Emanuel Anastos

Emanuel Anastos was born in New York, New York. Anastos graduated from Huntington High School in 2017, and he earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Carleton College in 2021. His career experience includes working as a personal care assistant, Boys and Girls Club program manager, and Indian Child Welfare case manager. He has also worked at a deli, a car wash, and a hotel.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

As someone running to be in a position where my primary role will be voting yes or no on things and introducing new bills to the House floor, I believe that the specific things I support are more important than who I myself am, so please focus on my responses to the policy-based questions below.That said, candidates lie about what they do and don’t support pretty frequently, so I understand that proving that I am someone with INTEGRITY is critical to creating trust. I’m not sure if anyone can truly do that through simply talking about themselves, so I suggest that everyone go check out my Facebook page, Instagram page, and website, all of which can be found through the links included here on my [the profile publisher] page…On these platforms, everyone can see pictures which show more of who I am as a person, and what I love and care about most deeply.Thank you all, and I appreciate your attention to and support for my campaign!

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?

We should all have healthcare (going to the doctor should be free), we should be able to go to college or trade school tuition free (if we are willing to put in the work to graduate) we should all make a living wage of at least 20$ an hour (if we are willing to work a job), we should cut off all aid to Israel because we do not need to support countries doing genocide, and we should all get a little bit of our tax money given back to us to use to donate to political candidates we like, so the richest people have less of an oversized influence on our democracy.I was born in Long Island, NY and came to Minnesota for school in 2017, where I attended Carleton College, just south of the Twin Cities, for four years. After living off campus and learning remotely the last year of school, and then graduating in June of 2021, I applied for tribal government jobs all over Minnesota because I sensed that it could offer something more than what mainstream American society could offer.

To this date, I’ve worked as an ICW case manager for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa for over 2 years, have worked for Bois Forte (in general) for almost 4 years, and have lived on Lake Vermilion Reservation for over 3 years.Now, here I am, running for Congress in the 8th District because I believe that’s the best thing I can do to fight back against both the corruption and the war against our freedoms that has gotten out of control since the 2024 presidential election. But, fighting back is about more than just fighting back. In my eyes, it’s about working towards a vision of equality, where the people as a whole rule this country, instead of just the very few people with the most wealth.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Preserving our democracy, our Constitution, and free and fair elections are a top priority. But this may only be possible if everyone has enough money to live a decent life. No one should make less than 20$ an hour, no one should have to pay for a college education, no one’s tax money should go towards funding the genocide in Palestine, no one should have to pay to go to the doctor, and EVERYONE should be able to financially contribute to a candidate that they feel would be best for any elected office.

Yet, I feel like our country also needs a change that goes BEYOND policy.

We need to embrace this land’s indigenous roots, and give the 574 federally recognized tribes a lead role in both federal policy-making and in enlightening our people to the indigenous knowledge of this land that still exists today.