MN-08 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleIndian child welfare case manager
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationMinnesota
BackgroundIndian child welfare case manager
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EducationCarleton College (Northfield, Minnesota)
Notable personal detailsEmanuel “Manny” Anastos is a Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate who filed to run for the U.S. House in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He has lived on the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa’s Vermilion Reservation near Tower, Minnesota since 2022 and has worked as an Indian child welfare case manager for the Bois Forte Band. He attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and grew up on Long Island, New York.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports large expansions in government-provided services and redistributive economic policies, including universal healthcare with no out-of-pocket costs, free public college and trade schools, and a federal minimum wage increase to $20. Opposes tax breaks and corporate influence and favors redirecting federal funds away from foreign military aid toward domestic priorities. These positions indicate support for higher public spending funded by shifting resources away from wealthy/corporate advantages.
Healthcare
Advocates for Medicare for All and emphasizes major public expansion of healthcare access as part of his campaign priorities.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This position aligns with an enforcement-limiting, progressive approach to immigration policy.
Climate & Energy
Supports environmental protections for land and water in northern Minnesota, opposes mining projects that would harm watersheds, and emphasizes protecting the Boundary Waters and local natural resources. Positions prioritize conservation and preventing pollution rather than explicit fossil-fuel expansion or rollback of regulations.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports Second Amendment rights and the ability of individuals to defend themselves against potential authoritarian government; has voiced skepticism about calls for people to give up assault-style weapons. Positions emphasize gun ownership rights alongside public-safety concerns.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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