2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 2B

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Matt Bliss

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 2B (since 2016)
Work: State Representative, Minnesota House District 2B; resort owner; U.S. Navy veteran

Matt Bliss has served as State Representative for District 2B in the Minnesota Legislature since 2016.

Matt Bliss was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2016, served from 2017 to 2019, and has served again since 2021. He owns a resort and served in the U.S. Navy, where he trained in communications and electronics.

Bliss's committees

Veterans and Military Affairs Division (Co-Chair)
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Public Safety Finance and Policy

Sources for Bliss

Matt Bliss: official member information (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Minnesota Legislature: current member roster (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Matt Bliss - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)
Matt Bliss (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Emily Thabes

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Work: Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society; owner, Sophia Magis Consulting

Emily Thabes has been executive director of the Beltrami County Historical Society since 2021 and runs Sophia Magis Consulting. She was a coordinating librarian for adult services at Hennepin County Library from 2018 to 2021 and holds master's degrees in library science and leadership.

Sources for Thabes

Emily Thabes (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 State General Election candidate file (cand.txt) (Minnesota Secretary of State, Public record)

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