Minnesota's taxes were some of the highest in the nation, even before the DFL raised taxes by more than $10 billion last session. I will work to help Shakopee families keep more of their hard-earned money, and fight to finally end all taxes on social security benefits once and for all.
As a long-time police officer, I've been on the front lines dealing with the dramatic increase in crime we've seen over the past few years. I will be a strong supporter of law enforcement and make sure our state, county, and local law enforcement agencies have the resources needed to combat violent crime, fight the fentanyl crisis, and hold criminals accountable so we can begin to get crime under control.
As a father to three children who attended Shakopee Public Schools, I am a strong supporter of our local schools and want every student to get a great education. I will support policies that promote improvements to reading, math, science, and writing skills and help students catch up from learning loss that occurred during the pandemic.
State spending rose by more than 40% last session - an unsustainable increase that will put Minnesota at risk for future budget deficits. We need to get spending under control, and stop wasting money on massive wasteful projects like the $730 million "Palace for Politicians" office building that Democrats recently approved. Agencies should always be looking for ways to save money and resources, and we should use any savings to help reduce the tax burden for families. I will work to eliminate waste and fraud in our public programs and always remember that tax dollars come from Minnesotans and need to be respected.
We need to get Resource Officers back in our schools by fixing the law change that made our schools less safe and forced dozens of schools to have to cancel or suspend their SRO contracts. I will work to give law enforcement the certainty they need to get 100% of SROs back to their posts so they can keep students and teachers safe.
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