We need to get our economy moving again and keep us safe from COVID. We can and need to do both simultaneously. 
Our schools have been turned upside down due to COVID. We need to help them recalibrate and rebuild.
2021 State Budget Priorities
- Keep Our Kids Safe and On Track
- Provide Our Schools the Tools to Succeed
- Help Small Business Recalibrate
- Keep Us Working and Safe
- Work for Affordable Health Care Options
Teachers and schools need resources to move education forward no matter what it looks like. Students need access to their teachers. Whether it is distance learning, in-classroom learning, or a hybrid of both. We need to be able to roll safely with all scenarios. And we have to do this safely.
The government can announce “back to school” or “back to work,” but the reality is parents will not send their kids and customers will not patronize a business unless they feel safe. We need our economy to rebound, but to get there we must work together and think outside the box.
We can rebuild our economy and educate our kids by focusing on where we need to go, working together, and following commonsense and flexible guidelines. Wearing face covers and social distancing in public can help keep our families, children, and co-workers safe. I believe in calling balls and strikes, it doesn’t matter to me if the pitcher of a good idea is wearing a Republican or Democrat jersey or anyone else. If it is good for our public schools, I’m going to take a swing at it.
I ask for your vote and support to be your new Minnesota State Representative for District 30A.
