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Minnesota State House District 3B

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.

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    Mark Munger
    (DFL)

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    Natalie Zeleznikar
    (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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Continued support of education and childcare initiatives; economic development while protecting our outdoor heritage; protecting reproductive freedom and expanding access to healthcare.
Inflation is not as significant as it was a year ago. Individual items are more expensive but globally, inflation has lessened. I support private/public partnerships and increased affordable housing to keep our workers and our economy strong.
Climate equity is a real issue. Siting landfills and incinerators in underserved neighborhoods can't continue. In addition, more needs to be done to close gaps in public education across all races and ethnicities.
Climate change is real. However, in our move towards a carbon neutral state, we need to be pragmatic. I live in NE MN. We have few electric charging stations for eCars. We need the infrastructure in place to get where we want to go. Also, we need to seek ways of continuing our NE MN way of life (hunting, fishing, boating, ATVing, etc...) while reducing emissions. Creativity will be needed!
Campaign Website http://natalieforhouse.com
Contact Phone 2184096822
Facebook (Full URL) http://www.facebook.com/natalieforhouse/
Campaign Email nataliez@natalieforhouse.com
As your State Representative, I promised to be accessible and I did just that. I held numerous meet and greets, hosted town halls, wrote newspaper articles monthly, and gave my cell number to constituents for direct access to me for questions and concerns. My priorities are to make Minnesota Affordable for everyone, to ensure child care is stabilized for families and free-standing centers in Northern MN after over 50% loss in family childcare and several closures for centers, ensure social security TAX is eliminated for all income levels for seniors to make MN competitive with other states. MN had an 18 billion dollar surplus, and yet childcare centers are closing, taxes were increased by 10 billion and Gov grew 40% which is not sustainable
I support a diversified energy policy that includes propane, diesel, natural gas, Hydro, Nuclear, coal, and wind and solar. Mandates for wind/solar only are unreliable, and unaffordable. Ensure a strong commercial tax base to avoid a large shift of tax burden on individuals and families. Property taxes are based on school, city, and county budgets, and mandates from the state without money to fund them must stop, districts are in layoffs/cuts after historic funding which should never happen.
Supporting education to ensure all can read. Currently, less than 50% of MN kids can read at grade level and scores are at all-time lows despite historic spending by DFL. Without the ability to read, opportunities are limited for a pathway to prosper. If you can't read, one's earning potential is limited, and this needs to be a top focus statewide. I authored and passed bills to encourage pathways for nurses, and trades in our schools to ensure Minnesotans have as many opportunities as possible
I supported initiatives to provide more options including allowing Hydro to qualify under renewable energy standards, and I also support pursuing carbon capture & sequestration technology and nuclear energy. I supported continued funding through Legacy funds which provide money for the clean water fund, outdoor heritage with financing of prairies, forests, wetlands, habitats, etc., and parks and trail funding. I voted for $240 million for lead pipe replacements for clean drinking water for all.
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