Minnesota and North Dakota Voter's Guide

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Minnesota State House District 8B

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.A candidate forum for this race was recorded on July 9, 2024 - watch the recording here.

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    Alicia (Liish) Kozlowski
    (DFL)

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    Shawn Savela
    (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://www.alicia-for-duluth.com
Contact Phone 2182603817
Facebook (Full URL) http://www.facebook.com/alicia4duluth
Campaign Twitter Handle @@liishkozlowski
Campaign Email alicia4duluth@gmail.com
As your DFL and labor endorsed candidate, I’m running again because we’re just getting started building the just world we deserve. I’ll continue delivering on the issues Duluthians care most about: strong public education, health care for all, just and affordable housing, protecting our environment, and growing our economy by growing the middle class. We can make housing for all a reality across income ranges so everyone can live in communities they love. Small businesses and families can get ahead and stay ahead by investing in affordable childcare, good paying union jobs, and our infrastructure needs. A just transition is possible by achieving 100% clean energy, holding polluters accountable, and building resilient communities.
Minnesotans are tired of being overcharged and underpaid while corporations make billions. As your state representative, I fought to equalize minimum wage so everyone is paid fairly, make it easier to join a union, curb price gouging, and ensure that corporations pay their fair share of taxes so that our communities can have the schools, infrastructure, and basic services that they need. Together, let's create economic opportunity, advance racial equity, and put power back in your hands.
​Our government and institutions have institutionalized inequality and inequity. It’s unacceptable that Minnesota has some of the worst racial inequities in the country. As Vice Chair of the People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus, we led on equitable investments for entrepreneurs of color to flourish, protecting unhoused relatives and creating pathways to homeownership, ensuring better educational outcomes for youth, addressing systemic causes of violence, and making healthier environments
Minnesota can and must be a leader on this front by urgently achieving 100% Clean Energy, building a clean energy economy, and protecting our natural environment. I strengthened water protections with the DNR, created the Critical Minerals Taskforce to create high-roads jobs, and supported sustainable infrastructure to build for our future. The stakes are high and the moment demands decisive action to meet the scale of our problems and to move us to a clean energy future that protects everyone.
Campaign Website http://shawnsavela.com
Contact Phone 2183109880
Facebook (Full URL) http://www.facebook.com/SavelaForHouse
Campaign Twitter Handle @SavelaForHouse
Campaign Email shawn@shawnsavela.com
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