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July 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM

Legislative Update - New Laws

Legislative Update - New Laws Hello Friends,  It’s been a hot July. Between the heat wave and the wildfire smoke, it’s pretty rough out there. A reminder that the Scott County Public Library is a great place to cool down for a bit should you need to, with AC, free wi-fi, an…

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June 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM

Legislative Update - Remembering the Hortmans, One Year Later

Legislative Update - Remembering the Hortmans, One Year Later Hello Friends,  This Sunday marked one year since Melissa and Mark Hortman, along with their dog Gilbert, were senselessly taken from us in an act of political violence. The same man who killed them also attacked…

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May 22, 2026 at 5:29 PM

Legislative Update – Funding the Shakopee Innovation Center!

Legislative Update – Funding the Shakopee Innovation Center! Legislative Update – Funding the Shakopee Innovation Center! Hello Friends,  The 2026 Legislative Session came to an end this week, and I'm proud of the work we accomplished in a tied House to help our hospita…

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May 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM

Legislative Update – Passing Bills to Prevent Fraud

Legislative Update – Passing Bills to Prevent Fraud   Hello Friends,  We’re in the home stretch of the 2026 Legislative Session, and I’m focused every day on passing legislation to help Shakopee and Minnesota thrive.  Last night, I spoke in support of legislation modif…

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April 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM

Legislative Update – Passing Bills, Protecting Minnesotans

Legislative Update – Passing Bills, Protecting Minnesotans Legislative Update – Passing Bills, Protecting Minnesotans Hello Friends,  Imagine you just bought a gift card for your kid's teacher, thanking them for all their great work, but then you find out that criminals…

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April 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM

Legislative Update – Human Health over Corporate Profits

Legislative Update – Human Health over Corporate Profits Hello Friends,  We’re one month out from the end of the 2026 Legislative Session. It’s a time when legislators, the press, and the public are all asking the same question: What will actually get done this year?  …

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April 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Legislative Update – Protecting our Kids

Legislative Update – Protecting our Kids Hello Friends,  Since this session began, I’ve been working to pass my bill banning high-capacity magazines. It's a chance to add a layer of safety in helping protect Minnesotans from gun violence, and it’s something the majority …

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March 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM

Legislative Update – People over Profits

Legislative Update – People over Profits Hello Friends,  First off, I want to wish all our Shakopee families a happy spring break! I hope you have time to recharge and to get outside and enjoy the wonderful parks and trails our city and region has to offer.  This session…

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March 20, 2026 at 2:49 PM

Legislative Update – Parkinson’s Prevention and Research

Legislative Update – Parkinson’s Prevention and Research Hello Friends, Last week, I was honored to stand with Parkinson’s patients and advocates as we announced a pair of bills to prevent Parkinson’s disease and invest in state-level PD research. Partnering with the Michae…

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March 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM

Legislative Update - Preventing Fraud and Town Hall Recap

Legislative Update - Preventing Fraud and Town Hall Recap Hello Friends,  Thank you to all those who joined us for our Virtual Town Hall on Tuesday evening. It was great to see familiar faces amidst all the activity here at the legislature.   We discussed broad topics …

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March 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM

Tonight: Virtual Town Hall!

Tonight: Virtual Town Hall! Hello Friends,   The 2026 Legislative Session is now in full swing. There’s a lot to do, as we work to protect Minnesotans’ constitutional rights, address gun violence, protect our public services from fraudsters, and buil…

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March 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM

You're Invited! Virtual Town Hall

You're Invited! Virtual Town Hall Hello Friends,   The 2026 Legislative Session is now in full swing. There’s a lot to do, as we work to protect Minnesotans’ constitutional rights, address gun violence, protect our public services from fraudsters, an…

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March 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM

Legislative Update - Improving Traffic and Pedestrian Safety

Legislative Update - Improving Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Hello Friends, This session, I am honored to serve as the co-chair of the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. I’ve been on this committee my entire time in the Legislature, including serving as vice…

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February 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM

Taking Action on Gun Violence Prevention

Taking Action on Gun Violence Prevention This week, the House Public Safety Committee heard my bill banning high-capacity magazines. Hello Friends,  This week, the House Public Safety Committee heard my bill banning high-capacity magazines. This would prohibit ma…

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February 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM

Legislative Update - Working for Shakopee in D.C.

Legislative Update - Working for Shakopee in D.C. Hello Friends, Last week, I travelled to D.C. to push Congress to oppose additional funding for ICE, which has been terrorizing our most vulnerable neighbors and trampling on our constitutional rights fo…

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February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM

Legislative Update - Town Hall Recap

Legislative Update - Town Hall Recap Hello Friends, Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our recent virtual town hall. We talked a lot about ICE, the impact of ‘Operation Metro Surge’ on Shakopee, and what our community and state government…

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January 27, 2026 at 7:47 PM

Legislative Update: Reminder - Tonight’s Virtual Town Hall

Legislative Update: Reminder - Tonight’s Virtual Town Hall Hello Friends, Quick reminder that we’ll be hosting a Virtual Town Hall this evening!  We’re going live at 7:00pm. To receive the Zoom login information, please RSVP here by 6:00pm. …

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January 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM

Legislative Update - Join Us for a Virtual Town Hall

Legislative Update - Join Us for a Virtual Town Hall Hello Friends,  There’s a lot going on in our community and state right now. I spoke to the impact of the federal government’s actions on Shakopee in my update last week, and on top of all of that, th…

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January 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM

Legislative Update - ICE in Shakopee

Legislative Update - ICE in Shakopee Hello Friends,  This is not a fun update to write. Certainly not how I wanted to start the new year. Ideally we’d be spending this time talking about the success of Minnesota’s new Paid Leave program, the laws that w…

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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Legislative Update - Thanksgiving

Legislative Update - Thanksgiving Hello Friends,  This week, many of us will gather around the table to give thanks and celebrate with family and friends. I want to thank you for the honor of representing Shakopee in the Minnesota House of Representativ…

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October 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Legislative Update - Paid Leave Coming January 1st

Legislative Update - Paid Leave Coming January 1st Hello Friends,  I wanted to provide you with an important update on one of our biggest legislative accomplishments from the last few years, Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act. It’s a new prog…

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September 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Legislative Update - Addressing Gun Violence

Legislative Update - Addressing Gun Violence Hello Friend, It was a tough summer in Minnesota this year, bookended by horrific acts of gun violence. In June, we lost Melissa and Mark Hortman in addition to the attack on the Hoffmans, and the tragedy at …

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August 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM

Legislative Update - New Laws & Data Privacy

Legislative Update - New Laws & Data Privacy Hello Friend,  Though we wrapped up our legislative work in June, we’re just seeing our work from this year’s session become officially enacted, with the bulk of our budget and laws going into effect on J…

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June 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Honoring Melissa & Mark Hortman

Honoring Melissa & Mark Hortman Hello Friends,  On Saturday, June 14, we all awoke to the devastating news that Melissa and Mark Hortman were assassinated in their home. Senator John Hoffman, along with his wife Yvette and daughter Hope, were also t…

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June 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Legislative Update - Tonight’s Vigil for Melissa and Mark Hortman

Legislative Update - Tonight’s Vigil for Melissa and Mark Hortman Hello Friends,  I know many of us are still struggling to find the words, myself included. Last weekend’s violence that claimed the lives of Melissa and Mark Hortman, and grievously injur…

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June 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM

Legislative Update - Our New State Budget

Legislative Update - Our New State Budget Hello Friends, Earlier this week, the Minnesota Legislature met for a one-day special session to pass our remaining budget bills, funding state government and the services our Shakopee neighbors rely on for the …

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May 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM

Legislative Update - Passing Our State Budget

Legislative Update - Passing Our State Budget Hello Friends,  The regular 2025 Legislative Session wrapped-up on Monday, though it wasn’t much of an ending. Several key budgets have yet to be passed, and a special session will be needed to finish that w…

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May 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Legislative Update - The House’s Budget Bills

Legislative Update - The House’s Budget Bills Hello Friends, We’re in the home stretch of the legislative session, with May 19, our constitutional adjournment date, fast approaching. With that in mind, I’m happy to say the Minnesota House has been produ…

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April 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Legislative Update - No Office Hours Tomorrow

Legislative Update - No Office Hours Tomorrow Hello Friends!Just wanted to share a quick update that I will not be able to make it to our regularly-scheduled Shakopee Office Hours tomorrow. We’ve reached the point in the legislative session where schedu…

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March 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Legislative Update - Tomorrow’s Virtual Town Hall

Legislative Update - Tomorrow’s Virtual Town Hall Hello Friends, As we enter the 2nd half of this year’s legislative session, I wanted to remind you of our next opportunity to touch base and have your questions answered - tomorrow’s Virtual Town Hall. W…

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March 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Legislative Update - Join us for another Virtual Town Hall

Legislative Update - Join us for another Virtual Town Hall Hello Friends, As we hit the halfway point of the legislative session and hit our stride of working within a tied Minnesota House of Representatives, I wanted to host another Virtual Town Hall to…

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March 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Legislative Update - A Tied Minnesota House

Legislative Update - A Tied Minnesota House Hello Friends! Following last week’s special election in Roseville and the election of DFLer David Gottfried, the Minnesota House is finally at full membership and back to a tie. On Monday, Rep. Gottfried was …

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March 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Legislative Update - House Floor Votes

Legislative Update - House Floor Votes Hello Friends, I want to start by thanking everyone that showed up for our virtual Town Hall last week. For a Tuesday night event, we had a pretty good turnout. A lot of our discussion focused on the impact of the T…

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March 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM

Legislative Update - Tonight’s Virtual Town Hall

Legislative Update - Tonight’s Virtual Town Hall Hello Friends,Quick reminder that I’m hosting a Virtual Town Hall this evening from 8-9pm, so there’s still time for you to sign up and receive the login info!If you can RSVP here by 7pm, I’ll make sure yo…

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February 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM

Legislative Update - Tuesday’s Virtual Town Hall & Upcoming Office Hours

Legislative Update - Tuesday’s Virtual Town Hall & Upcoming Office Hours Hello Friends!With the 2025 Legislative Session in full swing, I wanted to let you know about some upcoming opportunities to touch base with me on our work in the Minnesota Hous…

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February 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Legislative Update - Back at the Capitol

Legislative Update - Back at the Capitol Hello Friends! We’re back in the swing of things at the State Capitol, thanks to the power-sharing agreement we were finally able to achieve earlier this month. I’m incredibly thankful for Speaker Emeritus Hortma…

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January 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Legislative Update - Friday’s Chamber of Commerce Event

Legislative Update - Friday’s Chamber of Commerce Event Hello Friends, If you haven’t heard, the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce will be holding their Legislative Update event this Friday, January 31, from 9-10am at the Shakopee Brewhall. I’ll be there, as…

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January 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM

Legislative Update - MVTA Connect

Legislative Update - MVTA Connect Hello Friends, In my previous legislative update, I covered the new laws taking effect this year. If you haven’t read it yet, you should check it out! This week, I’m excited to share that the Minnesota Valley Transit Au…

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December 20, 2024 at 7:04 PM

Legislative Update - January’s New Laws

Legislative Update - January’s New Laws Hello Friends, Shoveling is never fun, but it’s the time of year when I really appreciate a good blanket of snow. As we prepare for the various upcoming holidays and the new year, it’s a great time to reflect on 2…

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July 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM

Legislative Update - Summer Newsletter

Legislative Update - Summer Newsletter Hello Friends,? Just wanted to provide a quick update that this will be my last newsletter until after the election. Whether seeking reelection or not, legislators cannot send certain communication to constituents …

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July 3, 2024 at 7:45 PM

Legislative Update - New Laws Take Effect

Legislative Update - New Laws Take Effect Hello Friends,? I hope you?re staying safe and dry during this particularly rainy start to summer. We?re no strangers to the Minnesota River flooding in Shakopee, but for those of you driving around the state th…

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June 4, 2024 at 5:18 PM

Legislative Update - The 2024 Legislative Session

Legislative Update - The 2024 Legislative Session Hello Friends,? The legislative session has adjourned, Shakopee schools wrap up this week, and summer is within reach!? I want to thank you again for the incredible honor of being Shakopee?s representati…

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May 15, 2024 at 11:29 PM

Legislative Update - The Final Days of Session

Legislative Update - The Final Days of Session Hello Friends,? We?re in the final stretch of the 2024 legislative session, with our work constitutionally required to be completed by Monday. It?ll be a busy week (and weekend) but we?re already passing so…

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April 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM

Legislative Update - Passing Policies

Legislative Update - Passing Policies Hello Friends,? It?s a busy time in the Minnesota House, with our committees finalizing policy packages and supplemental budgets. With last year?s focus on crafting our two-year state budget, much of our work this y…

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March 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM

Legislative Update - Shakopee at the Capitol

Legislative Update - Shakopee at the Capitol Hello Friends,? I had an absolute blast welcoming 7th graders from Shakopee West Middle School to the Capitol over the last few weeks. We?ve been working on this event for a while, and I?m so happy it worked …

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March 8, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Legislative Update - You’re Invited to Tuesday’s Town Hall!

Legislative Update - You?re Invited to Tuesday?s Town Hall! Hello Friends! Save the date and RSVP for our Town Hall that we?ll be hosting on Tuesday, March 12, starting at 7pm. You can RSVP here to receive the location information. …

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February 22, 2024 at 10:14 PM

Legislative Update - The 2024 Legislative Session

Legislative Update - The 2024 Legislative Session Hello Friends,? The 2024 Legislative Session began last week, and I couldn?t be happier to be back at work representing Shakopee in the Minnesota House. The hallways of the Capitol are once again full of…

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January 25, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Legislative Update - New Year, New Laws

Legislative Update - New Year, New Laws Hello Friends,? I hope your 2024 is off to an amazing start! On my end, the start of the new year has been primarily focused on our return to the state legislature next month, with the 2024 legislative session beg…

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December 14, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Legislative Update - Wrapping Up 2023

Legislative Update - Wrapping Up 2023 Hello Friends,? As we near the end of the year, it?s natural to be reflective, and looking back on what we accomplished this year, both for Shakopee and our entire state, I couldn?t be more grateful for this opportu…

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November 17, 2023 at 8:34 PM

Legislative Update - The 2024 High School Page Program, MVP Survey

Legislative Update - The 2024 High School Page Program, MVP Survey Hello Friends,? Do you know a high school junior interested in government? We have a deadline fast approaching for the High School Page Program at the Minnesota House, with applications …

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