Fred Wellman
Representative-elect for Missouri's 2nd district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- Missouri's 2nd district
- Opponent
- Ann Wagner (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Affordability
Wants to roll back grocery tariffs, expand child care credits, curb investor home buying and lower utility bills.
“Stop Wall Street from outbidding families. End the tax breaks that let investors beat first-time buyers to the closing table.”
Source for Affordability, on Fred Wellman’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Healthcare
Wants to restore ACA subsidies, reverse Medicaid cuts, lower the Medicare eligibility age and create a public option.
“I support the Leveling the Playing Field approach and immediate reforms that can pass and help people now: restoring ACA subsidies, reversing damaging Medicaid cuts, lowering the Medicare eligibility age, and creating a strong public option.”
Source for Healthcare, on Fred Wellman’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Unions and Labor
Wants to raise the federal minimum wage, protect union rights, and ensure equal pay and paid family leave.
“We must immediately raise the federal minimum wage, protect workers' rights to form and join unions, and ensure equal pay and paid family leave for all employees.”
Source for Unions and Labor, on Fred Wellman’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Veterans and Military
Says he will oppose privatizing VA health care and protect mandatory funding for veterans' earned benefits.
“I will relentlessly focus on protecting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care from privatization, while expanding mental health and suicide prevention resources, and safeguarding mandatory funding for earned benefits against budget cuts.”
Source for Veterans and Military, on Fred Wellman’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Foreign Policy
Wants Congress to reclaim its war powers, supports military aid to Ukraine, and calls for Congress to end the Iran war.
“Congress must reclaim its constitutional responsibility for decisions of war and peace, because service members and their families should never pay the price for political recklessness.”
Source for Foreign Policy, on Fred Wellman’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Fred Wellman’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- HealthClock is ticking
Restore the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits
“Restore the ACA tax credits. Bring back the subsidies Congress let expire”
Campaign website, Healthcare page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- HealthClock is ticking
Cap insulin at $35 a month for everyone, including people with private insurance
“Cap insulin at $35 a month for everyone. Extend the senior cap to people with private insurance.”
Campaign website, Healthcare page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- TradeClock is ticking
Roll back tariffs on groceries and return tariff-setting power to Congress
“Roll back the tariffs raising your grocery bill. Put tariff power back in Congress, where the Constitution puts it.”
Campaign website, Affordability page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- Cost of livingClock is ticking
Raise the federal minimum wage
“We must immediately raise the federal minimum wage”
Campaign website, Policy page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Fred Wellman is an American politician and podcast host from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the member-elect to the United States House of Representatives for Missouri's 2nd congressional district.
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- Raised
- $2.2M
- From individuals
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $1.9M
- Cash on hand
- $241K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Fred Wellman in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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