- See Ilhan Omar's sponsored bills →Ilhan OmarDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$6.4M raised
- John NagelRepublican✓ Verified$1.0M raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Ilhan Omar supports raising the minimum wage and creating a federal jobs guarantee to establish economic justice, and she advocates for a just immigration system that abolishes ICE and provides accessible paths to citizenship, voting nay on multiple immigration enforcement bills 1567. John Nagel supports cutting taxes and fighting inflation to lower costs for working families, and he emphasizes securing the border tightly while opposing open borders and supporting faster legal immigration processing 348.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Ilhan OmarDemocratic | John NagelRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Omar supports establishing economic justice by raising the minimum wage, creating a federal jobs guarantee, supporting unions, and implementing a fair progressive tax system. Omar votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy-related acts. | Nagel supports cutting taxes, fighting inflation, eliminating fraud and waste, and restoring accountability in Washington to lower costs for working families. Nagel says Minnesota is losing jobs and risks becoming unattractive to families because of its schools. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Ilhan Omar supports raising the minimum wage, creating a federal jobs guarantee, supporting unions, and implementing a fair progressive tax system 1. She votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy-related acts 2. John Nagel supports cutting taxes, fighting inflation, eliminating fraud and waste, and restoring accountability in Washington to lower costs for working families 3. He states that Minnesota is losing jobs and risks becoming unattractive to families because of its schools 4. | ||
| Healthcare | Omar votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering premiums bills. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Omar supports creating a just immigration system that welcomes immigrants, abolishes ICE, ends inhumane deportations, and provides accessible paths to citizenship. Omar supports abolishing ICE and replacing it with an agency that defends national security without criminalizing immigrants, and advocates for a just immigration system with pathways to citizenship. Omar votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. | Nagel supports securing the border tightly, opposes open borders, supports legal immigration with faster processing, and treats border security as a national security issue. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Ilhan Omar supports creating a just immigration system that welcomes immigrants, abolishes ICE, ends inhumane deportations, and provides accessible paths to citizenship 1. She also supports abolishing ICE and replacing it with an agency that defends national security without criminalizing immigrants, and advocates for a just immigration system with pathways to citizenship 2. Omar votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution 3. John Nagel supports securing the border tightly, opposes open borders, supports legal immigration with faster processing, and treats border security as a national security issue 4. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Omar votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans gun rights, bail, and violent offender bills. | Nagel supports standing with law enforcement by ensuring violent criminals are kept off streets, schools are protected, and police receive proper funding and support. Nagel says Minnesota voters feel lied to and want someone who will crack down on misuse of taxpayer dollars. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Ilhan Omar voted in favor of prison staff safety and guard acts but against bills related to privacy, veterans gun rights, bail, and violent offenders 1. John Nagel supports standing with law enforcement by keeping violent criminals off the streets, protecting schools, and ensuring police receive proper funding and support 2. He also states that Minnesota voters want a crackdown on misuse of taxpayer dollars 3. | ||
| Abortion | Omar supports safeguarding reproductive rights including access to abortion services as part of quality reproductive healthcare for all women. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Omar opposes budget bills that transfer wealth from the poor to the rich and include large cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, criticizing them as immoral and harmful to working people. Omar votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims but nay on budget, appropriations, and continuing appropriations acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Energy & Environment | Omar supports bold climate action including the Green New Deal, achieving 100% renewable energy, ending fossil fuel subsidies, and investing in environmental justice. Omar votes yea on multiple environmental protection and conservation acts but nay on a disapproval resolution and HEATS Act. | Nagel supports unleashing American energy, cutting costs for families, and ending reliance on foreign adversaries to achieve energy dominance. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Ilhan Omar supports bold climate action including the Green New Deal, achieving 100% renewable energy, ending fossil fuel subsidies, and investing in environmental justice 1. She votes yea on multiple environmental protection and conservation acts but nay on a disapproval resolution and HEATS Act 2. John Nagel supports unleashing American energy, cutting costs for families, and ending reliance on foreign adversaries to achieve energy dominance 3. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Omar votes yea on resolutions to remove US forces from hostilities and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and surveillance extension. | Nagel supports standing up for constitutional freedoms, putting American interests first, supporting allies, deterring enemies, and restoring strong leadership globally. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Ilhan Omar voted in favor of resolutions to remove US forces from hostilities and to name veterans clinics, but voted against the defense authorization and the extension of surveillance programs 1. John Nagel supports standing up for constitutional freedoms, prioritizing American interests, supporting allies, deterring enemies, and restoring strong global leadership 2. | ||