FIGHTING FOR THE HEART OF THE NORTHLAND
Proud to be an Independent candidate standing up to fight fiercely for the people of the Iron Range & Northland. This is not
HERE'S HOW WE'LL WORK TOGETHER TO GET THE JOB DONE:
Public Service, Not Partisanship
Kim is proud to be a public servant, not a politician.
Her votes in the Minnesota Senate will belong entirely to the people of the Iron Range and the Northland. She will represent our values, uplift all of our voices, and work collaboratively with other legislators - no matter their party affiliation - to get the work done that matters to all of us here in the Northland.
Fiscal Responsibility
Our state government should manage its finances the same way most middle and working class families in the Northland do... responsibly.
With 30 years of professional experiences as a CPA and as a Certified Fraud Examiner across the public and private sectors, Kim will bring to the Minnesota Senate the financial background, experience, and skills necessary to effectively protect working families.
Safe & Healthy Communities
Relationships are at the heart of safe and healthy communities.
In the Minnesota Senate, Kim will draw upon her experience as a Fire Civil Service Commissioner and School Board Director, and she will stand up for increased funding for EMS, fire, police, and mental health services in our Northland and greater Minnesota communities.
Education & Training
Kim believes wholeheartedly in the power of great education and job training. She has dedicated her life to fighting for every person to have great opportunities to prepare for a bright future, whether that means further education, entering the workforce, starting a business, enlisting in the military, or other.
In the Minnesota Senate, Kim will draw upon nearly 25 years of professional service with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system throughout northeastern Minnesota, where she worked first as an internal auditor and now as a business manager, as well as her 6 years of service as a Board Director of the Hibbing Public Schools and as a board member of the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools (RAMS).
Accessible, Affordable Healthcare
As a mother herself and having been a caretaker for her mother, Kim knows how critically important healthcare is for all of us, our children, our families, and our aging communities in the Northland.
In the State Senate, Kim will fight to make sure that all people in the Northland have access to high quality, affordable healthcare, including mental healthcare, and that prescriptions are affordable for all of us.
Labor Rights
Kim is pro-union and pro-labor. She was a proud union member for the majority of her career and is the spouse of a proud union member.
As our State Senator, she will stand with us. Not only that, but she is proud that in her role as School Board Director, she helped to lead negotiations that resulted in a labor agreement between the district and its phenomenal educators and support staff.
Economic Development
Kim is a proud Iron Ranger. As our State Senator, she will support our existing resource-based industries, support existing small businesses, and support the introduction of new small businesses as well the diversification of our economy in the Northland.
Equal Rights for All & Women's Rights
Now, more than ever, we must stand up together, for one another, and for the right thing.
Kim is proud to be a woman who fights to uplift the voices of all women and all people whose voices have not been heard for far too long. This is one of the many reasons she is humbled to be running to be the first female Minnesota Senator from the Iron Range.
Mining & Supporting Industries
Miners and their families have been woven into the fabric of our local communities since the first ore shipped from the Vermilion Range in 1884, and some 130 plus years later mining continues to be a cornerstone of our regional economy and supports our country and world.
Proud to have been born and raised on the Iron Range in a family whose work supported the mining industry, as our State Senator, Kim will be a strong, clear voice fighting to make sure that mining and its supporting industries are central to our economy and way of life for the next 130 years and beyond.
Housing
Everyone has the right to a place to call home. It is unacceptable that many of our neighbors in the Northland are unable to access or maintain affordable housing.
As our next State Senator, Kim will support the ability of more people to afford homes and will protect the rights of renters to live in safe housing.