U.S. Representative — Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District
Minnesota’s 2nd · educational cover · south-metro regional illustration
What this office is
A United States Representative is a federal legislator elected from one congressional district. Minnesota’s 2nd is one of the state’s eight House seats. The term is two years. The whole House stands for election every even-numbered year.
This page is Side One: inform, educate, inspire. It is not the race, not legal advice, and not an official government notice. For the 2026 cycle, use the election twin.
Confirm the current Member and the official map on House.gov — Find your Representative and the Clerk of the House.
How the job fits this community
The 2026 ballot uses Minnesota’s 2022 court map. The 2nd is the south metro: Dakota and Scott counties — Eagan, Burnsville, Lakeville, Apple Valley, Shakopee — and neighboring pieces on that drawing.
This is not Minneapolis (5th) and not St. Paul (4th). Confirm the official line.
Federal work here is a fast-growing suburb that files like a city: SSA, USCIS, passports, and a workforce that commutes both ways on I-35. The river towns at the edge file smaller. Casework is a suburban desk that has to stay honest about the rural edge.
The Representative is the human hinge between this south-metro map and Washington.
What the job entails
- Legislate. Introduce and cosponsor bills. Sit on committees. Vote.
- The purse. The House originates revenue bills. Appropriations decide what actually gets built or staffed.
- Oversight. Hearings and letters that watch the executive branch.
- Casework. SSA, VA, IRS, USCIS, military records, passports.
- District presence. Town halls, city halls, employers, schools — the district is the employer.
- Two homes. Washington for votes and committees. The district for the people who hired the office.
What a day is like
There is no single Tuesday. In Washington: a visitor from Eagan or Lakeville. In the district: office hours on a suburban civic campus, then a Scott County stop.
The staff is the office. A serious Member is a serious principal: clear priorities, honest casework, no rumor as policy.
Place snapshot (verify official sources)
- State: Minnesota · Chamber: U.S. House · Seat: District 2 of 8
- Map for 2026: The 2022 court map
- Communities commonly listed: Eagan, Burnsville, Lakeville, Apple Valley, Shakopee
- Always verify on pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us
Orientation adapted from public congressional-district descriptions and Minnesota official election sources for education. The map and the Member of record are whatever those official sources and House.gov say today.
What this is not
- Not a U.S. Senator (statewide, six-year term).
- Not the Governor.
- Not the Mayor of Minneapolis, St. Paul, or Duluth.
- Not a campaign flyer. This page does not tell anyone who to vote for.
Official doors
- Find your Representative
- Minnesota Secretary of State — elections
- Poll finder
- Congressional maps — Secretary of State
- Dakota County Elections
The arena: 2026 election — Minnesota’s 2nd