Candidate for Minnesota State Senate - District 49 in 2020 Minnesota General Election.
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Get StartedWe need to deploy programs to help our veterans to transition from military life to civilian life; those programs can include job training, mentorship, and career advice sessions. Our brave veterans had sacrificed so much for our safety, the last thing they should worry about after they come home is struggling to pay their bills and looking for a job. We should pass bills encouraging employers to hire these motivated individuals and keep serving the communities they love. Learn more
We want to see Minnesota become a vibrant hub for new start-up companies once again by using incentives to make it easier for small businesses to grow, thrive, and create new jobs in our communities. Small businesses and start-ups are key factors to job creation; we want to remove the roadblocks in our government bureaucracy that are keeping the small businesses down. Learn more
Cut down waste! Each year many schools would go on a spending frenzy to spend the remaining annual budget only to end up with excessive equipment stored and other materials not being used efficiently. I understand why this happens because schools don’t want to lose funding for the next year; if they don’t spend their entire budget they might face a budget cut in the future. Therefore, we must shift our policy to ensure schools have enough funding for their education programs, but use their budgets more efficiently to improve academic performance while cutting down unnecessary waste. Learn more
I strongly disagree with the radical approach of the Green New Deal which implies that in order to reduce by less than 0.5% of CO2¬ we have to ride horses again for transportation! I don’t know how everyone would feel about it, but I think our society needs to move forward, not going back to the middle ages. Learn more
Republicans care about our environment just as much as anyone else in the world, we just believe that we can use common sense regulations to protect our environment and still grow our economy at the same time. This is a more reasonable approach to this issue which will help sustain a robust economy. We can preserve our lakes, rivers, and forests as well as keep our citizens working. Learn more
People today who can’t pass a background check can’t obtain a license; therefore, we already have a law to not sell guns to anyone with a questionable or criminal record. That’s why in order to keep our communities safe we need well-funded police forces to enforce our laws and to track the illegal sales/smugglings of arms. Learn more
I want to work toward a system where patients know the cost of goods and services before they receive their treatment. By increasing price transparency we can give the power back to the people and force hospitals to compete with each other for customers with better quality. Learn more
I will fight to protect our legal immigration community - ensuring the rights they have fought on for so many years will be protected. The US is the most generous country in the world, very welcoming to immigrants, I would hope that they can respect our system, love our country, champion our values, and follow our laws. Learn more
I am in favor of merit-based immigration policies. We need to close many of the loopholes we currently have in our systems, fight illegal border crossing, incentivize people to come to the US legally, and shorten the processing time for citizenship. Fighting illegal immigration is protecting our immigrants’ communities. Learn more
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