Currently holds the office of Minnesota House of Representatives - District 47A until January 4, 2027.
Candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives - District 47A in 2026 Minnesota House Special General Election.
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Get StartedContinue to protect reproductive and gender affirming care for all Minnesotans. Learn more
Expanding funding for non-police emergency response. Fully supporting our non-police emergency response is critical. It allows our responses to be tailored and flexible, and the police are better able to focus on responding to and investigating crimes. Learn more
Ensure options are available for all Minnesotans, not just those with traditional four-year degrees. We need to provide training for people entering trades and the Green economy. Learn more
Expand job training and support for critically underfunded jobs, especially healthcare and childcare workers. Learn more
With education being under attack at the Federal level, we need to be prepared to fill in those gaps as programming is cut, especially for our SPED students, English language learners, and American Indian Education. Learn more
We all depend on a clean, livable environment, and we need to address the existential threat of climate change. As State Representative, I will continue to prioritize protecting our environmental relatives, just as I did as President of the Prairie Island Indian Community. Learn more
Demand high standards for water quality for the health of our waters and our residents. This means addressing PFAS and other contamination, preventing further exposure, and holding polluters accountable. Learn more
Preserve green spaces, parks, and natural spaces. Smart growth should not jeopardize the environment. Learn more
We must continue to take action to reduce our carbon footprint, and we also must mitigate the impacts of the climate change that we are continuing to see happen. I’d like to see the State help support our infrastructure, in particular our stormwater management, urban-green- space preservation, sustainable development and planning. Learn more
Take common-sense steps on gun safety. Weapons of war should not be on our streets, we should limit magazine sizes, expand background checks for all gun sales, and categorical prohibit “ghost guns”. Learn more
Provide more support for senior care and homecare health workers. Learn more
Be ready to provide expanded access to those struggling with healthcare access due to new cuts from the Trump Administration. Learn more
Ensuring our public housing dollars go to different kinds of housing that includes multigenerational, supportive, and senior housing. Learn more
Expanding emergency assistance for families struggling with rent. Learn more
Encourage environmentally sustainable building that prioritizes both density and preserving our green spaces. Learn more
Ensuring our infrastructure meets high environmental standards. We want to reduce the impact that we have on our climate and our waters, and we should be mindful of that in the materials that we use to build, and the environmental impacts of the projects we undertake. Learn more
Provide bonding support for repairing our aging roads and bridges. We have deferred a lot of maintenance as a State, and it is always cheaper to repair and maintain what we have instead of waiting to respond to a catastrophic failure. Learn more
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