Fair pay. Real housing help. Full bodily autonomy.
These policies are about fixing outdated systems so people who are doing everything right can finally get ahead.
Inflation raises the cost of:
Rent
Groceries
Insurance
Childcare
But wages often stay flat. That means even “stable” workers experience silent pay cuts every year.
Minimum wage increases help some — but they do nothing for millions of middle-income workers.
I support a requirement that large Minnesota employers provide:
A minimum automatic annual wage increase equal to:
The official Minnesota inflation rate
Plus 1% real wage growth
This ensures pay doesn’t fall behind the cost of living.
Applies to employers above a defined size threshold
Uses existing inflation data (no guesswork)
Can be phased in by industry if needed
Includes reasonable exemptions for true hardship cases
This is not about punishment — it’s about baseline fairness.
Workers stop losing buying power every year
Families can plan instead of constantly catching up
Job stability improves because people aren’t forced to hop jobs just to survive
Core belief:
If Minnesota acknowledges inflation exists, paychecks should acknowledge it too.
Housing programs usually decide eligibility based on gross income. Gross income ignores:
Taxes
Healthcare costs
Childcare
Student loans
But families don’t pay rent with gross income.
They pay it with what’s left.
This causes people to be:
“Too rich on paper, too broke in real life.”
Housing affordability programs should qualify people based on:
How much of their take-home pay goes to housing
Not just what they earn on paper.
Cost-burdened:
More than 30% of net income goes to housing
Severely cost-burdened:
More than 40–45% of net income
This reflects real financial stress — especially for:
Single parents
Renters
Caregivers
People with high healthcare or loan costs
Single income households
Uses existing documents:
Pay stubs
Tax forms
No new complicated systems
Applies to:
Rental assistance
Workforce housing programs
First-time homebuyer assistance
This fixes the math, not the mission.
More families qualify when they actually need help
Middle-income renters stop falling through the cracks
Housing assistance goes where it has the most impact
Core belief:
Housing policy should measure strain, not salary.
Even in Minnesota, personal religious beliefs can still:
Delay or deny reproductive healthcare
Override patient consent
Limit insurance coverage
Interfere with provider judgment
This creates gaps in care — especially for:
Women
LGBTQ+ patients
People of different or no faith
I support laws that clearly state:
Healthcare decisions belong to patients and licensed medical providers — not politicians or religious doctrine.
Ends religious exemptions that:
Block or delay reproductive care
Interfere with medical judgment
Protects access to:
Abortion care
Contraception
Miscarriage management
Fertility care
Protects providers from being forced to deny care due to institutional religious rules
This does not attack religion — it protects personal freedom.
Existing civil rights laws often act after harm occurs
This policy prevents interference before harm happens
It creates clarity instead of ambiguity
Medical care is consistent statewide
Patients don’t have to navigate belief-based barriers
Providers practice medicine based on science and consent
Core belief:
Freedom of religion includes freedom from religious control over your body.
This is one agenda, not three separate ideas.
Pay protection keeps families financially stable
Housing reform keeps families housed
Bodily autonomy keeps families free
When people have stability and freedom, communities thrive.
I believe pay should keep up with inflation, housing assistance should reflect take-home pay, and healthcare decisions should stay between patients and doctors — not politicians or religious institutions.