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As your state senator, my goal is to find practical solutions to real problems. State government should help families, businesses and local government.  When I author a bill, fight for an idea or cast a vote, the people of senate district 16 come first. This past session I worked on: Improving Education Providing New Funds

When farmers do well, our rural economy does well. I learned that growing up and working on our family’s farm in the rural Clements/Redwood Falls area. I voted for a new property tax credit that gives farmers tax relief. Building safe farm to market roads and bridges for rural Minnesota is essential for the farm

One of the education challenges we face is fairness in school funding for rural students. As a member of the Education K-12 Policy and Finance Committees I am a strong voice for providing funding equity for all our children. We have increased the funding formula. We have invested in programs for school social workers and