Minnesotans are strong, resilient, and striving every day to build a better future. I will not stop fighting for a future where everyone can get ahead, where your rights and freedoms are protected.
Kari Rehrauer
Strengthen Public Education
As a long time public school teacher, education will always be at the heart of my work as an elected representative. I know that a free and fair public education is one of the founding principles of our country because it is a pillar of a just and democratic society. I will work tirelessly to support our students, make certain there is accountability in our school funding, and ensure every child can succeed no matter their ZIP code.
Next Session Focus:
- Reduce Class Sizes
- Fix the broken health insurance system for educators
- Honor the value public education provides to our communities
Provide Affordable Healthcare
Far too many people have to pay far too much to afford their basic health needs, so we must maintain fair prices for essential prescriptions, like insulin. Special interests and big corporations have prioritized profits over people. I will fight for everyday people and reduce these costs.
In Minnesota, we have faced attempts to kick Minnesotans off their insurance and to gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions. There have been proposals to cut our state’s healthcare programs by billions of dollars. As your Representative, I will put a stop to attacks on our state healthcare program and I will bolster access to affordable and quality healthcare.
Improve Our Energy
Preserving our natural resources and mitigating the devastating impact of climate change is a crucial priority for leaders of every nation. In the Midwest, Minnesota has led the way and we should continue to do so.
Clean energy initiatives are not only good for the planet, they also are more cost effective. They lower costs in the long term and lower your energy bill. Modernizing our energy also brings in new good-paying jobs to our state that can’t be automated or outsourced.
As your State Representative, I promise to support initiatives that will modernize our energy and improve our economy.
Next Session Focus:
- Coon Rapids Dam
- Hold Corporate Polluters Accountable
- Promote heat pumps
- Tree planting
- Encourage economical transit options
- Prove it First and Boundary Waters Permanent Protection Bill
Ensure Safe Communities
As a Coon Rapids Councilmember, I have strongly advocated for funding for public safety and will continue to do so as your Representative. I voted to increase funding for our department, hiring 2 new officers & a social worker, as well as purchasing essential equipment to allow our officers to do their job.
I believe we can both support our police and we can hold officers accountable. Our CRPD is a great example of what happens when we work in partnership. They have an excellent record of building relationships in the community and keeping crime down. In the House, I will help ensure we partner effectively with all departments in the state, and that public safety is funded as a top priority.
Next Session Focus:
- Support our Local Law Enforcement
- Increase safety at the Capitol complex
Sustain Reproductive Freedom
Women should have the right to make decisions regarding their own health care and their own bodies. This is deeply personal and one of the most important decisions someone might face, and it is best left to the individual, their family, and their doctors – not the government and not politicians.
As your Representative, I will protect a woman’s right to choose and I will always champion open access to reproductive health care for all.
When abortion is banned, women suffer. These bans disproportionately take away access for people who already experience barriers to health care, like those with low incomes. This isn’t right.
Make Daily Costs Affordable
We have all felt the effects of the rising costs of food, childcare, and healthcare. I support saving Minnesotans money by making healthcare affordable, prohibiting price gouging by big corporations, and lowering taxes on workers, families, and seniors.
I have been a proud union member since 1999, when I first became a teacher. I support our unions and the working people of our community. By putting people first, we can grow an economy that works for everyone.
Next Session Focus:
- Lower Child Care costs
- Put a stop to price gouging
- Legalize starter homes
- Decrease harsh zoning regulations that prevent development
- Continue programs to reduce homelessness
Common Sense Gun Violence Prevention
Far too many American lives have been lost to gun violence, and we must tackle this issue head on. I support the common sense gun legislation we passed in 2023 including universal background checks and red flag laws.
We cannot allow politicians to put their political ambitions above our safety. It is time to get weapons of war out of our communities. I support common-sense gun safety because I believe that we can do more to curb the violence and ensure the safety of our communities.
Next Session Focus:
- Get weapons of war out of our communities
- Safe storage of guns
- Lost or stolen gun reporting
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