Affordability, health care, and fighting corruption.
The American dream is slipping away. Housing, child care, college, and groceries have risen faster than income for decades – not from a lack of resources, but from an excessive concentration of wealth and power. I’ll build more housing, expand the Child Tax Credit, and make the wealthiest pay their fair share.
Healthcare can’t be fixed by tinkering. We need Medicare for All – a system that rewards good outcomes rather than insurance company stock prices. The 250 million Americans facing 2026 premium hikes can’t wait..
And we need the strongest anti-corruption laws in American history: no stock trading in Congress, no trading Qatari jets for political favors, no dark money.
We need a new social contract for what we owe each other. I’ll build more housing of all types to close the home shortage, expand the Child Tax Credit and childcare subsidies, establish universal pre-K, cap student loan interest at 2%, and close loopholes used exclusively by the ultra-wealthy. I’ll defend the right to organize – strong unions raise wages for union and non-union workers alike. And I’ll reject reckless tariffs that hurt farmers and manufacturers while raising consumer prices.
Climate change is the existential issue of our time, and it's already here – damaging our farms, ski resorts, and snowmobile industry. I’ll work to rejoin the Paris Agreement, restore tax incentives for renewable energy, EVs, and grid modernization. I’ll hold the richest companies int the world accountable as they try to build data centers in Minnesota, requiring environmental guardrails so they must use clean energy, cooling, and construction.
I’ll oppose cuts to Medicaid and SNAP and work toward Medicare for All as a right, not a privilege. I’ll raise the cap on Social Security taxation to stabilize the trust fund, oppose raising the retirement age, and restore the SSA staffing DOGE gutted. 73 million Americans depend on those checks, and they earned them. I’ll also defend and expand ACA subsidies, fight corporate price-gouging, let Medicare negotiate drug prices, and build housing at the scale the shortage demands.
I support the Freedom to Vote Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Voter Empowerment Act – automatic, same-day, and online registration, adequate early and absentee voting, an end to voter caging and intimidation, and restored voting rights after a sentence is served. I support the DISCLOSE and Honest Ads Acts, small-dollar matching funds, banning super PAC-candidate coordination, FEC reform, and a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United. (477 characters)
Congress has ceded far too much power to the executive branch. My first responsibility is taking it back: closing oversight loopholes, clarifying budget and spending rules, protecting the independence of inspectors general, and setting clear limits on domestic military deployment. My second is accountability to constituents, not donors – so I’ll reject corporate PAC and AIPAC money, host town halls, make my official schedule public, and refuse to trade individual stocks while in office.
I support the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act: a binding code of conduct, disclosure standards for gifts and income, mandatory recusal when a party lobbied for a justice's confirmation or gave gifts to their family, and disclosure of who funds amicus briefs. I’ll work to advance qualified, diverse judicial nominees who reflect the public – including lawyers with backgrounds protecting workers’ rights – and oppose clearly unqualified nominees.
My priorities are those CD2 residents have shared with me. Families are struggling with the cost of living. I will author a child tax credit bill, like the one I authored and passed in the Senate, to help parents manage the cost of raising children. We need more housing, fewer development barriers, and streamlined permitting to make homes and rent more affordable. Increased domestic energy production will lower costs and strengthen security. Pro-growth policies will expand markets for farmers and businesses, create jobs, and reduce prices. Washington must control spending, combat fraud, and demand accountability. I’ll bring practical legislation, measurable results, bipartisan cooperation, and problem-solving to Congress.
Affordability is the issue. Families deserve to keep more of what they earn. I support a child tax credit like the one I authored, along with regulatory reforms to expand housing, deliver reliable American energy, increase health care competition, and help businesses create jobs. In the Senate, I supported apprenticeships that connect kids to good careers without student debt, and I will continue to support them in Congress.
I authored the A+ energy plan: affordable, reliable power from every carbon-free source available. That means hydro, nuclear, wind, solar, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and carbon capture. We should remove old barriers, expand consumer choice, and let innovation, not politics, determine our energy future. An all-of-the-above strategy will strengthen our grid, support good jobs, and keep energy dependable for families and businesses. This will be the template for my energy plans in Congress
My family relied on food stamps and housing assistance when I was very young. Compassion isn’t measured by government spending, but by whether we solve problems. I support low taxes and family tax relief to help families afford basic needs. Safety-net programs should include reasonable work, study, or community-service expectations for able-bodied adults who can participate. These standards can reduce fraud, focus assistance on those who need it, and keep programs sustainable.
We should make it easy for eligible citizens to vote and hard to cheat. I support requiring valid identification to register and vote, while making IDs accessible to everyone who needs one. Voters whose eligibility cannot be immediately verified should receive a provisional ballot and reasonable time to provide the required proof. We also need accurate voter rolls, secure ballot handling, and strong enforcement against fraud so every lawful vote counts and elections remain trustworthy.
I view serving in Congress as a sacred trust. My foremost responsibility is to remain accessible and accountable to CD2 residents and put their interests first. I support banning members of Congress from using inside information or trading individual stocks. I will work to restore Congress as a coequal branch through rigorous oversight and constitutional responsibility. My question in Congress will always be: What does this mean for the Minnesota family trying to make the household budget work?
I believe we need to take politics out of the judicial system and preserve the courts’ independence. I would oppose expanding the Supreme Court for the purpose of gaining partisan control. Their responsibility is to interpret the laws passed by Congress and determine whether laws are consistent with the Constitution, not to make new laws through judicial activism. Reforms should strengthen impartiality, accountability, and adherence to the Constitution while respecting the separation of powers.
