Minnesotans shouldn’t lose their health care because they changed jobs, got laid off, or had a life setback. Our current system ties care to employment, putting families at risk and forcing employers to navigate an expensive and inefficient maze. We have the tools to do better and Minnesota can lead the nation.

Meg will champion a people-centered health care system by:

• Creating a statewide health insurance system that guarantees affordable, accessible care whenever families need it

• Requiring transparency in medical pricing so Minnesotans know what they’re paying for

• Ensuring equitable access to health care for every community, in every ZIP code

• Standing up to pharmaceutical and insurance companies that put profits over people

Because staying healthy shouldn’t depend on who your employer is or how much money you have.

As a longtime Saint Paul parent and community advocate, Meg has seen both the extraordinary power of our public schools and the persistent challenges they face. She knows educators are doing everything they can but they need the resources to match their responsibility.

Meg will work to:

• Fully fund public education and stop forcing Saint Paul to rely on property taxes to fill funding gaps

• Expand student supports, including counselors, social workers, and school service providers

• Create inclusive, welcoming schools where every student feels safe and seen

• Respect and strengthen the educator workforce, from teachers to education support professionals

• Secure long-term, equitable state education aid that reflects Saint Paul’s unique needs

Every student deserves the best public education we can provide – and every educator deserves the support to deliver it.

Our city’s future depends on strong public infrastructure – from clean water and modern transit to stable housing and resilient community spaces. State investments build long-term opportunity, support jobs, and make Saint Paul a place where families and businesses can thrive.

Meg will advocate for:

• Investment in a vibrant, thriving downtown that drives commerce and community

• Robust Local Government Aid to maintain safe streets, reliable services, and strong neighborhoods

• Support for Saint Paul’s five-year capital plan, including housing, parks, transit, and public facilities

• A tax system that ensures wealthy corporations and individuals pay what they owe

Strong communities don’t happen by accident. They’re built through smart, sustained public investment.

Across the country, protections for workers, women, LGBTQIA+ people, immigrants, voters, and public service employees are being dismantled. If there was ever a time for states to step up and serve as laboratories of democracy, it’s now. Meg believes Minnesota must be a place where every person’s dignity, safety, and voice are protected.

She will fight to:

• Ensure that any entity receiving public funds will comply with Minnesota’s non-discrimination laws, no exceptions

• Firewall our elections information from federal interference

• Stand with immigrant workers and families, defending them from harassment and racially motivated targeting

• Preserve and expand rights that extremists are working to roll back

Meg will always stand on the side of fairness, inclusion, and democracy.

Meg has spent her entire career standing up for workers, unions, and democratic rights. Minnesota has passed some of the strongest worker protections in the country, from paid family and medical leave to wage theft prevention. But those gains are under attack by corporate interests and there’s more to be done. 

In the Legislature, Meg will:

• Protect workers from wrongful termination and retaliation

• Safeguard the Minnesota Paid Leave program, ensuring families can count on it when they need it most

• Ensure our minimum wage is a true living wage

• Expand the right to organize and make Minnesota one of the easiest places in the country to form a union

When workers win, families win. And when families win, Minnesota gets stronger.

Our district is one of the most politically active and engaged communities in Minnesota and Meg has been part of that for nearly two decades. She has knocked doors, made calls, convened caucuses, and helped elect DFL candidates in vulnerable districts across the state.

As our state representative, she will:

• Lead with the organizing tradition that makes our district a powerhouse

• Support other districts because statewide majorities protect rights and expand opportunity

• Help elect leaders who defend democracy, reproductive freedom, labor rights, and public schools

A strong DFL majority is essential to building the Minnesota our families deserve.

Minnesotans are proud to invest in strong public schools, safe communities, and essential services. But the burden isn’t shared fairly. Working people and middle-class families pay more than their fair share while wealthy corporations and billionaires find loopholes, avoid taxes, or benefit from policies that put profit ahead of the public good.

Meg believes in a tax system that reflects our values: fairness, transparency, and shared responsibility. When everyone pays what they truly owe, we can fully fund the services families rely on and build a stronger future for Saint Paul and the entire state.

Meg will work to create a tax system that puts Minnesotans first by:

• Ensuring that the wealthiest corporations and individuals pay what they owe, closing loopholes that let them avoid contributing to the communities that help them thrive

• Reducing the overreliance on property taxes to fund schools and essential services, especially in cities like Saint Paul where large amounts of property are tax-exempt

• Strengthening state investments in Local Government Aid and school funding so Saint Paul families aren’t asked to shoulder the burden alone

• Bringing greater transparency to how tax dollars are used, ensuring Minnesotans can see the impact of the investments they make

• Holding corporations accountable for price gouging, pollution, wage theft, and other practices that cost Minnesotans money while draining public resources

A fair tax system isn’t about raising taxes on working people. It’s about making sure those at the top play by the same rules as everyone else.