MN-04 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleHumanitarian
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationMinnesota
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BackgroundHumanitarian
Notable personal detailsAswar Rahman is a Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for the U.S. House in Minnesota's 4th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has described himself as a Minnesotan immigrant who came to the United States as a child and later became involved in humanitarian work. He is associated with the campaign committee ASWAR.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted tax measures on speculative/corporate-owned housing and policies to redirect federal resources to local small businesses; favors reforms that increase federal procurement for local businesses and strengthen small-business support, alongside housing supply and zoning measures. Positions emphasize using taxes and federal contracting to balance benefits toward district residents rather than broad tax cuts or deregulation.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and creating a national system that permanently de-links healthcare access from employment status.
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Immigration & Border
Supports dismantling ICE, prosecuting its misconduct, and reallocating funds from ICE/CBP toward social programs; proposes a Democratic immigration reform plan emphasizing legal pathways and protections for refugees and asylum seekers. Advocates for stronger oversight and limits on federal immigration enforcement practices.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law to protect bodily autonomy and reproductive choice. Advocates federal action to safeguard abortion access from judicial rollback.
Climate & Energy
Supports the Green New Deal and treating the climate crisis with urgent, sustained legislative action; supports protecting the Boundary Waters. Endorses major federal clean-energy and climate policies and long-term investment to address emissions and climate impacts.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal background checks, mandatory safe-storage laws, closing private-sale loopholes, and reinstating a federal ban on assault weapons. Endorses policing reforms including passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and ending qualified immunity.
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