| Office: | Minnesota District 16 State senator |
Other candidates in this race:
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| Party: |
Republican |
| Incumbent: |
No |
| City of residence: |
Big Lake |
| Background: |
B.S. Degree in Business Administration, GOP grassroots activist for 14 years, founder of Social Action Ministries, co-founded three businesses and prep school (which is in process.) |
| Endorsements: | Supported by Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus. |
| Most important issue: |
Energy - Minnesota as a state cannot afford to be absent from the fight for energy independence. As a legislator I would not invest in anything that could not stand alone. Many ideas take money from the taxpayers without a positive economical or societal return. I am currently working with others to find avenues for our country to drill here and drill now. It seems as though most of our obstacles to energy independence are largely political and ideological in nature. We need to become independent for the well being of our culture. |
| 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. |
Strongly agree |
| 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. |
Have mixed feelings |
| 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 agree |
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