Rep. Michael Howard 2022 Legislative Survey

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* 1. As you may have heard, the state of Minnesota has a historic $9.25 billion budget surplus. However, many Minnesotans continue to struggle amidst a global pandemic and its economic impact. What are your top three priorities for what the legislature should do with the surplus?

Fund a Paid Family Leave program for all working Minnesotans

Invest in education to help reduce class sizes and ensure better pay for teachers and paraprofessionals

Infrastructure projects, such as roads, bridges, transit, and wastewater systems

Projects to address and prevent climate change

Decrease or freeze tuition at public community colleges and state universities

Decrease the cost of childcare for working families

Housing, rent assistance, or programs to end homelessness

Tax rebates, tax cuts, or direct payments to Minnesotans such as stimulus checks

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* 2. If you have additional comments about the budget surplus, including ideas that weren't listed above or explanations for the choices made above, please include them here:

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* 3. Should adult-use cannabis be legalized?

Yes

I'm not sure

Only for medicinal purposes

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* 4. Should sports betting be legalized?

Yes

I'm not sure

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* 5. On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is "not at all" and 10 is "a huge impact," are rising prices and inflation causing stress in your personal family finances?

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 6. In which sectors of the economy are rising prices causing your family financial stress? Mark all that apply.

Health care

Prescription drugs

Energy

Housing

Childcare

Food

None of these

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* 7. What policies do you support to address our affordable housing crisis? Check all that apply:

- Expand access for safe shelter for Minnesotans experiencing homelessness

- Preserve and improve existing affordable housing to prevent displacement of renters

- Increase access to direct housing assistance so that no one is paying more than 30% of their income in rent.

- Preserve and build more public housing

- Expand down payment assistance programs to help Minnesotans afford their first home

- Ban zoning practices at the local level that prevent construction of some forms of affordable housing.

- Other ideas _____

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* 8. On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is "not safe at all" and 10 is "very safe," how safe do you feel in your local community?

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* 9. What is the most significant concern you have about public safety in your community? Do you have ideas about how it should be addressed?

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* 10. Should the State be doing more or less to address the COVID-19 pandemic?

Less

The State has gotten it about right

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* 11. Which statement most closely represents your views on COVID-19 vaccine mandates?

The State should require that workers in critical industries such as health care and education get vaccinated.

The State should not mandate vaccination, but also should not prevent private employers from mandating vaccination.

The State should not mandate vaccination, and should prevent private employers from mandating vaccination.

Rep. Michael Howard 2022 Legislative Survey

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* 1. As you may have heard, the state of Minnesota has a historic $9.25 billion budget surplus. However, many Minnesotans continue to struggle amidst a global pandemic and its economic impact. What are your top three priorities for what the legislature should do with the surplus?

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* 2. If you have additional comments about the budget surplus, including ideas that weren't listed above or explanations for the choices made above, please include them here:

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* 3. Should adult-use cannabis be legalized?

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* 4. Should sports betting be legalized?

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* 5. On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is "not at all" and 10 is "a huge impact," are rising prices and inflation causing stress in your personal family finances?

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* 6. In which sectors of the economy are rising prices causing your family financial stress? Mark all that apply.

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* 7. What policies do you support to address our affordable housing crisis? Check all that apply:

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* 8. On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is "not safe at all" and 10 is "very safe," how safe do you feel in your local community?

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* 9. What is the most significant concern you have about public safety in your community? Do you have ideas about how it should be addressed?

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* 10. Should the State be doing more or less to address the COVID-19 pandemic?

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* 11. Which statement most closely represents your views on COVID-19 vaccine mandates?

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* 12. Are there other issues you would like addressed during the 2022 session?