Politician
American politician and lawyer (born 1960)
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Supports protecting the environment and natural resources while pursuing a new energy future that reduces dependence on foreign oil and addresses climate change.
🗳 Yea on SJRES187 (2026-08-05)🗳 Yea on SJRES188 (2026-06-03)
Supports comprehensive immigration reform and protections for Dreamers, opposed the 2018 family separation policy, opposes open borders and decriminalizing illegal border crossings, and has called for ICE to leave Minnesota while opposing an ICE funding bill.
🗳 Yea on S2 (2026-06-05)🗳 Yea on S2 (2026-06-04)🗳 Yea on SCONRES33 (2026-04-22)
Supports the Affordable Care Act, including protections for preexisting conditions, and has championed legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.
Supports policies to strengthen the workforce, expand trade with Canada and Mexico, and address issues like the green card backlog to help U.S. companies recruit talent.
Voted for the First Step Act to reduce recidivism through expanded job training, early-release programs, and sentencing reforms for nonviolent drug offenders.
Identifies as pro-choice on abortion rights.
Supports LGBT rights.
S. 3467 — Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization Act
S. 5285 — Visitable Inclusive Tax credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act
S. 5241 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the "John Madden Memorial Post Office".
S. 4020 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
S. 237 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
S. 3285 — ADOPT Act of 2025
