Matt Little
Candidate for Minnesota 2nd Congressional District · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Minnesota 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Minnesota Secretary of State — November 3, 2026 State General Election candidate file: U.S. Representative District 2 — 'Matt Little', DFL · read Sep 24, 2026
Running for Minnesota 2nd Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 1 other candidate, 3 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- RunningMinnesota 2nd Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · On the 2026 ballot
The District
What Minnesota 2nd Congressional District covers
Covers all of Dakota County and Le Sueur County; parts of Scott County, Rice County and Washington County.
Includes Cottage Grove, Lakeville, Rosemount, Eagan, Empire, Inver Grove Heights, Shakopee, Burnsville, Credit River, Prior Lake, Apple Valley, Farmington and 34 more.
262 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Minnesota Secretary of State, voting districts (precincts) as of June 26 2026; the 2022/2024 year layers for 27163 point at it
Key Votes
The record
No public voting record
Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $923,277cycle to date through Jul 22
- Cash on Hand
- $127,543cycle to date through Jul 22
- Spent
- $796,236cycle to date through Jul 22
- Debts Owed
- $131,000cycle to date through Jul 22
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 22, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Mccool Digital$112,916.23
- Cksc Llc$47,000.00
- Ngp Van$42,984.85
- Impact Research Inc$36,800.00
- Foresight Consulting$25,671.38
Campaign finance · Matt Little For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 22, 2026
Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance · Matt Little For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 22, 2026
Raised $923,277.16 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $796,235.73 · cash on hand $127,543.41 · debts owed by the committee $131,000.00 — through Jul 22, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $718,906.66 (78%); PACs and other political committees $37,000.00 (4%); Party committees $5,370.50 (1%); Candidate contributions $7,000.00 (1%); Candidate loans $155,000.00 (17%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): staff, contractors and reimbursements $188,857.70; digital $178,569.85; fundraising $47,000.00; polling $36,800.00; other $33,156.95; direct mail $27,128.24.
Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Matt
Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign $0 on Google; outside Google ads $70,000–$85,000; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $175,000. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Aug 11, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads · CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC (supporting)
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 3 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $70,000–$85,000 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.
Aug 11, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Independent Expenditures
FEC independent expenditures on file: $446,721 supporting, $17,392 opposing, across 8 reports.
National Nurses United for Patient ProtectionSupporting · $200,000
1 report, newest Oct 7, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Medicare for AllSupporting · $100,000
1 report, newest Aug 3, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Congressional Progressive Caucus PACSupporting · $75,000
1 report, newest Aug 4, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
AB PACSupporting · $71,721
3 reports, newest Oct 5, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
IN UNION USAOpposing · $17,392
2 reports, newest Jul 21, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“scared of daddy Trump”
“We think it would be important to have the incumbent's endorsement”
“He wanted Donald Trump's endorsement”
“There's a lot of Republicans that don't want a data center in their backyard, we've been talking about that”
“People are angry, and they want something to change”
In the News
Press coverage
- The battle for Angie Craig's seat is about 'the person as much as the party'Sep 15, 2026 · Press · Minnesota Star Tribune
- Matt Little wins Democratic primary, Eric Pratt wins GOP nomination in Minnesota 2nd Congressional DistrictAug 10, 2026 · Press · KSTP
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website capture
Campaign website https://littleforcongress.com/ captured 2026-09-24T21:28:46Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · sourceCampaign website: https://littleforcongress.com/
Source: https://littleforcongress.com/
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. House, Minnesota 2nd District · November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "Matt Little" (DFL) on the MN official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · MN official election authority · sourceU.S. Representative · MN-02
Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_65zqsc1bb.
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