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Emanuel Anastos
Emanuel Anastos (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Anastos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Emanuel Anastos was born in New York, New York. Anastos graduated from Huntington High School in 2017, and he earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Carleton College in 2021. His career experience includes working as a personal care assistant, Boys and Girls Club program manager, and Indian Child Welfare case manager. He has also worked at a deli, a car wash, and a hotel.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Incumbent Pete Stauber, Emanuel Anastos, Cyle Cramer, and John-Paul McBride are running in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Emanuel Anastos (D)  | |
 | Cyle Cramer (D) | |
| John-Paul McBride (D) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chad McKenna (D)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Emanuel Anastos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Anastos' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As someone running to be in a position where my primary role will be voting yes or no on things and introducing new bills to the House floor, I believe that the specific things I support are more important than who I myself am.
That said, candidates lie about what they do and don’t support pretty frequently, so I understand that proving that I am someone with INTEGRITY is critical to creating trust.
I’m not sure if anyone can truly do that through simply talking about themselves, so I suggest that everyone go check out my Facebook page, Instagram page, and website, all of which can be found through the links included here on my Ballotpedia page…
On these platforms, everyone can see pictures which show more of who I am as a person, and what I love and care about most deeply.
Thank you all, and I appreciate your attention to and support for my campaign!
- We should all have healthcare (going to the doctor should be free), we should be able to go to college or trade school tuition free (if we are willing to put in the work to graduate) we should all make a living wage of at least 20$ an hour (if we are willing to work a job), and we should all get a little bit of our tax money given back to us to use to donate to political candidates we like, so the richest people have less of an oversized influence on our democracy.
- I was born in Long Island, NY and came to Minnesota for school in 2017, where I attended Carleton College, just south of the Twin Cities, for four years. After living off campus and learning remotely the last year of school, and then graduating in June of 2021, I applied for tribal government jobs all over Minnesota because I sensed that it could offer something more than what mainstream American society could offer. To this date, I’ve worked as an ICW case manager for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa for over 2 years, have worked for Bois Forte (in general) for almost 4 years, and have lived on Lake Vermilion Reservation for over 3 years.
Now, here I am, running for Congress in the 8th District because I believe that’s the best thing I can do to fight back against both the corruption and the war against our freedoms that has gotten out of control since the 2024 presidential election. But, fighting back is about more than just fighting back. In my eyes, it’s about working towards a vision of equality, where the people as a whole rule this country, instead of just the very few people with the most wealth.
Yet, I feel like our country also needs a change that goes BEYOND policy.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Emanuel Anastos," November 2, 2025]
