Doug Chapin

Doug Chapin (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Democratic primary on August 11, 2026.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Doug Chapin is a nationally recognized expert on election policy and administration with almost forty years of experience in the field.

He worked for ten years at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where he founded the nation’s first online undergraduate and graduate certificate program in Election Administration.

Doug spent over a decade leading The Pew Charitable Trusts’ elections team, where he successfully lobbied for enactment of military and overseas voting reform in Congress and state legislatures, linked state election offices and technology partners like Google to provide official voting information online; and worked with the elections community to design and implement efforts to upgrade the nation’s voter registration systems.

In 2001, Doug founded electionline.org, which is still the nation’s leading nonpartisan source for election policy news and information. He was a frequent speaker and commentator on election matters, including for the New York Times, Governing Magazine and National Public Radio.

He has been an attorney in private practice specializing in election and ethics law and served as elections counsel to the Democrats on the U.S. Senate Rules Committee.

Doug holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor’s degree in Politics and Russian Studies from Princeton University.

He lives in Hanover, MN

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Build an economy that works for everyoneBuild healthcare that works for everyoneBuild government that works

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Democracy, elections, The Constitution and rule of law