Little, Pratt debate on MPR News in 2nd District race

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One of Minnesota's U.S. House seats is guaranteed to have a new representative next year. DFL candidate Matt Little and Republican candidate Eric Pratt hope to fill the open 2nd District opening.

Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District is the only one of the state's eight House districts that is open this year, which guarantees a new face will be part of the delegation next year.

The two candidates contending for the seat are Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt of Prior Lake and former DFL state Sen. Matt Little of New Market Township.

One of them will replace U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat who has held the seat since 2019. She chose to seek the U.S. Senate nomination this year instead of running for reelection.

Pratt works in business and banking, including for Target and U.S. Bank. In the Legislature, he is the lead Republican on the Senate Finance Committee and serves on the Capital Investment Committee. He wa...