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Minnesota State Senate District 24 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Minnesota State Senate District 24 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 24
Incumbent Carla Nelson defeated Aleta Borrud in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carla Nelson (R) | 57.4 | 20,991 | |
| Aleta Borrud (D) | 42.5 | 15,529 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 36,539 | ||||
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Aleta Borrud (D)
The quality of public schools in Minnesota has been a backbone of our economic success, a source of pride for communities, and a draw for businesses seeking an educated workforce. Yet, the state’s investment in education has not kept even with inflation, shifting the responsibility to fund federal mandates to local taxpayers who face increasing property taxes. In addition, Minnesota has not honored its obligation to fund our state institutions of higher education, making it increasing difficult for all students to get the education they seek. This shortsighted focus makes Minnesota less competitive for business innovators who create high paying jobs and whose employees seek quality communities. I will push to fully fund public education.
Minnesota’s healthy landscapes and abundant natural resources are an asset that draws people to our state and holds them here. It is our heritage and one of our most valuable assets, whether it is the rich soil of our working farmlands or the forests and waters that provide recreation. We must protect these. I am committed to working to keep family farmers on the land and to adopt farming practices that build resilience in the face of extreme weather events. I believe we must put the long-term health of our shared natural resources ahead of short-term profits and, in particular, protect the health of our waters. We can create high paying union jobs in clean energy and transit that protects the health of workers and our communities.
Carla Nelson (R)
Safe Streets,Schools and Communities: I will champion efforts that support our men and women in uniform. I supported new programs to increase funding for police recruitment and retention along with efforts to hold criminals accountable. I supported efforts to keep repeat violent offenders in prison and ensure those who commit serious crimes are not released early. With the spike in violent crime, we must be aggressive on both fronts and I look forward to continuing my work to keep our communities safe. I am the only candidate in this race endorsed by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association.
Excellence in Education: Students, staff and families suffered greatly during Covid. I will continue to prioritize excellence in education with a focus on proven reading and math strategies, increased parent involvement and school linked mental health. To meet our workforce challenges, I will continue my focus on dual enrollment like PSEO, and pathways like Ptech. Last year, I fought for and passed School Linked Mental Health grants. During this year's supplemental budget negotiations, I was disappointed that the House rejected over $925 million in state aid for reducing school Special Education Cross Subsidy costs, nearly $60 million to help students with reading loss, and $15 million for our most serious school mental health challenges.
Aleta Borrud (D)
2. Ensuring all those who provide care-giving, whether in the home, a group setting, or institution, receive a wage that honors the challenging work they do, and ensures that we have a workforce ready to care for our aging population. 3. Fully funding our public education system to ensure that every child receives the quality education they deserve and that our educators have the adequate support staff, such as paraprofessionals, mental health experts, and counselors, needed. 4. Protecting our environment by taking advantage of the green energy opportunities available in my district to electrify our transportation systems while creating new employment. 5. Keeping family farmers on the land by investing the resources needed to support the adoption of farming practices that build resilience as well as investing in the infrastructure such as food processing and farm to school that allows them to grow food for our communities. 6. Investing in our early childhood education system to make sure that all kids have an opportunity to get a quality education in the critical first three years and all families can afford to both work and access this resource. 7. Protecting the right of workers to collectively bargain to secure safe working conditions and to receive the compensation and benefits that honors the labor they contribute.
Carla Nelson (R)
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