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

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Data last updated: Sep 18, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Seth Magaziner

Seth Magaziner

U.S. House · Rhode Island District 2

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Victor Mellor

Victor Mellor

Running for U.S. House · Rhode Island District 2

NationalRepublican

Seth MagazinerCurrent repVictor MellorChallenger

Job fit

Seth Magaziner

Offices held

  • Seth served for eight years as Rhode Island’s General Treasurer 1
  • Before being elected to represent Rhode Island in Congress in 2022, Seth served for eight years as Rhode Island’s General Treasurer after beginning his career as a public school teacher. 1

Other work

  • after beginning his career as a public school teacher. 1

Victor Mellor

Offices held

  • Drawing on his service as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran 2

Top issues

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

How they voted on top issues

Seth Magaziner

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

Victor Mellor

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Seth Magaziner

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$52Klarge donors$725Kcompanies$165Klabor unions$151Kindustryassociations$69KOther kinds ofdonors$79K$1.3M raised
$52,4124Small individual donors
$724,5714Large individual donors

Victor Mellor

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$20Klarge donors$13K$768K raised
$19,5535Small individual donors
$12,6395Large individual donors

Checks

Seth Magaziner

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Victor Mellor

No voting record to check yet

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

Sources

  1. Meet Seth | Seth Magaziner (web-extracted text; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. About Vic Mellor (web-extracted text; retrieved 2026-10-19) · checked 2026-10-19 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