John-Paul McBride

Democrat

John-Paul McBride

MN-08 Democratic nominee?

$4.8K

AUG 12, 2026

Primary Election

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Overview

Current roleCandidate

PartyDemocratic

LocationMinnesota

EducationUniversity of Minnesota Duluth — B.S., Mathematics

Notable personal detailsJohn-Paul McBride is a Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. House in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He has been associated with Duluth, Minnesota, and formed an authorized principal campaign committee, McBride for MN CD 8. He is a University of Minnesota Duluth alumnus with a B.S. in mathematics and has participated in the Wolfram Summer Research Institute (Class of 2011).

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Immigration & Border

The candidate supports abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and favors amnesty/regularization for immigrants. These positions indicate support for major reductions in enforcement agencies and expanded legal/status pathways for immigrants.

Public Safety & Guns

The candidate has expressed a neutral-to-pro-gun-owners stance on firearm policy, saying he will “hold a neutral position” on guns and arguing that asking gun owners to give up assault weapons will alienate voters. He criticized calls to ask gun owners to surrender assault-style weapons rather than advocating for aggressive new restrictions.

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