| Office: | Minnesota District 25B State representative |
Other candidates in this race:
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| Party: |
Republican |
| Incumbent: |
No |
| City of residence: |
Lonsdale |
| Background: |
Construction business owner; Inver Hills Community College and Metro State University; Mayor of Lonsdale, past Lonsdale City Council member 14 years; member (past president) Lions Club; American Legion Post 586 baseball manager, volunteer baseball coach for over 19 years; member, Immaculate Conception Church; married, three children, two grandchildren. |
| Endorsements: | Rice-Scott County Republican Party; Minnesota Chamber Leadership Fund; Minnesota Farm Bureau Political Action Committee; Minnesota Food Political Action Committee; Freedom Club State PAC; Otter Tail Power Company PAC. |
| Most important issue: |
We need a more business friendly environment. As a 3rd term mayor and 16 year city councilman we have proudly promoted existing businesses and successfully recruited new ones. I understand city budgets, local government aid issues, and the interrelation of county and state agencies. Our small business owners; family, friends and neighboring farmers, are the hardest working people in Minnesota. They provide employment, invest in their business and communities and provide goods and services making a community vibrant. Securing fair education funding for Greater Minnesota schools and focusing to create more efficient government are also very important. |
| More information: | Candidate website |
| 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."
| In light of high gasoline prices, the Legislature should repeal the gas tax increases enacted in February. |
Have mixed feelings |
| The state should require cities to allow law enforcement officers to inquire about people's immigration status during routine police work, such as traffic stops. |
Strongly agree |
| Legislators should rule out tax increases during the next session. |
Strongly agree |
| The state should put a cap on tuition increases at state colleges and universities and pressure the University of Minnesota to do the same. |
Somewhat agree |
| 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. |
Somewhat disagree |
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