Issues
World-Class
Schools
Our schools are the pride of our community, and every child deserves the opportunity to pursue the best education possible. I will advocate for better access to mental health resources, smaller class sizes, and will always ensure our schools have the resources they need to be successful. I am also committed to promoting technical programs into our high schools so every student has a shot at high wages and good jobs.
What We Accomplished
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Over $25 million for our local schools in Senate District 4.
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Almost $120 million to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to keep tuition affordable.
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Free school meals for every student across Minnesota.
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Creation of new Student Support Personnel Aid Program to improve our student's mental health.
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Historic investments in early learning scholarships across the state.
Lower
Costs
In St. Paul I won't stop fighting to lower the costs of being a homeowner, the cost of prescription drugs like insulin, or the costs of running a family farm or small business. One of my top priorities as your state senator will be to eliminate the state tax on Social Security income.
What We Accomplished
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Historic $3 billion in tax cuts for everyday Minnesotans.
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$1 billion in Social Security tax reductions, leading to 76% of Minnesotans paying no taxes on Social Security.
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New Child Tax Credit delivering $1.52 billion in tax savings to 265,000 families with children.
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$300 million in property tax relief to homeowners, renters, seniors, and farmers.
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$1 billion in rebates to middle-class families across Minnesota.
A Strong Economy
I will always be a strong supporter of responsible tax relief that will put more money in your pockets, and as long as I am in St. Paul, I will work to create job retention and training programs and promote policies that advance affordable childcare. As your state senator I will hold wealthy corporations to account and and ban them from inflating prices of the essentials we need.
What We Accomplished
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$250 million to match federal and private investments related to the CHIPS Act.
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$15 million in investments for childcare, with an emphasis on supporting Greater Minnesota.
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Minnesota's first Paid Family and Medical Leave Program.
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Historic investments to improve access to job trainings and apprenticeships.
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New Price Gouging protections enshrined into law.
Safe Communities
I support responsibly investing in public safety programs that keep our communities safe and allow our neighborhoods to thrive. I will fight to ensure that law enforcement gets the resources they need to do their jobs, including further funding to recruit and train more officers at the local level. I am also a proponent of proven violence prevention strategies that can be implemented alongside these critical investments.
What We Accomplished
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Nearly $3.8 million to build a new fire station in Dilworth.
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Equating fentanyl possession and sales crimes to those for heroin.
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$300 million in one-time Public Safety Aid to cities, counties, and Tribal governments.
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New safeguards against catalytic converter theft into Minnesota law.
Defend
Bodily Autonomy
The decision of when to start a family should be left up to mothers and their doctors. I strongly support a person's right to make decisions about their own bodies and in St. Paul I will work to protect access to reproductive healthcare. With the fall of Roe v. Wade, state legislatures have become the last line of defense for abortion access, and I will always stand up to extremists who want to take that right away from Minnesota women.
What We Accomplished
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Enshrined access to reproductive healthcare into Minnesota law.
Supporting
Greater
Minnesota
In St. Paul I will work to make Minnesota a more sustainable place to live, work, and raise a family. Supporting efforts that combat climate change will make our communities better, our farmers safer and our children able to grow up in a world where they can thrive.
What We Accomplished
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$100 million for expanding broadband access dedicated to establishing reliable internet in Greater Minnesota.
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A Grain Indemnity Fund of $10 million to compensate grain farmers when grain buyers or grain warehouse operators breach a contract.
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Grain indemnity policy provides $14 million to create a rainy-day fund to help make farmers whole when the elevators go under.
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100% Carbon-Free electricity by 2040.
Local Infrastructure
What We Accomplished
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$24 million for flood mitigation projects in Moorhead.
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$10 million for the 11th Street underpass project in Moorhead.
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$2.2 million to pave 13th Street in Barnesville from Highway 34 to 9th Avenue Southeast.
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$5.4 million to build a community and recreation center in Dilworth.
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$2 million to buy land and construct the Heartland State Trail between Detroit Lakes and Frazee.