproductive rights, both in law and in life.
Campaign site says he will fight to guarantee reproductive rights in law, and supports overturning Dobbs and restoring Roe as law.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
By raising the corporate tax rate, increasing taxes on the highest earners, and eliminating loopholes like Carried Interest
Campaign site calls for raising the corporate tax rate, increasing taxes on the highest earners and eliminating loopholes such as carried interest.[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
The United States must end all military aid and weapons sales to Israel
Campaign site says the United States must end all military aid and weapons sales to Israel.[8]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
standing up to reckless tariff policy that hurts Minnesota farmers, construction workers, and tradespeople
Campaign site says he would stand up to tariff policy that he says hurts Minnesota farmers and tradespeople.[9]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Matt Little, a Democrat, won the election for Minnesota's open 2nd District on November 3, 2026, defeating Eric Pratt, and is set to take office on January 3, 2027. A Lakeville native and attorney, he served on the Lakeville City Council, as mayor of Lakeville and in the Minnesota Senate.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
According to his campaign website, Matt Little was born and raised in Lakeville, Minnesota, attended Parkview Elementary School and graduated from Rosemount High School.[2][3] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota, Morris in 2007 and a law degree from the University of Minnesota in 2014, and he now lives in New Market Township.[3][2]
Little taught English abroad in Chile for a year before being elected to the Lakeville City Council in 2010, according to his campaign website.[2] He was elected Mayor of Lakeville in 2012, while still in law school, and was unopposed for re-election in 2014.[2] He has owned a law firm since 2015 that, he says, represents seniors and people with disabilities in negligence and abuse cases against insurance companies.[2]
Little served in the Minnesota State Senate representing District 58 (Lakeville, Farmington and southern Dakota County) from 2017 to 2021, before losing re-election in 2020 to Zach Duckworth (R).[3][2] He describes himself as having authored or co-authored over 60 bipartisan bills as a state senator, including the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act, which passed in 2020.[2] He won the August 11, 2026 Democratic primary for Minnesota's 2nd District.[3] According to his campaign website, he campaigned on Medicare for All, affordable childcare, tax breaks for everyday Americans and a tax on the ultrawealthy.[2][3] He won the November 3, 2026 general election with 57.1% of the vote to Eric Pratt's 42.8%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
In their own words
Priorities
- Says he is running to fight for people who work hard but 'still can't get ahead,' and for families struggling to afford groceries, child care, health care and assisted living.[4]
- Says he supports cutting red tape and eliminating wasteful spending, but opposes what he describes as cuts made by the current administration to life-saving programs.[4]
- Frames his campaign around defending democracy and the rule of law, and says he wants to work across the aisle with bipartisan experience.[4]
Campaign money$923K raised · 78% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-22
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $719K
- PACs & committees $37K
- Party $5,371
- Own money & loans $162K
Largest committee contributions
- Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Party$10K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) PAC$10K
- Leaders We Deserve PAC$5,000
- Medicare for All PAC$5,000
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers PAC$5,000
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club PAC$5,000
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC PAC$5,000
- SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) PAC$5,000
- National Nurses United PAC - a Fund for a Healthy America PAC$3,000
- Democracy Summer Leadership PAC PAC$2,000
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/matt-little
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Minnesota's 2nd District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Meet Matt · Matt Little for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 3.Matt Little · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 4.Matt Little · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 5.Fighting to Get ICE OUT of Minnesota Now · Matt Little for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 6.Fighting for Women's Reproductive Rights · Matt Little for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 7.Fighting for Tax Cuts · Matt Little for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 8.Fighting for a Just & Lasting Peace in Israel & Palestine · Matt Little for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 9.Fighting for Lower Prices & An Economy that Works for Everyone · Matt Little for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 10.Journal of the Senate, 44th Day, April 30, 2019 (H.F. No. 2125 final passage roll call, p. 4053-4054) · Minnesota State Senate · 2019-04-30 Official record