| Name: | Satveer S. Chaudhary |
Other candidates in this race:
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| Office: |
Minnesota District 50 State senator |
| Party: |
DFL |
| Incumbent: |
Yes |
| City of residence: |
Fridley |
| Website: | http://www.chaudhary.org |
| Age: | 37 |
| Background: |
State senator, 2001-present; attorney, business consultant; B.A., St. Olaf College; J.D., University of Minnesota; Columbia Heights High School; lifelong resident of Fridley; wife, Dee, four kids; avid hunter and angler; state representative, 1997-2001; Legislator of the Year, Police Officers Alliance of Minnesota and Minnesota Conservation Federation. |
| Endorsements: | DFL Party; AFL-CIO; Police Officers Alliance of Minnesota; Education Minnesota; Minneapolis Police Federation; Building and Construction Trades Council; Abortion Rights Council; AFSCME; Sierra Club; United Auto Workers. |
| Most important issue: |
Education remains my most important issue. Our information age requires a 21st-century education. Students must know the basics by the eighth grade so that learning can go even further in the high school years. To do this, teachers need current textbooks, materials and a disciplined classroom. We need more teachers. School funding must rely less on property tax increases and more on state funding. |
| 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."
| The state Constitution should be amended to define marriage and its legal equivalent as the union of one man and one woman. |
Strongly disagree |
| Minnesota should guarantee that every resident has health insurance, even if it means providing new or additional subsidies for individuals and businesses. |
Strongly agree |
| Legislators should rule out tax increases during the next session |
Somewhat disagree |
| The state should provide more funding for K-12 education, even if it means reductions in other areas of the state budget or raising taxes. |
Strongly agree |
| The state Constitution should be amended to dedicate a portion of the sales tax to fund natural resources conservation. |
Strongly agree |
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