WI-01 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEducation administrator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationWisconsin
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BackgroundEducation administrator
EducationMaster of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
Notable personal detailsMiguel Aranda is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. He has worked in education for more than a decade and serves as an Associate Director of a pre-college program. Aranda is a member and vice president of the Whitewater Unified School District School Board and earned an MBA from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. He lives in Whitewater and is married with three children.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy, expanding and modernizing refundable tax credits (Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit), and using revenue to invest in infrastructure, opportunity, and programs that benefit working families and small businesses.
Healthcare
Supports strengthening and improving the Affordable Care Act subsidies, protecting and strengthening Medicare and Medicaid, expanding access to mental and reproductive health services, protecting rural clinics and hospitals, increasing investments to train physicians, and lowering drug prices through negotiations and transparency measures.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports ensuring reproductive health care and comprehensive women’s health services remain accessible and protecting access to reproductive healthcare as part of family and community health policy.
Climate & Energy
Supports renewable energy (solar, wind, emerging technologies), incentives for clean energy adoption, investment in energy storage and grid resilience, expansion of EV infrastructure, and climate-resilient infrastructure upgrades. Emphasizes sustainability, climate resilience, and protecting public lands and habitat as part of infrastructure and land-management policy.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal background checks, closing loopholes in gun sales, safe-storage laws, and reinstating limits on weapons designed for mass-casualty harm; supports law enforcement while demanding accountability and investments in community-focused public safety.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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