PRIORITIES

I’m running for State House because I believe we need elected officials in St. Paul who work for all of us. Not just the well-connected few. Pick a topic to learn more:

+ Education (Pre-K & K-12)

  • Fully & equitable fund our schools
  • Close the achievement gap and ensure kids are ready for kindergarten
  • Expand free, voluntary pre-K to every Minnesota child
  • Provide proper funding to ensure small class sizes
  • Encourage parental and community involvement within our schools
  • Streamline paperwork requirements to allow teachers more time to focus on educating our children
  • Enhance co- and extra-curricular programs
  • Fully fund special education

+ Higher Education

  • Lower tuition and administrative costs
  • Fully support our state colleges and universities
  • Allow students to refinance school loans

+ Jobs and Economic Development

  • Support job training and placement programs
  • Expand start-up business grants
  • Crack down on employers who commit wage theft
  • Check corporate greed and corruption
  • Support workers' rights to collectively bargain
  • Expand broadband to all of Minnesota
  • Fight for fair scheduling rules
  • Support Defined Benefit Pensions

+ Seniors

  • Ensure access to public transportation and senior services
  • Expand affordable housing and tax breaks to keep seniors in their homes
  • Support medical care for seniors that fits their budget
  • Support policies that help seniors stay in their homes (such as policies that lower property taxes)

+ Bring People Together to GET THINGS DONE

  • Advocate for open and transparent governance (no more back room deals!)
  • Promote programs to make government more accessible (more information for constituents!)
  • Work across party lines to move our state forward - who cares if something is a Republican idea, a Democrat idea or an Independent idea, etc.; let's work together, find good ideas, and put them into action!

+ Environment

  • Reduce carbon emissions
  • Expand green energy (wind, solar, biomass, etc.)
  • Increase investment in state and local waste and drinking water infrastructure

+ LGBTQ

  • Ban "Conversion Therapy" that do nothing to make anyone safer and only endanger our LGBTQ+ community
  • Oppose so-called "Bathroom Bills"

+ Childcare

  • Fully fund the Child Care Assistance Program
  • Work with childcare providers to remove barriers to opening and running a program

+ Housing

  • Make housing more affordable
  • Ensure diverse housing options are available
  • Support bonding for affordable housing

+ Budget

  • Foster a fair budget and tax system
  • Build up budget reserve or “rainy day” fund
  • Continue to reduce red tape and streamline operations

+ Healthcare

  • Give all Minnesotans the option to buy into MinnesotaCare
  • End one-time handouts to the insurance companies and instead give discounts directly to consumers
  • Support women's rights to make their own healthcare decisions without interference from politicians or their boss
  • Give the Attorney General tools to hold price-gouging drug companies accountable

+ Veterans

  • Secure a robust system of health care and veteran services
  • Enhance programs that support veteran-owned small businesses

+ Infrastructure

  • Implement a 21st-century funding mechanism
  • Support a comprehensive transportation package to meet community needs
  • Expand Northstar to St. Cloud
  • Work to build a third lane on I94 between St. Michael and St. Cloud
  • Support public-private partnerships