Minnesota and North Dakota Voter's Guide

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Minnesota State Senate District 32

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.Senate - “Upper chamber” with 67 districts (redistricting takes place every 10 years following the census). Senators typically serve 4 year terms.Watch a candidate forum for this race recorded on October 6, 2026.

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    Chris Ford
    (DFL)

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    Michael Kreun
    (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)

Do you support the adoption of a ballot issue to add the Equal Rights Amendment into the Minnesota State Constitution - why or why not? (500 characters)

What legislation, if any, would you support to protect clean air and water in Minnesota? (500 characters)

What legislation, if any, would you support to meet the need for safe communities? (500 characters)

What changes to legislation would you support to reduce the influence of big money in elections? (500 characters)

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My top three priorities are making life more affordable, public safety, and investment in education. Costs are rising in every aspect. Working to lower costs and ensuring that our taxpayer dollars are being well spent is incredibly important to me. Public safety is also a priority of mine. As a former firefighter, I know the crisis facing first responders when it comes to retaining employees and having enough investment in their programs. We also need to continue to heavily invest in our kids' education. We must ensure that our funding for schools across the state is stable, equitable, and keeps pace with actual costs of educating kids. Stronger schools mean stronger teachers and students, who help us ultimately build stronger communities.
We need to take the issues of affordability, and government accountability head on. My first priority will be to work across the aisle to lower the costs of child care, health care, housing, and groceries, while keeping taxes competitive for small businesses and workers. That means responsible budgeting, strong labor protections for workers, and a government that does more to combat waste. Let’s expand our housing supply and help take some of the burden off of working families.
I support the legislative frameworks we have in place that address racial and ethnic disparities. I’d take up the issue myself if elected. As a paraprofessional, I'll support programs that directly address racial disparities in education. These programs make our students stronger, along with our teachers and schools. We need to continue to support fair redistricting practices and strong voter protections to ensure that people of color across the state aren’t being overlooked and excluded.
Yes. I support the Equal Rights Amendment being a ballot issue for voters to decide. The amendment would ensure legal protections against discrimination for all Minnesotans in the State Constitution. I believe Minnesotans should have the opportunity to make their voice heard.
We must protect our clean air and water here in Minnesota. Having strong pollution limits and robust funding for clean water programs is important to protecting our water quality and drinking water sources. I’d support legislation that ensures regular testing and upgrades to our water system infrastructure, as well as science based solutions that protect our communities from harmful chemicals.
What we saw last winter was not safe communities. I’ll fight to make sure people are held accountable and that we protect our communities from unlawful immigration raids. With that, we must also invest in our law enforcement agencies. As a former firefighter, I know how important it is that first responders have the best resources to meet situations with the appropriate response. Making sure that we have a community that supports, protects, and works for the people is key!
I think that we already have some of the best laws to keep big money out of elections. We can always do more. I would support legislation like the Minnesota DISCLOSE Act, aimed at reducing undisclosed corporate money from influencing our elections. This requires larger donors to be named, closes spending loopholes and guarantees that disclosure rules apply universally in our elections. Voters across the country and state deserve transparency when casting their ballot.
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The League of Women Voters of Minnesota and North Dakota crafted the questions sent to the candidates in the Spring of 2024. They reached out to candidates based on contact information in their public candidate filings. Candidates with email addresses were invited and reminded with emails. Candidates with only mailing addresses were sent a letter. Candidates with phone numbers received a phone call as well.

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