Issues

Education

Ensure schools have the resources required to meet the needs of all children, including those with learning and other disabilities.
Improve accessibility to school psychologists and counselors and support our teachers in addressing the mental health needs of their students.
Ensure that a college education is affordable for Minnesota’s students and expand access to job training in areas where Minnesota’s employers indicate a need.

Protect our waterways from contaminants and fight for meaningful improvement in water quality.
Build on the success of prior renewable energy standards and work toward a higher standard of 50 percent by 2030.
Encourage the continued growth of clean energy jobs.

Support gun violence prevention legislation that increases our safety, such as closing loopholes that allow prohibited persons to purchase firearms without background checks.
Expand victims’ rights and support sexual violence prevention efforts.
Work toward criminal justice reform, especially laws and practices that disproportionately impact people of color.

Protect a person’s right to choose who to love, what to do with their body, and how to worship.

Work to provide health care for all Minnesotans because health care is a human right.
Expand the ability of Minnesotans to buy individual coverage from MinnesotaCare.
Ensure that our senior citizens, veterans, and the physically and/or mentally impaired have the services they need.

Promote affordable housing, infrastructure investment, and a well-trained workforce to attract and retain businesses.
Invest in transportation to ensure Minnesotans’ safety and reduce congestion.
Encourage businesses and educators to work closely to meet the needs of employers.
Promote living wages and eliminate wage disparities for women and people of color.
Meet the needs of working families by ensuring the availability of high-quality child care.
Oppose efforts to eliminate workers’ rights to collectively bargain.

Support robust home health care services for seniors to increase access to care, allow seniors to age in place, and prevent the need for more expensive care settings.
Explore better transit options for the seniors living in our community.

Maintain close contact with you to gather your views on key issues, so I can ensure your voice will be heard at the Capitol.