Minnesota State Senate District 25 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Minnesota, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Minnesota State Senate District 25 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 25

Liz Boldon defeated Ken Navitsky and Bill Rood in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Liz Boldon (D)	58.5	19,673
		Ken Navitsky (R)	39.4	13,251
		Bill Rood (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)	2.1	699
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	10

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,633
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Bill Rood (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis of Minnesota)

I'm running for MN Senate so that voters have a real choice. I'm not looking to steal votes from either the Republican or the Democrat, but to provide an alternative for those who refuse to vote for the "lesser evil." Neither Democrats nor Republicans "own" your vote, nor can it be "stolen." It must be earned. Vote for the candidate that most closely supports your positions on issues.

I support a 28th Amendment to override Citizens United: a. Corporations are not people b. Money is not speech Individual rights must not be swamped by corporate power chartered by government, so I support using the threat of a Convention of States to force Congress to formulate such an amendment and send it to the states for ratification.

My top priority will be restoring and protecting your rights as described in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Bill Rood (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis of Minnesota)

I will work to re-assert MN sovereignty as specified in the 10th Amendment, to

   a. Legalize natural, unprocessed substances like marijuana and qat.  What's been proposed so far gives advantage to corporate interests, most from out of state.
   b. Make drugs that are safer than Tylenol OTC (HCQ, IVM).  Tennessee has taken the lead on this
   c. Free doctors of interference from federal and corporate bureaucracies, state licensing boards and the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS).  Nebraska's AG has taken the lead on this.
   d. Protect the Bill of Rights through statute at the state level.  Texas has passed a law forbidding tech monopolies from censoring the speech of their customers.  MN should do the same.
   e. Protect the Guard from deployment in undeclared wars by passing "Protect the Guard" legislation.
   f.  Protect minors from 1) dangerous Covid "vaccines" by prohibiting mandates and upholding parental consent and 2) puberty blockers and genital mutilation.  Such decisions should be delayed until adulthood.
   g. Declare MN independence from CA emissions and auto sales diktats.
   h. Use statute to encourage the AG to prosecute those who violate our rights.

We must restore confidence in elections. This has been a non-partisan concern since before the 2000 "hanging chad" debacle.

We must increase ballot/debate access for alternatives to the duopoly.

See also

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