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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Ann Wagner

Ann Wagner

U.S. House · Missouri District 2

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Fred Wellman

Fred Wellman

Running for U.S. House · Missouri District 2

NationalDemocrat

Ann WagnerCurrent repFred WellmanChallenger

Job fit

Ann Wagner

Offices held

  • United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, 2005-2009; 1

Other work

  • chair, Missouri Republican Party, 1999-2005; 1

Education

  • B.S.B.A., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1984; 1

Fred Wellman

Other work

  • Fred launched ScoutComms, a firm focused on serving veterans and military families. 2

Education

  • He attended the Harvard Kennedy School, attaining a Master's degree 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Ann Wagner

No stated positions on file yet.

Fred Wellman

  • Health care costs
    Wellman backs 'restoring ACA subsidies, reversing damaging Medicaid cuts, lowering the Medicare eligibility age, and creating a strong public option' to expand coverage. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Wellman's platform states: 'We must put working families first by lowering costs, expanding access to good-paying jobs, and making sure every family can afford the basics.' 3
  • Guns
    In an interview, Wellman said he backs 'reasonable gun storage laws,' 'universal background checks,' and red flag laws, citing that '75% of Americans' support these safety measures. 4

No public stance found on: Crime & safety, Immigration, Climate & energy

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How they voted on top issues

Ann Wagner

  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 5
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 5

Fred Wellman

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Ann Wagner

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$651Klarge donors$1.4Mcompanies$651Kindustryassociations$196Kotherpoliticians$146KOther kinds ofdonors$171K$3.2M raised
$651,4876Small individual donors
$1,352,3996Large individual donors

Fred Wellman

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorslabor unionspolitical allies (same party)other politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$514Klarge donors$587Klabor unions$15Kpolitical allies(same party)$12Kotherpoliticians$10KOther kinds ofdonors$500$1.2M raised
$513,8087Small individual donors
$587,2267Large individual donors

Checks

Ann Wagner

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Fred Wellman

No voting record to check yet

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

Sources

  1. Ann Wagner — house history bioguide · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. Fred Wellman — campaign about · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. wellmanformo.com used in: Top issues
  4. fight.fudgie.org used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Ann Wagner
Candidate A

Ann Wagner

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $3.2M raised, 42% from large donors, 36% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $1,143,239.36 (36% of $3,183,608.37 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,162,250.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: Ann Wagner — house history bioguide · checked 2026-10-15

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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Candidate B

Brandon Coulter Daugherty

Libertarian

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

Sources

1 Background: Brandon Coulter Daugherty — party biography 2026 10 20 · checked 2026-10-20

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Fred Wellman
Candidate C

Fred Wellman

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.2M raised, 51% from large donors, 5% 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: $53,250.00 (5% of $1,154,693.81 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $36,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more rules on who can buy guns.

Sources

1 Background: Fred Wellman — campaign about · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 more rules on who can buy guns: Candidate statement

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