Ann Wagner
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U.S. Representative for Missouri's 2nd district since 2013
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Ann Wagner, running for re-election.
The general election uses the district lines adopted in 2022, not the 2025 map used in the August primary, after court orders blocked the new map pending the Proposition A referendum on the same ballot; candidates are listed in the order of the Secretary of State's certification.
U.S. Representative for Missouri's 2nd district since 2013
Army veteran of 22 years with four combat tours; former veterans advocate
Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2024
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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RepublicanAnn Wagner
Supports cutting taxes and eliminating regulations she calls burdensome so local businesses can grow and create jobs.
DemocraticFred Wellman
Supports lowering housing, health care, child care and grocery costs, expanding access to good-paying jobs and making sure every family can afford the basics.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
Says U.S. debt is directly tied to inflation because debt leads to printing money and higher prices.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
Says she works to defend the right to life; introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to ensure medical attention for those who survive an abortion.
DemocraticFred Wellman
Says decisions about building a family and medical care belong to patients, families and doctors, not politicians, and opposes punishing patients, families or providers for personal medical decisions.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
No published position found.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
Supports building the wall at the southern border and securing the border, and says Biden administration policies let illegal immigrants and terrorists enter the country.
DemocraticFred Wellman
Supports a secure border and an immigration system he describes as fair and commonsense, focused on fairness, dignity and opportunity rather than wealth or influence.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
No published position found.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
Supports keeping those she describes as men out of women's sports, saying girls and young women should be able to compete safely and earn scholarships.
DemocraticFred Wellman
No published position found.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
Says government has no right to tell people what to say and calls censorship the first step of tyranny.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
Says she will use her business experience to get federal spending under control and make sure tax dollars are used efficiently and effectively.
DemocraticFred Wellman
No published position found.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
Would abolish the FBI, the Department of Education, the EPA and other agencies, saying they waste money, over-regulate and target American citizens.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
No published position found.
DemocraticFred Wellman
Supports military aid to Ukraine and a strong NATO, says Congress must act to end the Iran war and exercise its war powers, and supports the Stop the Bombs Act and enforcement of the Leahy Law.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
Opposes sending money to Israel, Ukraine or any other ally, saying the U.S. has enough problems of its own.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
Authored the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which lets states and trafficking victims hold online platforms accountable, got her Debbie Smith Act funding rape kit testing signed into law, and says she will always back police.
DemocraticFred Wellman
No published position found.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
No published position found.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
Voted for the 2025 tax law she calls the Working Families Tax Cut, which she says prevented the largest tax increase in history and removed taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.
DemocraticFred Wellman
No published position found.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
No published position found.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
No published position found.
DemocraticFred Wellman
Calls universal coverage the goal and supports near-term steps: restoring ACA subsidies, reversing Medicaid cuts, lowering the Medicare eligibility age and creating a public option.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
No published position found.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
No published position found.
DemocraticFred Wellman
Supports raising the federal minimum wage, protecting the right to form and join unions, ending illegal union-busting, and equal pay and paid family leave for all employees.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
No published position found.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
No published position found.
DemocraticFred Wellman
Would protect VA health care from privatization, expand mental health and suicide prevention resources and reverse VA staffing cuts; opposes the Taking Care of America's Veterans Act as written, saying its Section 108 would take away benefits from future veterans.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
No published position found.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
No published position found.
DemocraticFred Wellman
Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare, defending pensions and strengthening retirement benefits.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
No published position found.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
No published position found.
DemocraticFred Wellman
No published position found.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
Calls for the full release of the Epstein files and says pedophiles should be locked up, not protected.
RepublicanAnn Wagner
No published position found.
DemocraticFred Wellman
No published position found.
LibertarianBrandon Coulter Daugherty
Says the right to keep and bear arms does not come with exceptions.