Currently holds the office of Minnesota House of Representatives - District 50B until January 4, 2027.
Candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives - District 50B in 2026 Minnesota Primary Election.
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Get StartedThe rights of women to make their own reproductive health choices under Minnesota law must be protected, and the full range of reproductive health services must continue to be available to all women. Learn more
Everyone should enjoy equal rights under the law regardless of their sex, race, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Minnesota should pass the Equal Rights Amendment and address systemic racism in housing, policing, and other institutions. Steve voted in favor of banning the abuse of LGBTQ youths under the guise of “conversion therapy”. Learn more
Steve feels blessed to represent a city that has a professional, well-trained police department, where we can move about freely and feel safe in our homes and workplaces. Community policing is a local government function, and Bloomington’s police department is highly respected, statewide. Learn more
Most of us chose to live where we do because of the high quality of the schools in our neighborhoods and the educational opportunities that these schools provide to our children. We stay here after our children are grown because the quality of these schools supports the value of our home equity, which can be our largest source of retirement wealth. We are heavily invested in the quality of our schools, and we want them to succeed. Learn more
Steve is a lifelong outdoorsman and conservationist. An avid birder, fisherman, paddler, and cyclist, he is a member of the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter, the Minnesota Nature Conservancy, the North Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, and the Bush Lake Chapter of the Izaak Walton League. He is also a member of the House Climate Caucus. As you might imagine, Steve strongly supports policies to keep our air and water clean. Steve was endorsed by Conservation Minnesota and the Sierra Club again this year. Learn more
Steve believes that all mining in Minnesota must adhere strictly to Minnesota’s rigorous pollution control requirements in every respect. He does not believe that the proposed Twin Metals project within the Boundary Waters watershed can meet those requirements, based upon the available data, and is extremely concerned about the withholding of relevant data by the Federal Government. The Boundary Waters is Minnesota’s “crown jewel,” and its waters cannot be put at risk. Learn more
Steve believes that climate change is real and supports moving to net carbon-free electricity generation as quickly as possible, with batteries used to store energy for when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. Learn more
The elimination of “dark money” from campaign financing. Learn more
The National Popular Vote Compact, which would award the Presidency to the candidate receiving the most votes nationally, rendering the Electoral College moot. Learn more
The universal adoption of Ranked Choice Voting at all levels of government. Learn more
The creation of an independent, nonpartisan state redistricting commission. Learn more
He voted for the Minnesota Legacy Amendment, which enshrined the right to hunt and fish in the state constitution. However, he does not believe that there is any place in our society for private citizens to own or use military-style assault weapons, especially those equipped with large capacity magazines or bump stocks. He will support common-sense gun safety laws that ban the sale of these types of weapons. Learn more
In the meantime, he supports the continuation of MinnesotaCare and the MNSure marketplace to provide affordable health insurance options for individuals and small businesses. Ideally, we would all pay for our health care mostly from the taxes we pay, not from employer deductions from our paychecks. Medicare for all, if you will, with all the various public and private options that are available to Medicare members today, instead of being limited to the plan offered by your employer. This would require Federal reforms. However, there are a number of additional steps the State could take to reduce the cost of health care to Minnesotans, and this has been a focus of his work in the Legislature as a member of the Commerce Committee. Learn more
Steve believes that everyone should have access to the health care they need at prices that they can afford, regardless of their age, place of employment, or pre-existing conditions. As a Medicare participant, he appreciates the options that are available to him and, like many Americans on Medicare, he has chosen a plan that is offered by a private insurer, one that he is free to change each year. He would like to see everyone have such choices. Learn more
Steve is actively addressing zoning reforms that will be necessary in Minnesota. The Twin Cities, in particular, are not building enough new housing as is needed to address the needs of our growing population, and, as a result, rents and home prices are rising beyond the means of the next generation of Minnesota families. Steve is proud of the fact that Bloomington has become a role model among Minnesota cities in creating an effective toolkit to preserve existing affordable housing and promote the construction of new affordable housing. Learn more
Steve continues to support the completion of the Southwest LRT line, but also voted for the audit of the causes of the current budget overruns. Both of our previous LRT projects were brought in on-time and under budget. Learn more
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