Minnesota taxpayers are being saddled with increases in property taxes, car tab fees and even delivery fees to pay for all the programs the Democrats instituted during their trifecta in 2023-2024. We need to reign in the spending to reduce taxes by making changes to current laws:

Paid family medical leave: Only up to 12 weeks.

Current policy forces employers and taxpayer to pay for up to 5 months.

K through 12 school meals for only children who qualify for free and reduced meals.

Current policy allows all children to be given free meals. Why are taxpayers paying for wealthy children’s meals?

College tuition scholarships and grants transferred to colleges. Government needs to get out of the business of giving money for college scholarships and let the colleges supply the scholarships. Most colleges have enormous endowments that they can be using to give students scholarships.

Current policy is for taxpayers to pay for college tuition for anyone who makes less than $80,000 per year.

Comply with Federal requirements for those receiving government assistance such as SNAP and WIK. Ensure financial assistance is directed in conjunction with federal requirements where money is needed.

Current Democrat policy is to give money without following Federal standards such as checking to make sure the person Is alive or is not getting assistance in another state.

State sponsored medical assistance: Require applicants to prove residency in Minnesota for at least 12 months before approving medical assistance.

Current policy is open and free to people that come to our state and receive free medical coverage on the taxpayers – Many who are struggling to cover their own insurance.

End taxes on social security: Seniors already paid taxes on this money. Allow them to keep the money they earned without the burden of further taxes.

Our current senator avoids this topic as if it does not occur, meanwhile billions of taxpayers hard-earned tax dollars continue to be funneled to fraudsters.

Stealing and misuse of taxpayer money must have real penalties – strong jail sentences, forced restitution of every fraudulent act and subsequent benefit. 

Stop Fraud before it begins!

As your Senator I will enact laws that prevent fraud by requiring a full audit of every organization applying for government grants. This includes site visits, background checks, and receipts of work performed before grants are paid out. Every increase in payments must require the same scrutiny. And every organization must reapply for government grants every year to receive the same level of money.

Boys out of girls’ sports, bathrooms and locker rooms:  I will prioritize keeping girls safe on the playing field, in their bathrooms, and locker rooms by requiring all boys to compete in boys’ sports and use the facilities that align with their sex at birth. Girls deserve to be able to compete in a fair and safe environment.

As a two-time Minnesota State tennis champion, I know how hard girls work to compete in their sports and no boy should be allowed to take their trophies and scholarships away from them.

School Safety: I will push for 3 D Response systems be enacted in all K-12 schools including public, private and charter and eventually in our colleges. This system provides alert buttons in all rooms which, when set off, alert the local police to the exact location of the intruder and locks down the entire building while also communicating to the people inside what exactly is happening. This bill will also enact strong repercussions for those who set off false alarms.

This bill was presented in the legislature in 2023 but was blocked by Democrats.

Improve educational outcomes for all children: More than half of our students cannot read, do math or understand science at grade level. It all starts with reading. A child who cannot read cannot understand story problems in math or more intricate problems in science.

We need to follow the reforms in Louisiana which required phonics to be taught in all schools, children that cannot read at grade level by the third grade must be held back and restore discipline in the classroom. By removing the disruptive child from the classroom and providing necessary counseling to the child the rest of the students do not have their valuable learning time disrupted and puts teachers back in control of their classrooms.

Redirect the use of technology in grade schools:  It has been proven that technology reduces a child’s ability to learn.  Technology has already been banned in Sweden’s schools.

Day to day learning should be done with paper and pencils for grade school instruction with the teacher as the source of the education instead of the IPAD. Technology should be available in the library for research.

Enforcing our laws: Our current senator is making it easier for criminals to get out of jail or avoid jail time all together.

We need to pass laws and enforce them that have required jail time for violent offences such as rape, theft with a firearm, car jackings and murder.

Roads repaved: Taxpayers pay to have roads for safe travel. 

Ensure tax money (both assessed and via local, county, and state taxes) are used only for tax payer approved items.  St Paul residents deserve to have their streets properly paved in a short, timely fashion.  Taxpayers should not be penalized by higher costs or delays while Contractors operate on ‘incentives’ included in their bids for repairs.  Contractors must be penalized for failing to get work done in the time allotted.