Patty’s Priorities

ALL OF THIS FRAUD took place under the leadership of the Walz administration and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) between 2019 and 2021. So far, no state official has been penalized. The Republican-led Senate held several public hearings about the fraud in 2022, and they also set up the Fraud Prevention Committee. All the while, the Democratic House and Governor Walz ignored the issues.

What Patty will do

• Reduce the size of state government and the budget so MN citizens keep more of their hard-earned money.
• Create an Office of Inspector General – an independent oversight and investigative authority for state agencies.
• Promote expanding ALL energy sources, especially abundant, affordable, clean coal, gas and nuclear to stabilize costs and energy for everyone.
• Remove all taxes on Social Security. (Seniors are losing their homes due to high property taxes.)
• ONLY MN tax-paying citizens qualify for state tax-supported programs.
• Encourage small business owners to grow by pulling back from high taxes and regulations.

The Minnesota schools are at their lowest point in over 50 years, falling from sixth in the nation to 19th. And did you know that almost 40% of the ENTIRE state budget supports public education? Yet, many districts are finding it hard to financially meet the burdens of unfunded state mandates. Less than half the students can read at their grade level, and even fewer students master math and science at their grade level. With this much money being spent, something is very wrong with this picture.