Minnesota and North Dakota Voter's Guide

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Minnesota State House District 7B

The “lower chamber” of the Minnesota legislature has two representatives per senate district for a total of 134. Representatives are elected every two years.What your state legislature does affects many facets of your life—the taxes you pay, the highways on which you drive, public schools, the state-supported colleges and universities you or your children might attend, the state parks that provide recreation for you and your family, social programs, funding for the judicial system.

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    Lorrie Janatopoulos
    (DFL)

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    Cal Warwas
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

If elected, what will your top three priorities be and why? (750 characters)

What will you do to support a vibrant economy across Minnesota and to address inflation? (500 character)

What legislation, if any, would you support to address racial or ethnic disparities in Minnesota? (500 characters)

What legislation, if any, would you support to address climate change and its effects in Minnesota? (500 characters)

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Campaign Website http://lorrieforhouse.com
Contact Phone 2187807890
Facebook (Full URL) http://www.facebook.com/lorrieforhouse/
Campaign Email info@lorrieforhouse.com
A Strong Iron Range economy rests on mining. The Iron Range can lead the transition into a clean energy future while simultaneously boosting its economy by responsibly mining metals. We must promote our small businesses, develop our workforce, and diversify our economic base. Strong Iron Range Families means the freedom to access reproductive healthcare, investing in public education, and ensuring that teachers are paid the wages they deserve. It means protecting our seniors, providing affordable daycare, and safe healthcare. Strong Iron Range Communities means protecting local government aid, investing in infrastructure, broadband, and affordable housing for all. It means the freedom to enjoy the outdoors and our recreational lifestyle.
A strong Minnesota economy relies on public education and workforce development. We must invest in educational and vocational training to improve the job prospects of youth, and adult job seekers. We must support small and mid-size businesses and provide them with incentive and support to start and grow as they aid job creation and innovation. And, we must invest in infrastructure and provide resources communities need to create business and residential development.
We must allocate resources and funding equitably so all students receive a quality education; increase outreach for workforce development and housing; and expand access to healthcare services. Like so many issues, disparities for people of color, in housing, education, and workforce, are complex. With decades of experience creating services for social and economically disadvantaged community members I know we need to involve the voices of BIPOC and low-income communities in designing solutions.
Minnesota can help the fight against climate change by leading the world in the responsible production of nonferrous mining that protects our environment and communities and positions us as clean energy leaders. I also support electronic waste recycling. I support efforts to introduce resilient tree species, wildfire prevention strategies and enhanced lake monitoring. We will need to use biomass to supplement clean energy production and manage that in an environmentally responsible way.
Campaign Website http://www.calwarwas.com
Contact Phone 2187490460
Facebook (Full URL) http://www.facebook.com/cal.warwas.for.house/
Campaign Twitter Handle @Calwarwas
Campaign Email calwarwas4mn@gmail.com
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