Candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives - District 14A in 2022 Minnesota General Election.
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Get StartedAs your Minnesota state representative, I would: Encourage police departments and communities across the region and state to develop policing agreements modeled on St. Cloud’s. Push for statewide use of Safe Spaces, an app through which everyone can participate in open conversations without fear of judgment about their thoughts and feelings. This type of relationship building is an important step in fostering public safety. Learn more
Create legislation that would provide incentives to people to enter the professions of public safety. Enact smarter public safety policies based on input from our community and our police and fire departments. Learn more
Expanding access to housing and job search assistance for our veterans. Learn more
Ending discriminatory housing policies against veterans. Learn more
I will prioritize: Expanding access to housing and job search assistance for our veterans Ending discriminatory housing policies against veterans Ensuring access to quality health care Increasing mental health services Expanding the use of veteran’s courts when appropriate Continuing to focus on veterans’ homelessness Supporting veterans’ teacher preparation programs. Learn more
Boosting work-based development, apprenticeship, and job training policy. Learn more
Providing access to added funds to safely and successfully restore high-quality education for all of our children. Learn more
Appropriately supporting teachers and staff when working extra classroom time. Learn more
Reducing class sizes, and support music, arts, sports, and other curricular programs with funding. Learn more
Ensuring additional instruction time to help students achieve to grade level. Learn more
Ensuring that mandates to provide special education teachers and staff are also funded by the state. Learn more
As your Minnesota state representative, I will prioritize: Ensuring that mandates to provide special education teachers and staff are also funded by the state. Reducing class sizes, and support music, arts, sports, and other curricular programs with funding. Ensuring additional instruction time to help students achieve to grade level. Appropriately supporting teachers and staff when working extra classroom time. Learn more
Providing access to added funds to safely and successfully restore high-quality education for all of our children. Learn more
Working to provide safe and affordable access to health care that reflects the unique health needs of each senior. Learn more
Work with the mental health industry to develop a plan available for people of all ages to access mental health services. Learn more
Study various forms of universal health care that exist elsewhere and work toward a plan for Minnesotans. Learn more
As your Minnesota state representative, I would work to: Study various forms of universal health care that exist elsewhere and work toward a plan for Minnesotans. Work with business and industry toward paid family leave for all workers. Work with the mental health industry to develop a plan available for people of all ages to access mental health services. Learn more
Updating housing regulations that may be based on old data. Learn more
Programs to educate first-time home buyers on topics ranging from lawn/appliance/building maintenance to neighborhood etiquette. Programs to educate neighborhoods on the value of embracing diversity and prevent Not in My Back Yard attitudes. Bringing area communities together in efforts to draw on state and federal resources to ensure the availability of safe, affordable housing. Learn more
I will prioritize: Government financial help for builders to construct homes for low-income individuals and families. Exploring options for making existing homes more affordable, perhaps allocating more state lending programs. Updating housing regulations that may be based on old data. Learn more
Assuring transportation options. Learn more
Assuring passage of a fiscally sound bonding bill to maintain our roads, bridges, and infrastructure. Learn more
Addressing food access disparities among our seniors. Learn more
Working with our Congressional delegation to protect the benefits which our seniors have earned: Social Security and Medicare. Learn more
Fighting to address issues of accessibility and improving walkability at the community level. Learn more
Assuring that services support each individual’s choice of housing … the family home, group environment, or assisted facility. Learn more
Assisting families with child and senior care via paid family and medical leave. Learn more
Assuring that the recovery boosts business success as well as a living wage for workers. Learn more
Work with business and industry toward paid family leave for all workers. Learn more
Assisting families with child and senior care via paid family and medical leave. Learn more
Assuring that the recovery boosts business success as well as a living wage for workers. Learn more
Boosting work-based development, apprenticeship, and job training policy. Learn more
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