MN-05 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleLabor union leader (AFSCME Minnesota Council 5 vice president)
PartyDemocratic
GenderFemale
LocationMinnesota
BackgroundLabor union leader (AFSCME Minnesota Council 5 vice president)
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Notable personal detailsLatonya T. Reeves is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She is vice president of AFSCME Minnesota Council 5 and has worked as a Hennepin County probation and parole officer. Reeves has served in Democratic Party leadership as an elected Democratic National Committee member (2024–2028) and has held public-safety oversight roles in Minneapolis, including serving as chair of the Community Commission on Police Oversight.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies that strengthen working families and social programs, including affordable childcare, paid family leave, protection of Social Security from privatization, and pro-union labor policies; emphasizes raising wages and benefits for public-sector and other workers. No explicit proposed tax-rate changes are listed on campaign materials, but platform priorities align with moderate expansion of social supports funded through government.
Healthcare
Supports protecting Medicare and the Affordable Care Act and expanding affordable coverage; proposes lowering prescription drug costs, capping out-of-pocket expenses, increasing billing transparency, and investing in mental health and addiction services.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanded pathways to legal immigration, keeping families together, and finding fair, humane, and efficient immigration processes; calls for holding federal immigration agents accountable and trimming ICE’s budget to prior levels.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and protecting access to abortion care. Advocates expanding reproductive health services including contraception, fertility care, and improved maternal health.
Climate & Energy
Supports rejoining international climate efforts and advancing federal investments to address climate change while creating good-paying jobs; calls climate change real and particularly harmful to marginalized communities and working families.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports common-sense gun safety reforms including expanded background checks, closing loopholes, keeping firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers, and allowing communities to ban assault weapons; also supports investment in community-based prevention and mental-health services.
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Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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