Sen. Lucero last week with constituent members of the propane industry and members of the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School Board!

Dear friends and neighbors, 

Exactly three weeks remain in the 2026 legislative session and many are asking what will happen in those 3 weeks? Republicans have spent the legislative session working hard to cut taxes, hold criminal fraudsters accountable, and fix the unaffordability crisis in Minnesota while Democrats have spent the session working for higher taxes, taxpayer funding of illegals, and ignoring fraud.

SF 4223 is the Democrat authored elections bill and was brought to a vote on the Senate Floor Wednesday last week. The bill is focused on controlling political campaigns and political speech while doing absolutely NOTHING to secure our elections or prevent voter fraud.

The bulk of SF 4223 deals with campaign finance regulations; Modifies campaign finance reporting requirements; Expands disclosure requirements; Changes disclaimer requirements; Modifies provisions related to non-coordinated expenditures; Classifies certain candidate address data as private; and Makes changes to campaign finance laws related to security-related expenses.

Notice what's missing? Voter ID, cleaning up voter rolls, verifying citizenship, preventing fraud, and securing absentee ballots.

The most revealing moment of the debate came when Sen. Westrom offered a comprehensive voter ID amendment that would have:

• Required voters to present proof of identity and citizenship before casting a ballot.
• Created a free voter identification card system for anyone who needed one.
• Established clear documentation standards such as driver's licenses, state ID cards, passports, and military IDs.
• Ensure NO eligible voter would be disenfranchised by providing free IDs, multiple acceptable forms of identification, provisions for voters in residential facilities.

The Westrom amendment was drafted to ensure everyone in Minnesota who was eligable to get an ID would be able to vote. This should not be controversial. Requiring identification to vote is common sense. One needs an ID to buy alcohol, board a plane, open a bank account, or pick up a prescription. But according to Democrats, requiring ID to vote is somehow "voter suppression." Every legitimate voter in Minnesota either has identification or can easily get it.

Sen. Koran offered another amendment during the debate that would have removed deceased people from the voter roll system. Correct, the amendment would have ensured dead people were not registered as active voters. However, Democrats unanimously opposed and defeated the amendment. One simply cannot make this up.

The only people who benefit from not requiring voter ID or want dead people to remain on the voter rolls are those who want to commit fraud, Democrats.

Sen. Lucero personally signing letters sent to the parents of the 78 precious newborns welcomed into our community in March!

SF 3295 passed Tuesday on a near party-line vote of 36-31. The massive bill touches on everything from health-related occupations to the medication repository program to behavioral health to children and family services. The bill modifies provisions for the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services Office of the Inspector General, emergency medical services, and children, youth, and families programs. Democrats call the bill "comprehensive reform." In reality, the unconstitutional omnibus bill is simply a massive expansion of government bureaucracy with no real accountability and no plan to pay for it.

The bill creates new mandates on health care providers, expands eligibility for government programs, increases reimbursement rates, and adds layer upon layer of regulation. Every new mandate translates to higher costs. Every new regulation means more paperwork. Every expansion of eligibility means more spending.

Minnesota already has some of the highest health care costs in the nation. Our state budget is bursting at the seams. And the Democrat solution is to spend MORE money, hire MORE bureaucrats, and create MORE government dependency. More bureaucrats making decisions that should be made by doctors and patients. More mandates on providers who are already drowning in paperwork. More spending on programs we can't afford.

Minnesota doesn't need bigger health and human services programs. We need solutions that empower individuals and families, support providers, and keep government bureaucrats OUT of the exam room. SF 3295 does the exact opposite. I voted NO because Minnesotans deserve better than more government, more spending, and more bureaucracy.

I'm proud Elk River is one of the great cities I have the privilege of representing!!

Minneapolis DFL prioritizes promoting drug use and gay sex spas while businesses sink, K-12 schools fail, property taxes skyrocket, and the city circles the toilet drain.

Each and every day I’m continuously humbled at the opportunity to represent and fight for the values and priorities of our great community!

Please contact me to share any issues, concerns, or feedback you have to assist me best represent you. The best way to reach me is by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-296-5655.

Sincerely,

Eric Lucero

State Senator

District 30

Rockford Township, Hanover, Saint Michael, Albertville, Otsego, Elk River, Nowthen, Western Oak Grov

Capitol Address

95 University Avenue W.
Minnesota Senate Bldg. 2413
St. Paul, MN 55155

651-296-5655

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