Minnesota and North Dakota Voter's Guide

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Minnesota State House District 34B

State Representatives serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the state legislature. They write and vote on legislation to create, repeal, or change state laws affecting many issues, like health care, the environment, and the economy. They also vote on state taxes and the state spending. A candidate forum for this race is available at https://ccxmedia.org/show-details/?ShowID=35441. More MN forums are available at https://www.lwvmn.org/2024-candidate-forums.

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    Melissa Hortman
    (DFL)

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    Scott Simmons
    (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://melissahortman.com
Facebook (Full URL) http://www.facebook.com/MelissaHortman
Campaign Twitter Handle @Not applicable - you should change to Threads
Campaign Email repmelissahortman@gmail.com
Contact Phone 6123864808
website melissahortman.com
Affordable health care and protecting reproductive freedom — All Minnesotans deserve affordable health care and women should have the freedom to make their own decisions about their health care.

Great public schools — Minnesotans deserve every opportunity to succeed, and we need to continue working to reduce class sizes, expand mental health services in schools, and provide free school meals for every student.

An economy that works better for everyone — DFLers are working to grow the middle class and help Minnesotans build better lives. We will continue to stand with workers, ensure large corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, reduce costs for families, and improve economic security.
DFLers stand with workers and want to ensure that they have good jobs with safe workplaces and wages and benefits that can support a family. That’s why we enacted things like paid family leave, improved protections, made critical investments in child care, school meals, housing; and capped co-pays on insulin, inhalers, and epi-pens to help families make ends meet. We will continue working to improve economic security so Minnesotans can build better lives for themselves and their families.
Over the last two years, we enacted a first-generation homebuyer down payment assistance program to address disparities in homeownership. We established a free college program for families making less than $80,000 a year. We enacted the CROWN Act to address hair discrimination, and we legalized adult-use cannabis to end decades of criminal justice inequities. We will continue working to ensure Minnesotans have the opportunity to succeed — no matter what you look like or where you live.
Over the last two years, DFLers put our state on a pathway to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040, streamlined permitting for energy infrastructure, and provided matching funds for projects through the federal Inflation Reduction Act — the largest federal investment in climate action in our country’s history. We will continue working to take bold climate action and ensure Minnesotans have the clean energy future they deserve.
Campaign Website http://simmonsforhouse.com
Campaign Email simmonsforhouse@gmail.com
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