| Office: | Minnesota District 63 State senator |
Other candidates in this race:
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| Party: |
DFL |
| Incumbent: |
No |
| City of residence: |
Minneapolis |
| Age: | 56 |
| Background: |
Married with two daughters, Minneapolis resident, raised in Richfield, union carpenter, 32 years, business agent, 13 years, AFL-CIO Delegate, B.A., Metro State. Masters in Public Administration, Harvard, Neighborhood Revitalization Program 10 years, board member, Minneapolis Workforce Investment Board, volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, Muscular Dystrophy Association |
| Endorsements: | DFL Party; AFL-CIO; Building and Construction Trades Council; Minnesota Nurses Association; North Central Regional Council of Carpenters; Teamsters DRIVE; U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar; U.S. Rep. Martin Sabo; State Sen. Dan Larson, District 63; Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman. |
| Most important issue: |
Minnesota's investment in alternative energy, green technology and medical innovation research created jobs in the past and will create jobs for the future. Well need an educated workforce ready for those jobs. We need affordable higher education with a path to decent jobs that include health care and retirement benefits. Minnesota's unemployment rate is higher than the national rate for the first time in 30 years. Our economy depends on these good jobs. I want Minnesota to regain its national leadership in good government, great education, decent jobs and a superior quality of life for our families. |
| 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. |
Strongly disagree |
| 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. |
Somewhat disagree |
| Legislators should rule out tax increases during the next session. |
Somewhat disagree |
| The state should put a cap on tuition increases at state colleges and universities and pressure the University of Minnesota to do the same. |
Strongly 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 agree |
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