getting work done for you

I’m committed to getting things done for Shakopeans. That’s why I’ve held dozens of town halls; created senior, youth, and small business advisory groups, and negotiated and authored impactful bills that were ultimately signed into law.

Legislation that:

• Improves mass transit, child passenger protections, road safety, DVS wait times, consumer protections, and transportation to and from the State Fair (HF3436)

• Requires the use of plain language in written driver's examinations and the driver's manual (HR3071)

• Keeps county sheriffs, police officers, and Shakopee prison corrections officers safer by allowing them to use body scanners when bringing in offenders (HF0733)

• Allows Canterbury Park to continue operations in the event of a MN government shutdown (HF0633)

• Reimburses local school districts for bussing pregnant and parenting teens to their best education opportunities (HF681)

• Allows the use of leashed dogs by hunters to track big game—particularly helpful in recovering lost game and for hunters with color blindness (HF680)

• Requires vehicles to slow down and move over when passing garbage trucks, utility workers, or any vehicle with flashing lights (HF1188)

• Reimburses local police departments for the purchase of bullet-proof vests and other safety equipment (HF1490)

• Secures $250,000 in funding for MVTA’s Route 495 bus route (HF1555)

• Offers technical fixes and updates for the Minnesota Racing Commission and Canterbury Park (HF2018)

• Modifies trucking industry operating standards (HF3240)

• Allows 16-year-olds to safely operate rides at ValleyFair (HF3720)

• Amends and reduces motor vehicle registration taxes to meet new MNLars programming (HF3547)

• Allows Canterbury Park to better function during a pandemic (HF4597)

• Allows the extension of driver’s licenses past their expiration date during the pandemic