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Minnesota State Senate District 46

The chief function of a legislator is to enact laws. Each legislator represents a certain area as well as a number of individuals, referred to as constituents, who live in that area. In Minnesota, a state senator represents roughly 78,000 people, while a representative or house member represents approximately 39,000 people. There are 67 members in the Senate and 134 in the House. Senators’ terms are four years (two years in the first election following redistricting) while House members terms are two years.Learn more at the MN Senate website.

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    Lynette Lungay Dumalag
    (DFL)

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    Ron Latz
    (DFL)

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    Kayla Wright
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

If elected, what will your top three priorities be and why? (750 characters)

What will you do to support a vibrant economy across Minnesota and to address inflation? (500 character)

What legislation, if any, would you support to address racial or ethnic disparities in Minnesota? (500 characters)

Do you support the adoption of a ballot issue to add the Equal Rights Amendment into the Minnesota State Constitution - why or why not? (500 characters)

What legislation, if any, would you support to protect clean air and water in Minnesota? (500 characters)

What legislation, if any, would you support to meet the need for safe communities? (500 characters)

What changes to legislation would you support to reduce the influence of big money in elections? (500 characters)

Campaign Website http://www.lynetteformn.com
Campaign Email Lynette@lynetteformn.com
Contact Phone 612-293-5391
telephone 6122935391
My top three priorities are affordability, equity, and safety. Ordinary families are being squeezed by the cost of living, trapped by poorly designed policies. When I talk to neighbors at their door, I hear about these issues, but I also hear the worry in their stories. To give our kids the same chance we had, to build wealth and a family, we need to tackle the housing crisis by removing barriers to building housing that meets the needs of our neighbors. To keep families from feeling the crushing weight of medical debt, we need to move to a single payer healthcare model for all Minnesotans. We need to fully fund our schools and strengthen our gun restriction laws.
A vibrant economy is one where our workers and families thrive. Where we pay a livable wage and don’t have to struggle to get by. We can cut out the profit centers built into expensive middle men in our healthcare system, making it cheaper for businesses to provide the quality healthcare employees deserve. We can support more varied and flexible development by changing our zoning laws to better meet the needs of our neighborhoods, which would increase construction jobs.
As an Asian American, I live in a state where it is legal for a landlord to discriminate potential renters based on their source of income. This is de facto discrimination against minorities, who are more likely to use rental and income assistance. Minnesota has one of the highest disparities in home ownership, which is perpetuated by discrimination and preventing our minority families from taking that first step on the ladder towards building wealth.
Yes. As an Asian American Woman, who has experienced discrimination in various forms, protections in our state constitution is what is right and what is just. It is protection for everyone.
I am supportive of Prove it First legislation. I also am supportive of holding oversight hearings to ensure that our environmental laws are enforced.
We should be using data to guide effective policy and the Hamline University Violence Prevention Project is at the forefront of data collection and research on gun violence. There are many small policies we can enact, which collectively will reduce gun violence like safe firearm storage, making it easier for victims of domestic violence to keep guns out of the hands of their attackers, and delay periods for purchasing.
I am proud to be a Fairvote Minnesota RCV Champion, because moving towards ranked choice voting is one way to dilute the power of any one financial contributor. My campaign also uses the Political Contribution Refund (PCR) system, which caps the amount that can be spent on a race, while giving those least able to contribute an equal voice. I also would support legislation the requires transparency on the identity of the campaign donor.
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