Alan Kantrud
Alan Kantrud was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 39B of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Kantrud's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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EDUCATION Issues of education: particularly pre-K, and the propriety of closing local schools, are on my radar, locally, but the larger issues regarding education funding and supporting technical training are also looming large as we consider where our kids and young adults will devote their time and futures to. There is no question that Minnesota needs to continue to be a leader in educating its children and training them for careers that keep them in our State. With a large budget surplus, the Legislature nonetheless passed-on another tuition increase. With Minnesota ranking 5th in the nation for student loan debt, the Legislature needs to do more to make college affordable to all and we can't keep handing off increases to our kids. Our kids once paid 1/3 of the cost of higher ed: they now pay 2/3's of it. This pattern has to stop if we want our kids to go to the University in Minnesota or any other public college. GOOD WORKERS AND GOOD BUSINESS We need to focus on pay-equity and live-able wages. Many workers who provide critical services to residents, particularly home health care workers, in the District and in the State are not able to survive on the wages that they receive. We must provide people the opportunity to work, but we also need to honor their work with the ability to bring home a wage that allows them to live a decent life: to raise a family, educate their kids and enjoy a minimum standard of living. That is not happening now. It needs to change. That certainly means allowing families to have the flexibility to stay home when they need to and not lose a job or a paycheck. Similarly we need to ensure that the State maintains an atmosphere that says we are "open for business". I will work with the Chamber(s) to keep the small business environment as healthy as possible to ensure that businesses themselves are treated fairly and keep creating the jobs that keep Minnesota working. This has to be a partnership! LABOR RELATIONS I think we need to really look at labor as a catalyst of business not a target to assault. For years now labor and their unions have been vilified for doing nothing more than championing fair wages and standards for their member-workers, including paid family leave. Whether teachers, drivers, trades-people, public employees or simple laborers: they all deserve a fair day’s pay and benefits for a fair day’s work and the ability to stay home for a limited time to care for themselves, their children or their parents and still count on a paycheck! This is important to everyone who knows what it’s like to rely on a paycheck. Strong workers equal strong labor equal a strong economy. I am going to fight to bring the needs of workers into balance with the needs of their employers. GOVERNMENTAL TRANSPARECNCY Minnesota has just seen one of the most ineffective legislative sessions in recent history. While there is plenty of blame to go around, some if not many of the problems, including the 100M dollar "blunder" in the tax bill that was passed, could have been solved or caught if the legislature would provide a preview-period for bills. I will fight for the ability for all of Minnesota as well as the legislators themselves to know what they are voting and vote what they know. AREA GROWTH As a District we need to be aware of how the State shapes transit corridors and growth as well. The next decade will see about 2 million new residents moving into the metro area and they will have a different view of transportation. The District needs a clear, strong voice regarding this. I will listen to the voices and carry them, collectively, to the State legislature to make sure we have a meaningful seat at the table.[1] |
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| —Alan Kantrud[2] | ||
Elections
2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
Incumbent Kathy Lohmer defeated Alan Kantrud in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 39B general election.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 39B General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 59.05% | 13,793 | ||
| Democratic | Alan Kantrud | 40.95% | 9,564 | |
| Total Votes | 23,357 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Alan Kantrud ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 39B Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 39B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
Incumbent Kathy Lohmer ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 39B Republican primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 39B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
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See also
- Minnesota House of Representatives
- Minnesota House of Representatives District 39B
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Minnesota State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alan Kantrud, "Issues," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016