Education:  Minnesota has a constitutional responsibility to provide a solid core education to every child in Minnesota.  Over the past few years Minnesota has had less than adequate funding for our schools.  If we don’t act now our property taxes will continue to increase and the burden of funding our schools will rely too heavily on our local community taxpayers, and our children’s education will suffer because of it.

 Transportation:  All you have to do is drive on the roads across District 25 and the state and you can see how our roads are in need of repair. The repairs need to be done today.  We all know that we cannot wait until tomorrow.   For the past few years Minnesota has been putting bandages on repairs that required a tourniquet.  This needs to be dealt with now.

HealthCare:  We need to ensure that Minnesotan’s have the opportunity to gain affordable and accessible healthcare.  We must see to it that all of our children have healthcare and Congress needs to pass the S-CHIP Resolution.  Prescription Drug Plans need to be made affordable for every Minnesotan.  We should be able to negotiate the prices of our medications instead of the drug company’s dictating the prices to us.

Outdoors/Arts Amendment (90/10):  Plain and simple, this amendment must be passed.  I am in favor of it and will work to see it gets passed.  The money from this amendment will go towards preserving our natural resources for our future generations so they can enjoy hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, and bird watching just as we do now.