REPUBLICAN

Eric Pratt

Minnesota House District 2 2026 · 2026

Policy Positions

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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions

Would you support raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement from Eric Pratt on the federal minimum wage was found; position inferred from his Republican affiliation and general conservative economic platform opposing federal wage mandates, consistent with typical GOP opposition to minimum wage increases. Fact-check this →

Would you support imposing tariffs of 25% or more on imports from countries that do not meet US labor and environmental standards?

Neutral

Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on Eric Pratt's position on labor/environmental tariffs specifically; as a Republican candidate in MN-02, his stance is uncertain given that Republicans are divided between free-trade traditionalists and Trump-aligned protectionists on this issue. Fact-check this →

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Education

1 position

Would you support canceling up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt per borrower?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement found on student loan cancellation; position inferred from Eric Pratt's Republican affiliation, conservative legislative history in Minnesota, and the strong Republican consensus against broad student debt cancellation. Fact-check this →

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Environment

3 positions

Do you support legislation to reduce US carbon emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2035?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceEric Pratt is a conservative Republican with no specific public record found on this exact emissions target, but his campaign platform and party affiliation strongly suggest opposition to aggressive federal carbon reduction mandates; position inferred from general policy stance. Fact-check this →

Would you support legislation to reduce US carbon emissions by 50% by 2035?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct voting record exists as Pratt is a candidate rather than a current officeholder, but his campaign platform emphasizes energy independence and opposition to regulatory overreach, and as a Republican in a conservative-leaning district his positions align strongly against aggressive carbon reduction mandates; confidence is limited by lack of explicit statements on this specific policy. Fact-check this →

Do you support stopping the issuance of new federal permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands and offshore waters?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceEric Pratt is a Republican candidate in MN-02 with no detailed legislative record found; his position is inferred from strong Republican Party alignment favoring expanded domestic energy production and opposition to restrictions on oil and gas permitting on public lands. Fact-check this →

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Foreign Policy

3 positions

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% annually?

Support

Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found for Eric Pratt on specific defense budget increases; position inferred from Republican party affiliation and general conservative support for increased defense spending, with low confidence due to limited candidate-specific evidence. Fact-check this →

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% per year above the rate of inflation?

Support

Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on this specific defense budget question; position inferred from Eric Pratt's Republican party affiliation and general conservative/pro-military stance typical of Republican candidates in Minnesota's 2nd District. Fact-check this →

Would you support maintaining or increasing current levels of US foreign assistance to allied and developing nations?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found for Eric Pratt on foreign assistance; position inferred from Republican Party alignment and general conservative skepticism toward foreign aid spending, with low confidence due to limited candidate-specific evidence. Fact-check this →

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Gun Policy

3 positions

Would you support requiring background checks for all firearm purchases in the US, including private sales and gun show transactions?

Strongly Oppose

Public StatementEric Pratt is the CEO of Gun Owners of America (GOA), a hardline gun rights organization that has actively opposed universal background check legislation, making his strong opposition to this policy highly inferable from his professional role and public advocacy record. Fact-check this →

Would you support universal background checks for all firearm purchases in the US?

Strongly Oppose

Public StatementEric Pratt is the CEO of Gun Owners of America (GOA), one of the most prominent gun rights organizations that actively opposes universal background checks, making his strong opposition to this policy highly inferable from his professional role and public advocacy record. Fact-check this →

Would you support a federal ban on the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to civilian buyers?

Strongly Oppose

Public StatementEric Pratt is the former CEO of Gun Owners of America, one of the most staunchly pro-gun rights organizations in the country, making strong opposition to any semi-automatic rifle ban virtually certain, though no specific vote or statement on this exact federal ban question was found. Fact-check this →

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Healthcare

2 positions

Would you support federal legislation requiring Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found for Eric Pratt on Medicare drug price negotiation; position inferred from Republican party alignment and general conservative opposition to government price controls in healthcare, with low confidence due to limited candidate-specific evidence. Fact-check this →

Would you support expanding Medicare to cover all Americans regardless of age?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statements found on Medicare for All specifically; position inferred from Eric Pratt's Republican affiliation, his conservative profile as a state senator, and general Republican opposition to single-payer healthcare expansion. Fact-check this →

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Immigration

3 positions

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the US for more than 5 years?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceEric Pratt is a conservative Republican state senator running in MN-2 with no clearly documented federal voting record; his position is inferred from his strong conservative and anti-illegal-immigration stance consistent with Republican orthodoxy in his district, with no evidence of support for amnesty or citizenship pathways. Fact-check this →

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked continuously in the US for more than 5 years?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceEric Pratt is a conservative Republican state senator running in MN-02 with no specific public record found on this exact policy, but his campaign emphasizes border security and enforcement-first immigration positions typical of the GOP right flank, suggesting strong opposition to amnesty or citizenship pathways; confidence is limited by lack of direct evidence. Fact-check this →

Would you support significantly increasing federal funding for border security infrastructure and personnel at the US southern border?

Strongly Support

Party InferenceEric Pratt is a Republican candidate for MN-02 with no extensive federal voting record; position inferred from his campaign's alignment with Republican priorities on border security and party-based inference, with limited direct candidate-specific evidence available. Fact-check this →

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Taxes

3 positions

Would you support increasing the top marginal income tax rate to 50% for income over $10 million?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement found on this specific policy; position inferred from Eric Pratt's Republican affiliation, general conservative/anti-tax platform, and his background as a gun rights advocate with no record of supporting tax increases. Fact-check this →

Would you support raising the top federal income tax rate to 50% for individual income exceeding $10 million per year?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement found on this specific proposal; position inferred from Eric Pratt's Republican affiliation, general anti-tax platform, and prior legislative record in the Minnesota Senate opposing tax increases. Fact-check this →

Would you support raising the federal corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28%?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement found on corporate tax rates; position inferred from Eric Pratt's Republican affiliation, general conservative fiscal platform, and party-wide opposition to reversing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act corporate rate reductions. Fact-check this →

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Voting Rights

1 position

Would you support federal legislation requiring all states to automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they interact with government agencies?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on automatic voter registration specifically; position inferred from Republican party alignment and general conservative skepticism toward federal mandates on state election administration, with low confidence due to limited public record for this candidate. Fact-check this →