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2026 candidates we're tracking in MN-5
Ilhan Omar
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Medicare for All, per MyNortheaster
- Transit and infrastructure investment, per MyNortheaster
- Affordability, per MyNortheaster
About Ilhan Omar
Incumbent since 2019, the first African refugee elected to Congress, and vice chair of the Medicare for All Caucus, per her official House website.
John Nagel
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Repairing existing infrastructure first, per his Sun Post questionnaire
- Lower taxes on working families, per the same questionnaire
- Public safety, per the same questionnaire
About John Nagel
Nagel is a retired Minnesota State Patrol officer with a 30-year law-enforcement career who held the rank of Field Lieutenant and worked as a safety consultant for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; since retiring in 2011 he has taught defensive driving and college courses, per the campaign site.
DeVelle L. Jackson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Privacy and data rights
- Oversight and accountability
- Term limits and anti-corruption reform
About DeVelle L. Jackson
DeVelle L. Jackson is the independent candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, listed as Independent (no party) on the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table. Born in Saint Paul, he holds a political science degree from the University of Minnesota and worked in construction as a residential framing carpenter and a union roofer with Roofers Local 96 in Minnesota, then as a carpenter with Local 225 in Atlanta on projects including Mercedes-Benz Stadium, moving into field engineering and superintendent work, per the campaign site. He has volunteered for four years as a docent at The King Center in Atlanta and is a member of Progressive Baptist Church in Minnesota, per the campaign site.
About this race
Minnesota's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Minnesota primary is Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.