Minnesota and North Dakota Voter's Guide

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Olmsted County Commissioner District 4

County commissioners are the county s key policymakers. They oversee the administration of the county, set county budget, and participate in county long-range planning. County services that they oversee include a wide variety of social service and welfare programs, as well as certain public health programs. Learn more about the day in the life of a county commissioner in this video from the Association of Minnesota Counties. (https://www.mncounties.org/meetings_and_education/day_in_the_life_of_a_minnesota_county_commissioner.php)

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Brian Mueller
(NP)

Biographical Information

If elected, what will your top three priorities be and why? (750 characters)

How would you balance safe and secure elections with voting access? (500 characters)

What do you see as the biggest challenges to mental health and social services in your county, and how would you address them? (500 characters)

What approach would you take to delivering county services while managing the cost of delivering those services? (500 characters)

What role, if any, do you think the county board plays in immigration enforcement? (500 characters)

How do you plan to interact with constituents to best understand the needs of the county? (500 characters)

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Campaign Email muellerbrian88@yahoo.com

1) Fiscal responsibility- most important- Raising taxes is not the answer. Costs for labor and materials are increasing which make it difficult to sustain our current services. We will have to prioritize importance of services. 2) Public Safety- very important- Law Enforcement is stretched thin and recruitment can be challenging. The current minimal consequences for criminals does not deter future criminal activity. 3) Housing for aging- Retired people on fixed incomes cannot afford property tax increases. They need help maintaining homes to live in - This could also help future housing stock.

Elections in Olmsted County are accurate and safe! If someone encounters an altercation call 911.

There is a serious shortage of beds and health providers. I believe we should adopt the State hospital format and build additional hospitals. A concept plan could be developed on Olmsted County land next to the Waste to Energy facility. OC could provide steam and electricity to a State run 300-500 bed hospital. This could also help with decreasing the homeless population.

A very important project is updating the HHS State system, this will increase efficiencies and reduce labor costs to these programs. There are a vast number of services available, and the County will have to set priorities.

Immigration enforcement is under Federal law. If there are warrants for any individuals, the warrants are to be served. The County Board plays no role in these activities.

Attend city and township meetings, also fund raisers and social events. Face to face communication is very important!

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.

Candidate responses are published as they responded and have not been edited, except when responses were longer than the given character limit. In those cases, the responses are truncated.

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