WI-01 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAssociate Director (pre-college program)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationWisconsin
BackgroundAssociate Director (pre-college program)
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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 serves as Vice President of the Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education and has worked in a range of working-class jobs. He is an associate director of a pre-college program and earned an MBA from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. He is married and has 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.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Miguel Aranda for WI-01 Democratic nominee?
UW-Whitewater, Local 6510
Labor organization
UW-Whitewater, Local 6510 endorsed Miguel Aranda.
American Federation of Teachers - Wisconsin
Labor organization
American Federation of Teachers - Wisconsin endorsed Miguel Aranda.
UWW United
Public endorsement
UWW United endorsed Miguel Aranda for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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