Priorities
A SAFER, HEALTHIER MINNESOTA
When I’m elected, I will help make our state a model for livability by:
- Making Health Care Affordable and Accessible For All
- Expand access to MinnesotaCare and address gaps in affordable coverage
- Ensure that a person’s right to reproductive healthcare is free from government interference.
- Increase access to mental health care for Minnesotans of all ages
- Work to reduce cost of prescription drugs and prescription drug price gouging
- Protecting Our Environment
- Champion policies that recognize the reality of climate change and work to reduce carbon emissions
- Work for our state to lead the nation in renewable energy
- Protect our drinking water and farmlands from pollutants, and advocating for more sustainable agricultural practices
- Supporting Community Safety
- Equip law enforcement and first responders with resources to uphold the mission of protecting and serving all citizens
- Common sense gun laws including expanding universal background checks and enacting red flag laws
- Supporting Racial Justice
- Commit to work for a more just and equitable MN
- Work to eliminate disparities in our institutions
- Legalizing and Regulating Adult-Use Cannabis
- Free up overburdened law enforcement to focus on violent crime
- Expunge the records of nonviolent offenders who have been convicted of drug related to cannabis possession
AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE
When I’m elected, I will work for our economy by:
- Passing Necessary Legislation for Families
- Affordable childcare
- Paid Family & Medical Leave
- Ensure livable and fair wages
- Affordable housing
- Advocating for Smart Tax Policy
- Fight against wasteful spending and fraud
- Prioritize a sustainable state budget
- Deliver the services Minnesotans expect and deserve from their tax dollars
- Promoting, and Supporting, Businesses and Entrepreneurs in Our District and State
- Grow business with a skilled, diverse workforce
- Making Retirement More Affordable
- Protect social security and pension benefits
- Eliminate tax on social security benefits
- Ensure seniors can choose the living situation that’s right for them
- Investing In Improvements and Maintaining Our Infrastructure
- Ensure our infrastructure keeps up with the rapid pace of development and population growth of our community
- Create more jobs by funding projects to keep our roads, bridges, utilities, parks, and trails safe and up to date
INVESTING IN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
When I’m elected, I will support a cradle to career approach by:
- Prioritizing education funding so that all students have equal access to a high-quality education.
- Fully fund education at the state level to reduce local tax burden
- Expanding Access to Resources Within Our Schools and In Our Community
- Deliver high-quality childhood education for every child
- Support teachers and staff by maintaining smaller class sizes
- Adopt programs that train and invest in teachers and staff of diverse populations
- Make sure all students have access to reliable broadband access
- Providing Funding for Mental Health and Special Education Programs
- Work to fully fund our schools covering the costs of federal and state mandated programs
- Invest in school counselors and student mental health professionals
- Ensure that our LGTBQ youth have safe and supportive settings in our schools
- Making Higher Education More Accessible
- Provide students with a variety of affordable options including 2 and 4 year college, trade, and technical school
- Invest in ways to help high school students find the higher education opportunities that best suit them
