Candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives - District 20B in 2024 Minnesota General Election.
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Get StartedWe must do better for them. Every town in our district has a veterans’ organization, and every one of those organizations has a dozen stories about someone who just never got the right kind of help. While I believe ultimate responsibility falls on the Federal Government to take care of my brethren, we must also use the resources we have at the state level to help the veterans among our neighbors and loved ones. Learn more
When I am in the State House, while I will remain supportive of holding people responsible for criminal actions taken while under the influence of drugs, I will also ensure we are providing individuals with rehabilitative opportunities so that they can recover and grow as valued and loved members of our communities. We already have seen success locally in Goodhue county through the “Drug Court” weekly rehabilitation and support program, and I would look to expand funding for similar efforts. Learn more
As your State representative I will make sure Minnesota is pro-small business, and will bring grants for business growth and new industry development to the people in our district. Learn more
Equipping children to grow, learn, and succeed means supporting them beyond a traditional K-12 education. To support growing families we need programs to provide free childcare and preschooling. We need to make sure that state colleges are accessible to anyone who wants to pursue a degree, and that we provide robust job placement and union run skilled trades programs for those who do not. Learn more
It is not the government’s place to tell people what to do in their own homes, on their own property or with their own bodies. We should not be wasting time with performative politics that are needlessly hurtful & have a negative impact on the health and wellbeing of our neighbors. I want to spend time solving real problems, not manufacturing more divisive ones. Learn more
From providing community support for families living with mental illness to training our first responders to properly handle citizens in mental crisis to encouraging education of mental health professionals, I support a wide range of approaches and options to ensure Minnesotans get the help they need, and to remove the stigma associated with mental struggles. Learn more
Farmers NEED health insurance. While our state has programs to help small businesses with health insurance costs, these programs in many cases do not include family farms. I will make sure that quality healthcare is available at affordable costs to farmers, their families and workers. Learn more
I will make sure that our state laws are set to help individuals buy their own homes and stay in them. We must stop the predatory companies built on misleading business practices that leave Minnesotans in crushing unexpected debt or even homeless. I will do everything I can to make sure that families can afford to live comfortably and safely in our communities. Learn more
As your State representative I will make sure that our district has the funding it needs to keep our complex and interconnected infrastructure repaired. I will work to make sure we continue to keep our district connected by supporting laws empowering our locally owned broadband companies and co-ops to provide up-to-date capabilities at competitive costs. Learn more
As our state’s population ages, we need to look at expanding programs for in-home health care training, accessibility options for our communities’ public facilities, and wellness programs. Additionally, we must educate our family members and friends about criminal activity which targets the elderly – particularly online and over the phone – and equip law enforcement professionals with the means and training to prevent these crimes. Learn more
I cannot stress this enough: No person in America should go hungry. As a State House Representative I will work to make sure no family in our district worries about having food on the table today, tomorrow, or next week. Ours is a prosperous state, and I will support statewide programs that deliver food security to all of Minnesotans by sourcing more food locally in rural areas and paying small farmers for goods shipped into the food deserts of our cities. Learn more
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