| Name: | Tammy Lee |
Other candidates in this race:
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| Office: |
Minnesota District 5 U.S. representative |
| Party: |
Independence |
| Incumbent: |
No |
| City of residence: |
Golden Valley |
| Website: | http://www.tammyleeforcongress.com |
| Age: | 35 |
| Background: |
Airline, travel executive since 1999; M.B.A., University of St. Thomas, Alumni Board co-chair; National Association of Women Business Owners, Minnesota “2001 Corporate Woman of Achievement”; Family, Career, Community Leaders of America — board member, chair of Visionary committee ; St. Joan of Arc parishioner; daughter, Lissa; Golden Valley resident. |
| Endorsements: | Minnesota Women’s Campaign Fund; Women Under Forty. |
| Most important issue: |
As the first independent congresswoman in U.S. history, I will work to end the divisiveness in Washington, D.C., and focus on the priorities that matter: balancing the budget, keeping our commitments to public schools with investments in early childhood and special education, making health care more affordable and accessible for more people through association health plans, and investing in clean, renewable energy sources. I will govern from the sensible center and put the interests of the Fifth District ahead of petty, partisan politics. I am fiscally responsible and socially progressive — a position that best represents all of the Fifth District. |
| Views: |
Candidates were asked to respond to statements on five policy issues. They were given seven options: "Strongly agree", "Somewhat agree", "Have mixed feelings", "Somewhat disagree", "Strongly disagree", "Have no opinion" and "Do not wish to respond."
| Congress should insist that the United States begin withdrawing troops from Iraq in 2007. |
Strongly agree |
| Congress should pass a law that strengthens enforcement against employers who hire illegal immigrants. |
Strongly agree |
| A portion of the federal tax cuts enacted starting in 2001 should be repealed to help balance the federal budget. |
Somewhat agree |
| The U.S. Constitution should be amended to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
Strongly disagree |
| The federal government should further regulate emissions from cars, trucks and other motor vehicles to slow global warming. |
Strongly agree |
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