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Issues & Priorities
Health Care
Expanding Minnesota Care - I will work to ensure that Minnesota Care covers the working and middle class.
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Oversight of Nursing Care - I will work to bring better oversight of nursing care and group home facilities to ensure our most vulnerable Minnesotans receive the best care.
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Expanding Mental Health Care - I will work to create more 16-bed mental health facilities to meet growing needs.
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Living Wage for Healthcare Workers - I will work to ensure personal care attendants other professionals who care for the most vulnerable are paid a living wage. Paying a living wage will attract the best caretakers for our elderly and most vulnerable Minnesotans.
Health Care Rights
Health care is a right and I will support legislation that ensures people can get the care they need.
Combatting Fraud
Outsourcing social programs to businesses has opened the door to a lack of oversight and fraud.
We must stop outsourcing government services. These services need to be provided by state and county governments to ensure proper oversight and pathways for reporting waste and fraud. I will ensure that our tax dollars are responsibility spent so that those in need receive services.
Veterans
Veterans made sacrifices for our freedom. It is important to provide supportive services for them when they return home. I will work to improve case management, mental health services, and food and housing assistance for our veterans.
Labor
I will support legislation that will ensure we have a living wage and strong unions in the public and private sectors.
We need legislation that will raise the minimum wage, protect collective bargaining and prevent outsourcing public services to private businesses.
Housing
Homelessness - I will bring innovative ideas and legislation to address homelessness.
One way we can do this is by working with local governments to convert abandoned hotels and other buildings into dormitory-style shelters that provide safe housing and services for individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
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Affordable Housing - I will work with local governments to increase affordable housing options, especially for seniors, and to stabilize market-rate housing costs.
Education
I will ensure the state fully funds K-12 education, especially special education programs, so schools don't have to rely on property taxes for funding.
As a parent, I advocated for my five children to ensure they were prepared for success. As your legislator, I will continue to serve as an advocate for students, parents and teachers.
Affordable Child Care
Parents must have access to affordable child care so they can work and provide for their families. This can be achieved by expanding our public education system to include child care for infants and young children.
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