Minnesota State Senate District 65 candidate surveys, 2022

This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Minnesota State Senate District 65 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 65

Incumbent Sandra Pappas defeated Paul Holmgren in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 65 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sandra Pappas (D)	80.1	20,228
	Paul Holmgren (R)	19.6	4,960
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	58

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,246
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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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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?

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Sandra Pappas (D)

I envision a community where every woman controls her own reproductive health and everyone has access to quality health care ity, accessible, low cost healthcare and prescription drugs. Our reproductive rights are under attack more than e I will fight to protect those rights for women and families and to ensure that all families have access to healthcare.

All workers have a right to collectively bargain and should receive family wages, earned sick time, family leave, a secure pension & have a safe workplace.

We deserve to live in a community where all of our residents feel safe. This includes communities of color, who deserve to be treated as someone to protect rather than someone from which the city needs to be protected. It also includes safety from gun violence in the home, in schools, and in public places.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Sandra Pappas (D)

Investing in our infrastructure; criminal justice reform; universal early childhood education; protecting our reproductive rights.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Sandra Pappas (D)

I was thirteen when John F Kennedy was assassinated.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Sandra Pappas (D)

I was fortunate to have a union job as a supermarket cashier from age 16 to 19 during highschool and into college. For three years.