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U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
John Nagel

John Nagel

Running for U.S. House · Minnesota District 5

NationalRepublican

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Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar

U.S. House · Minnesota District 5

NationalDemocratic-Farmer-Labor

John NagelCandidateIlhan OmarCurrent rep

Job fit

John Nagel

Other work

  • safety consultant for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1
  • As a State Trooper, John patrolled the highways of Hennepin County 1

Ilhan Omar

Other work

  • community educator at the University of Minnesota 2
  • Senior Policy Aide for the Minneapolis City Council 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

John Nagel

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Ilhan Omar

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3

Who pays them

John Nagel

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$573Klarge donors$174K$747K raised
$572,7044Small individual donors
$174,0794Large individual donors

Ilhan Omar

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorslabor unionsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)Other kinds of donors
small donors$3.7Mlarge donors$1.9Mlabor unions$33Kotherpoliticians$18Kpolitical allies(same party)$6KOther kinds ofdonors$4K$5.9M raised
$3,688,6135Small individual donors
$1,879,9405Large individual donors

Checks

John Nagel

No voting record to check yet

Ilhan Omar

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Nagel for Congress · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  2. About | Representative Ilhan Omar · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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DeVelle L. Jackson
Candidate A

DeVelle L. Jackson

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Jackson For Congress 2026 · checked 2026-10-20

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John Nagel
Candidate B

John Nagel

RepublicanShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $747K raised, 23% from large donors, 0% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $263.30 (0% of $747,046.28 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Sources

1 Background: Nagel for Congress · checked 2026-10-20

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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Ilhan Omar
Candidate C

Ilhan Omar

Democratic-Farmer-LaborShown above

$5.9M raised, 32% from large donors, 1% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $73,828.50 (1% of $5,867,349.77 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $60,350.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here, government spending and worker protections.

Sources

1 Background: About | Representative Ilhan Omar · checked 2026-10-20

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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