2nd Congressional District candidates hold contentious debate on MPR News

Podcast: Minnesota Today · Minnesota Public Radio

Opublikowano: 2026-10-09

The two candidates for Congress in Minnesota's 2nd District held a contentious debate on MPR News Friday. Republican Eric Pratt and Democrat Matt Little disagreed on Social Security, healthcare, data center construction and oversight of the Trump administration. The 2nd District seat is the only open Minnesota congressional seat on the ballot this year. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is nominating a 30-year-veteran to take over the city’s police department. Bill Peterson, interim chief since June, is the former inspector of the city’s 1st Precinct, covering downtown and surrounding neig...