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Candidate for U.S. Representative, Wisconsin District 1

Mitchell Berman

Democratic

Mitchell Berman is an emergency room nurse from Raymond who spent more than a decade as a nurse at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and is running for office for the first time. His campaign centers on health care costs, lowering living costs and ethics rules for members of Congress.

Current or most recent role
Emergency room nurse
Hometown
Raymond
Campaign website
bermanforcongress.com

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

  • Says he is running to fix the health care system, end corruption in Washington and lower costs for Wisconsin families.[3]
  • Describes himself as a working-class nurse and union member, saying that background lets him look at legislation with empathy for what people are dealing with.[1],[4]
  • Says he does not take corporate PAC money and never will.[2]

Background

  • Board-certified emergency room nurse[1],[4],[5]
  • Registered nurse (more than a decade), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs[1],[2]
  • Union member, Teamsters Local 344; Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals; National Nurses United[1]

Where they stand

  • Health Care
    Supports restoring Affordable Care Act subsidies, reversing the Medicaid cuts in the 2025 reconciliation law, raising the number of drugs Medicare can negotiate, creating a public option and making $35 insulin available to everyone.[2],[3]
  • Elections & Democracy
    Supports overturning Citizens United, requiring disclosure of election funding, and banning stock trading by members of Congress, the president and the vice president and their families.[2],[3]
  • Economy & Jobs
    Supports raising the federal minimum wage, passing the PRO Act and rolling back tariffs on lumber and building materials that he says raise the cost of new homes.[2]
  • Foreign Policy
    Says Congress should decide when the country goes to war and supports ending the war in Iran.[2]
  • Abortion
    Supports protecting reproductive freedom and access to reproductive health care, and funding rural maternity care.[2]

Voting record

Mitchell Berman has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words

“I'm running for Congress to fight for Wisconsin families, not billionaires and big corporations.”

Campaign website[1]

“we don’t have the luxury of standing around and not delivering for our patients”

Interview with The Guardian about his work as an emergency room nurse, September 3, 2026[4]

Sources

  1. Mitchell Berman for Congress, Mitchell Berman campaign
  2. Priorities, Mitchell Berman campaign
  3. Mitchell Berman (Candidate Connection survey), Ballotpedia
  4. Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat, The Guardian, September 3, 2026
  5. National Democrats add Steil challenger Berman to 'Red to Blue' initiative, Wisconsin Public Radio, September 15, 2026
  6. Democrat Mitchell Berman will face GOP Rep. Bryan Steil in 1st Congressional District, Wisconsin Public Radio, August 11, 2026
  7. Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District election, 2026, Ballotpedia

Photo: Mitchell Berman for Congress (Campaign photo).

Last reviewed October 10, 2026. Spot an error or something missing? Report a correction.

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