Biography
Matt Little is the Democratic nominee for the open 2nd District seat. A Lakeville native and attorney, he served on the Lakeville City Council, as mayor of Lakeville and in the Minnesota Senate. According to his campaign website, he is running on Medicare for All, affordable childcare, tax breaks for everyday Americans and a tax on the ultrawealthy.[1][2]
According to his campaign website, Matt Little was born and raised in Lakeville, Minnesota, attended Parkview Elementary School and graduated from Rosemount High School.[1][2] 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.[2][1]
Little taught English abroad in Chile for a year before being elected to the Lakeville City Council in 2010, according to his campaign website.[1] He was elected Mayor of Lakeville in 2012, while still in law school, and was unopposed for re-election in 2014.[1] 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.[1]
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).[2][1] 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.[1] He won the August 11, 2026 Democratic primary for Minnesota's 2nd District.[2]
- 1.Meet Matt · Matt Little for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 2.Matt Little · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
