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Dear Neighbors, I hope this email finds you staying well and enjoying the cooler temperatures and the leaves changing. Fall also brings elections season. Here is your quick reminder that there are local elections coming up on November 7th in many of our communities....

Dear Neighbors, I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through June! Here’s an update from the Capitol: On Wednesday this week, Governor Walz announced Minnesota’s health care providers will be ready to vaccinate children 6 months...

Dear Neighbors, I hope you’ve had a chance to enjoy our gorgeous start to June. Here’s quick update from the Capitol: Frontline Worker Bonus Pay Application is Open This week on Wednesday, the online application system for frontline worker bonus pay was launched. It’s...

Dear Neighbors, I hope this finds you well. Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and after the week we’ve had, it doesn’t feel like we need a reminder. Gun violence is an epidemic we need to address, and I continue to advocate for common sense gun safety laws...

Dear Neighbors, The legislative session adjourned Monday as required by the Minnesota Constitution. Per the constitution, we needed to take action on all bills before midnight on Sunday. House members worked around the clock to resolve our differences and craft bills...

Dear Neighbors, We’re in the final stretch of the 2022 legislative session with our constitutionally required date to adjourn set for May 22 at midnight. On Monday, Governor Walz, House Speaker Hortman, and Senate Majority Leader Miller announced an end of session...

Dear Neighbors, We are in the last ten days of the legislative session and have been busy passing individual bills on the House floor, monitoring hearings, and engaging with constituents. House and Senate Conference Committees are working to reach agreements on our...

*This update includes the supplemental budget bills after they left the House floor and before they went into conference committee. I thought you would like to see what the details of the bills before we had to start negotiating with the Senate. Dear Neighbors, The...

Welcome to the new blog section of my website! On this site, I hope to share information about my work at the State Capitol, community engagement work I have been doing, as well as what is happening on the campaign trail. To get started, here is a link to my recent...