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MN-02 · OPEN SEAT · MODEL v1.14 · 3 INPUTS MEASURED

Angie Craig

MN-02 is an open seat: the incumbent has filed for the 2026 Senate race. V0.11 scores it on the structural baseline alone at 65.4 (-7.2 from v0.10).

Priority score65.4#1,716 of 5,726Tie of 7

THE MEMBER

Record

Angie Craig (born 1972) has served in the U.S. House since 2019-01-03. The retained record shows 7.6 cumulative years of House service, 7.6 in the current uninterrupted stretch, 0 district changes, and 0 material service breaks.

First House service
Jan 3, 2019
District changes
0
Alignment gap
Not in this score
Bioguide record
C001119

THE DISTRICT

MN-02

MN-02 had a retained 2024 presidential Democratic margin of D+5.8. Incumbent cash on hand is $23.6K as of 2026-08-04. The incumbent reported $23,602 cash on hand through 2024-12-31.

2024 presidential margin
D+5.8
Cash on hand
$0
Receipts / disbursements
$1,402,824 / $1,426,426
Finance through
Mar 31, 2026
Route
AIPAC-supported blue
Baseline score
65.4

SCORE ANATOMY

What makes the score

Blue baseline

3.3

District Democratic baseline contributes 3.3 points; the retained 2024 presidential margin is D+5.8.

Primary feasibility

64.4

Current partial feasibility evidence contributes 64.4 points and remains incomplete.

AIPAC support

91.5

Retained FEC AIPAC evidence contributes 91.5 points; tracker labels are context only and are not double counted.

Incumbent alignment gap

Not in this score

Incumbent alignment gap is omitted: the FEC candidate master records the incumbent as a 2026 Senate candidate (S6MN00499), so this is an open House seat and the departing incumbent's incumbent alignment gap is not a vulnerability signal. The remaining weights are renormalized.

Cash vulnerability

Not in this score

Cash vulnerability is omitted: the FEC candidate master records the incumbent as a 2026 Senate candidate (S6MN00499), so this is an open House seat and the departing incumbent's cash vulnerability is not a vulnerability signal. The remaining weights are renormalized.

HOUSE HISTORY

Recorded service

2019–2021MN-02Completed term
2021–2023MN-02Completed term
2023–2025MN-02Completed term
2025–nowMN-02Current at source cutoff

Formula 0.65 × structural baseline + 0.20 × incumbent alignment gap + 0.15 × cash vulnerability; v0.10 refreshes cash vulnerability from the FEC candidate summary snapshot; v0.11 open seat: incumbent_alignment_gap and cash_vulnerability omitted and weights renormalized

Source cutoff Aug 4, 2026 · How the score is built · Source ledger · Factual seat record