Most of you may have heard that I went in for a stress test at the Minneapolis Heart Clinic Dec. 10. I had been getting warning signs during the campaign that I needed to check things out. Some shortness of breath and what I kept telling myself was heartburn. I didn’t want to take the […]
Minnesota’s environmental organizations do great work advocating for clean water and air. Some of you may be members of Clean Water Action, Sierra Club – NorthStar chapter, and Conservation Minnesota. They have many fronts they work on and one is legislative. I was fortunate to get a 100% rating from them every year I served […]
I will be visiting some established locations across my district and talking with voters about issues and concerns of the day. Starting with a visit to: 1 Northfield Day Care 2 Carleton’s Weiz Center for the Arts 3 Life Skills publishing 4 Bridge Square and downtown 5 Millstream Commons (Bobby Helling) 6 Longfellow School 7 […]
My good friend Deborah “Arnie” Arneson invited me to come on to her radio show, The Attitude, to talk about my idea for a Middle Class Amendment. You can listen to the conversation here or subscribe to the feed.
July 6th I kicked off my Northfield Campaign for election MN House Seat 20B at Northfield’s Grand Event Center on 4th and Washington Streets. Senator Klobuchar and Governor Dayton sent regrets as they were busy touring flood damage up North after the President’s Emergency Declaration. But both Rep. Paul […]
President Obama signed the Minnesota Disaster Declaration for the counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, Lake, Meeker, Pine, Rice, Sibley, St. Louis, and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. This kind of action will […]
I spent the 4th of July in 100+ degree heat marching with friends in Veseli’s Independence Day Parade. Always a fun event folks are friendly and enjoy the stickering and the chance to visit with local candidates. Fortunately, for us there is a reprieve in the heat but just in case the heat returns below […]
Many of you were affected by the storms that raged through the metro area, southern Minnesota and the North Shore earlier this week. There was also a lot of Water Damage Tampa FL. Some reported home damage basement flooding and loss of trees as well as roof damage. I’ve attached a letter from Commissioner Rothman of the Minnesota […]
Welcome to my new website. My hope is that this new format will make it easier for visitors to the site to find the information about my campaign and candidacy. I owe thanks to Holly Cairns who helped me make this possible. My blog posts now appear more in a magazine style format and you […]