City/Town: Glencoe

Legislative District: Senate District 17

Party: Republican Party of Minnesota

Candidate responses in italics.

Q1: Housing plays a critical role in economic stability, health, and quality of life for individuals and families. However, disparities in housing continue to affect communities of color, people with disabilities, rural communities, and other historically underserved populations. What meaningful actions should be taken to acknowledge, address, and eliminate housing inequities and advance housing opportunities for all Minnesotans?

Reduce property taxes and construct costs. Reduce sales taxes and income taxes. Mn is now at an average age of 40 yrs old to purchase 1st home mostly due to mn government driving up costs exponentially and in most cases unnecessary.

Mn government is growing faster than the private sector ex DFL grew Mn government 40% in 2 yrs. This is economic insanity. Also tax credits for 1st time home buyers on property and income taxes along with child tax credits. Get rid of the 2040 green new scam deal! Also a host of other unnecessary regulations and taxes which artificially inflate costs.

Numerous other issues state government could address however this is a partial list

Q2: Supportive housing combines affordable housing with support services that help people who face the most complex challenges to live with stability, autonomy, and dignity. Supportive housing provides better outcomes and is fiscally responsible. What will you do to ensure community members who are unhoused or unstably housed receive the support they need to obtain or keep their own homes?

See above

Q3: Homeownership is a way to build generational wealth, provide family and household stability, and support community vibrancy. More and more Minnesotans are priced out of owning a home because of rising housing costs, including purchase price, homeowners’ insurance, and property taxes. What steps will you take to increase opportunities for renters and first-time homebuyers to purchase homes, condos, or cooperative ownership models?

See above Mn government taxation and regulations is the main problem

Q4: In the last several years, bipartisan action to streamline building of new homes and apartments has passed in several states, including: allowing for multifamily buildings in select commercial areas, limiting parking requirements, allowing smaller homes on smaller lots, and more homes per lot in residential areas like duplexes, fourplexes, and accessory dwelling units. What reforms do you support to modernize zoning to both enable homes to be more affordable statewide and improve city tax bases?

Stop passing unfunded mandates on cty and cities like African child mandate which if implemented will drive up property taxes.

Q5: Despite housing being the largest cost in the average household budget, housing receives only a small fraction of the total state budget at just 0.3%. A lack of ongoing reliable funding for housing in Minnesota’s state budget has resulted in an undersupply of stable homes affordable to our workforce, our elders, and our families. In recent years, a constitutional amendment for housing, which would dedicate revenues from a sales tax increase to housing, has gained momentum at the legislature. What revenue options will you champion to more adequately meet our need for reliable funding for homes we can afford?

Pass tax credits for seniors to donate down payments for 1st time home builders

Q6: If you have other housing policy priorities, especially specific to your district’s housing needs, please share them here.

Get rid of housing agency it has been a complete failure