Matt Little

Little graduated from Rosemount High School in 2003. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from University of Minnesota Morris in 2007.^[1][2]

Little worked as a regional field coordinator for the National Association of Letter Carriers in Washington, D.C. for two years and spent a year teaching English in Chile before attending the University of Minnesota Law School.^[3] In 2014, he earned his Juris Doctor, graduating magna cum laude.^[4][2]

In 2010, Little was elected to the Lakeville City Council. In 2012, at age 27, he became the youngest person to be elected mayor of Lakeville.^[1]

Little works as an attorney at his Lakeville firm, Little Law, which focuses on medical malpractice and personal injury law.^[3]

In 2016, Little was narrowly elected to the Minnesota Senate, where he served on the jobs and economic growth, transportation, and veterans and military affairs committees.^[5] He has gained national attention for his use of the social media app TikTok, where he has more than 100,000 followers.^[6][7]

Little ran for reelection in 2020 but lost to Republican nominee Zach Duckworth.^[8]

In 2022, Little ran for Dakota County Attorney but lost to Republican nominee Kathy Keena.^[9]

On April 30, 2025, Little announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, after incumbent Angie Craig decided to run for the state's open U.S. Senate seat instead. He was the first candidate to enter the Democratic primary^[10] and was joined by state representative Kaela Berg and state senator Matt Klein.

In April 2026, The Intercept reported that local rapid response units in the fight against ICE were concerned that Minnesota Democrats were co-opting the movement for votes, claiming that Little had used the movement for political gain.^[11] Little addressed this during an interview with WCCO-TV, saying that his involvement in the movement was personal, as his wife, a naturalized citizen and a U.S. resident since age 10, had to carry documents during the occupation. He said: "We posted some videos to hold them accountable, but there's a whole host of stuff we were doing that we don't post about, don't talk about. It was important to be out there for my family."^[12]

In the same interview, Little said he would abide by the endorsement of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and support the endorsed candidate if he were not endorsed.^[12]

In a February 2026 precinct caucus straw poll, Little received 43.29% of the vote to Klein's 20.97% and Berg's 6.68%.^[13] On May 9, Little won the DFL endorsement at the Second Congressional District Endorsement Convention, receiving 63% of delegate votes on the first ballot.^[14]