Minnesota and North Dakota Voter's Guide

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Minnesota State House District 19A

House - 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 state spending.

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    Keith Allen
    (Rep)

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    Martha Brown
    (DFL)

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 characters)

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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Economic fairness. Economic fairness means making sure the economy works for working people—not just those at the top. That includes revamping our tax system so everyone, including corporations and the wealthiest Minnesotans, pays their fair share; making healthcare accessible and affordable for all; raising wages; and strengthening unions and collective bargaining.

Affordable housing. We need to expand housing options and make sure people who work in our communities can afford to live here.

Protecting Minnesota’s resources and environment. Clean water, healthy soil, and our natural resources are essential to our communities, farms, and economy. We need to protect them while making thoughtful decisions about development and growth.
The economy is out of balance due to 40 years of policies that benefit corporations and the wealthy. To bring prices down, we must break up the monopolies that dominate every sector and put competition back into the marketplace. This means strengthening anti-trust laws and supporting small businesses. Tariffs and inflation caused by incompetence in Washington hurts us all, but states can and must do more to tax business profits, tax personal wealth, and incentivize competition.
1. Require state agencies to evaluate where disparities occur, such as in Educaton and Public Health, to dis-agregate data, and to engage with marginalized communities to inform and guide systemic change. 2. Invest in marginalized communities (transportation, affordable housing, etc.) 3. Consult the wealth of evidence-based practices available to inform policies. 4. Provide tax incentives for businesses to hire BIPOC employees. 5. Raise the minimum wage for everyone, inc. dev. disabled people.
Absolutely. This needs no explanation - we have 250 years of history to justify why this is needed. And laws that follow its adoption must have very sharp teeth.
I support a moratorium on data centers until proper environmental permits and regulations are in place. I support a ban on mining near the Boundary Waters and other sacred waters and lands. I support legislation prohibiting the use of chemical fertilizers on private and public waterfront properties, and continuing to work with farmers to reduce fertilzer use through cover crops, no/less-till practices, etc. I support incentivizing green/zero carbon/LEEDS certified development.
I would like to see Restorative Justice offered in every court and every school. I support funding law enforcement as well as full funding for education. I support rehabilitation and treatment programs for incarcerated persons, and the expansion of state-wide mental health facilities. And it is vital to invest in programs designed to PREVENT crime and violence, including domestic/IPV, sexual violence, racial/gender discrimination, vaping, drug & alcohol use, etc. that contribute to criminality.
Campaign finance laws in MN regulate how much a candidate can raise. However, PACs and individuals can spend millions for or against candidates. This needs to be prohibited or restricted to small dollar amounts. A permanent solution is publicly funded elections that level the playing field and allow more people access to run for office. We cannot wait to address this problem - we need legislation in the next session that will put an end to big money in elections in Minnesota.
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