Legislative Impact

Bills Authored and Passed

27 bills authored and passed since 2022

  • HF2841 - West St. Paul wastewater infrastructure funding

  • HF2768 - Thompson County Park improvements including land bridge over Highway 52

  • HF2402 - Dakota County Behavioral Crisis Facility funding

  • HF2153 - Funding for ActivEd Walkabouts program, an evidence-based program using physical activity to teach Pre-K through 5

  • HF2068 - Funding to improve educational outcomes for low-performing, low-income and students of color

  • HF1974 - School library aid funding

  • HF2751 - Expansion of Office of Ombudman for Long-Term Care

  • HF1740 - Dakota County Veterans’ Memorial Greenway highway safety improvement with pedestrian and bike trails

  • HF1852 - Alzheimer’s public information program for early detection and testing awareness

  • HF1806 - Assessment of school readiness required for children entering kindergarten

  • HF1773 - Establishing microcredentials for English language learning teaching and administrators

  • HF1761 - Funding for student organizations

  • HF1739 - Inver Grove Heights 117th StFundngreet reconstruction

  • HF1360 - Safe schools funding increased, including for cybersecurity

  • HF1353 - Veterans’ resilience project expanded to allow veterans’ spouses to receive EMDR therapy

  • HF1184 - Statewide parent-to-parent program for families of children and youth with special healthcare needs

  • HF431 - Inver Hills Community College campus improvement funding

  • HF429 - Funding for Heritage Village Park (Inver Grove Heights)

  • HF428 - West St. Paul tax increment financing provisions modified

  • HF1220 - “World’s best workforce” school readiness performance measures modified

  • HF4877 - Modifying qualifications for positive support providers

  • HF3998 - Funding provided for special education registered apprenticeship programs

  • HF3470 - Criminal justice agencies definition modified

  • HF3388 - Funding for children’s exhibit at Dakota County Historical Society / Lawshe Memorial Museum

  • HF3372 - Student support personnel aid for area learning centers, establishment of alternative learning and English learning program task force

  • HF4500 - Strengthened Increase Teachers of Color Act, pilot scholarship program for aspiring teachers of color made permanent

  • HF5463 - Funding for accessible school playgrounds

Committees

  • Vice Chair of Education Finance Committee

  • Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee

  • Human Service Finance Committee

  • Sustainable Infrastructure Committee

Caucuses

  • Co-Chair of the Suburban DFL Caucus 

  • Co-Chair of the United Black Legislative Caucus

  • Member of the Black Maternal Health Caucus