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 first-term Republican Rep. Jason Lewis in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District. 

The comprises the south and southeast Twin Cities metro area including the cities of South St. Paul, Eagan, Belle Plaine, Northfield and Red Wing.

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Lewis, a former talk-radio host, has been politically aligned with President Trump and the two were elected the same year. 

Craig, who used to work as a medical device executive, lost to Lewis by 

Which Minnesota 2nd Congressional District candidate do you agree with most?

Here's where Lewis and Craig stand on major issues this election season:

President Trump

Gun control

Health care

K-12 education

Higher education

Immigration

Abortion

Jobs and economy

Climate change

Copper-nickel mining

Taxes and gov't spending

Marijuana

 Lewis has appeared on the campaign trail with Trump and 

 into allegations of sexual violence by the president. 

" Second Amendment rights and has suggested proposals for "

" such as boosting security at schools to prevent shootings. 

 funding federal gun violence research, universal background checks, stopping suspected terrorists and people with mental illnesses from buying guns, and banning semi-automatic rifles and "bump stocks."

 Lewis has criticized the Affordable Care Act, and believes people want the government out of health care and more options for buying insurance. He 

 that would've cut Medicaid spending and allowed insurers to charge sicker people higher rates and healthier people lower rates. 

" to the Affordable Care Act and supports an option for people to buy into Medicare coverage while moving toward universal health care. 

merit pay, collective-bargaining reform, seniority rules changes, and school choice

." He believes the Department of Education has too much of a hand in education, which he says should be under 

 "to ensure our children start kindergarten ready to succeed." She also wants teachers to get higher pay and give tax credits to those who spend their own money on school supplies. 

 He wants to emphasize vocational and technical training. He also 

 to repeal some federal regulations and requirements. 
 

 She wants to increase focus on career and technical schools. Craig also says she'd 

 to make students' first two years of higher education free. 

 the Trump administration's proposed Mexican border wall and wants local police to work with federal authorities to enforce immigration law. He also supports a 

" and a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and "law-abiding immigrants." She also says the U.S. should "comply with international law by again allowing properly filed asylum claims to proceed in a timely and orderly fashion."

 to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and to ban federal funding for abortion or health coverage including abortions. He also 

 a rule mandating state and local governments distribute federal money to facilities performing abortions. 

 for women and access to contraception and family planning services. No one should ever come between a woman and her doctor when making these decisions."

 Lewis sees government regulation and intervention as harmful to job and economic growth. He voted for the 

supporting small businesses and entrepreneurship," including increasing access to funding and technology, and simplifying regulations and taxes on small businesses with 20 or fewer employees

 "Climate change is natural, and we don't have the data to predict it," he wrote 

. He also criticized renewable energy development and called global warming a "theory whose fundamental premise looks weaker every day."

 and we have to address it now. In Minnesota, we've already seen milder winters, heat waves, droughts, and floods." She believes the U.S. should implement a "carbon fee and dividend program to reduce our nation's reliance on fossil fuels through market-based solutions."

, which would reverse restrictions on copper-nickel mining in northern Minnesota and make it easier for mining projects to get approval. 

 Craig does not appear to have a public position on copper-nickel mining. MPR News has reached out for comment. 

cutting the corporate tax rate. He argues that 

lower taxes and lower government spending

 simplifying taxes and boosting deductions for new small businesses, lowering taxes on the middle class, and closing loopholes that "encourage" companies to move jobs overseas. She also wants more spending on infrastructure improvements. 

 Lewis believes marijuana regulation  should be up to 

 legal recreational marijuana for adults.

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