Education:

• Supports investing in schools and increasing school funding
• Wants to increase opportunities for all students to attend their city’s public schools
• Supports affordability of public university tuition and a tax break for students with education loans

Environment:

• Supports conserving natural resources and energy independence, specifically, reducing dependence on fuel sources such as petroleum
• Wants to invest in the protection of Minnesota’s water quality
• Supports affordable energy solutions that will benefit consumers and businesses

Economy:

• Aims to reduce taxes on citizens and businesses

Gun Control:

• A prominent advocate for gun regulation—a more contemporary Republican view
• Supports strengthening background checks and common sense gun control legislation (such as background checks and age restrictions)
• Has supported a bill enforcing universal background checks in order to purchase a gun