Candidates | Amy Klobuchar (DFL) (Incumbent) 
https://amyklobuchar.com/ | Royce White (R) 
https://roycewhite.us/ |
Background | - First woman senator from MInnesota
- Valedictorian of Wayzata High School
- Graduated magna cum laude, Yale University
- Graduated Chicago Law School
- Grew up in Minnesota
- Grandfather worked in the iron ore mines of Northern Minnesota. Father was a newspaperman, mother was an elementary teacher.
- Prosecutor in Minnesota for eight years.
| - Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- took classes at the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University
- Played basketball sophomore year at Iowa State University
- Left school to enter the 2012 NBA draft
- Drafted by the Houston Rockets and played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2013 season. Also played in the NBA G League and the London Lightning of the NBL Canada. Won two NBL Canada championships and one NBL Canada MVP award
- Pro athlete in basketball and mixed martial arts
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Healthcare | - Supports the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
- Passed a bill so Medicare can negotiate lower prescription drug prices
- A 2022 law prevents drug companies from raising prices faster than the rate of inflation
| - Decisions: Life and death decisions are made by individual human persons
- The choice to follow one’s faith in God is of at least equal value to the advice of one’s doctor.
- The globalist COVID-19 power grab attempt to snatch away freedom
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Abortion and Reproductive Health | - In favor of individuals making decisions about family planning and reproductive health
| - Pro-life and life starts at conception
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Education | - Supported the bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring high-speed internet to students.
- Minnesota is receiving a grant of more than $650 million to deliver high-speed internet for students in Minnesota.
- Supporting K-12 education
- Expand higher education opportunities
- Invest in community and technical colleges, apprenticeships, and training and credential programs
- Increasing focus on STEM education
- Promoting early childhood education
- Supporting education for those with disabilities
- Help students with loan rates and repayment
- Expanding Pell Grants
- Tuition-free access to two-year community, technical, and tribal colleges
| - Globalists have intentionally devoted resources to controlling our education system
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Climate/ Environment | - combat climate change
- Promote homegrown renewable energy
- Increase energy efficiency
- Keep our air and water clean
- Protecting Minnesota waterways
- Protecting the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River
- Protecting clean water
- Improving Minnesota water infrastructure
- Conserving natural resources
- Protection from unsafe and toxic materials
- Promoting green technologies
- Expand homegrown biofuels
- Extend home energy tax credits, weatherization, heating assistance, and energy-efficient products
- Protecting the Great Lakes Mississippi River
- Reforming US toxic chemicals policy
| - Does not support government funding for development of renewable energy
- Supports drilling on public lands
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Gun Violence | - Favors common sense gun regulation like red flag laws and closing the “boyfriend loophole”
| - Pro Second Amendment
- Does not support gun-control legislation
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Agriculture | - Supporting farmers and ranchers with Farm Bills
- Strengthening the farm safety net
- Shoring up the dairy program
- Preventing catastrophic disease outbreaks
- Helping farmers with disaster relief
- Conserving natural resources
- Strengthening broadband and infrastructure in rural communities
- Meeting housing and health care for rural communities
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National Security | - Protecting citizens and our democracy
- Strengthening Armed Forces, National Guard, and Reserves
- Improving cybersecurity
- Remaining vigilant against terrorism
- Protecting elections from foreign influence
- Countering violent extremism
- Combating aggression by authoritarian regimes
- Strengthening diplomacy and foreign aid
| - Manufacturing and supply chains are also a matter of national security.
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Immigration | - Reform the immigration system
- Supporting our Afghan allies
- Treating immigrants, including DREAMers, with fairness and compassion
- Welcoming refugees fleeing violence
- Supporting immigrant-owned businesses
- Protecting immigrant victims of domestic violence
- Helping immigrant doctors practice in areas of need
- Supporting families and children through adoption
| - Supports increasing security along southern border
- Seek to increase the value of American citizenship by closing or narrowing the border
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Criminal Justice Reform | - Providing law enforcement with tools to protect communities
- Taking on violent crime and carjacking
- Combating fentanyl
- Criminal justice reform
- Greater use of drug treatment courts
- Improving police and community relations
- Promoting gun safety
- Preventing domestic violence
- Protecting children from predators
- Combating sex trafficking
- Countering domestic terrorism, violent extremism, and supporting the Capitol Police
| - Does not support protecting government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct
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Democracy and Civil Rights | - Protecting the civil rights
- Protecting victims of hate crimes
- Protecting women’s health care decisions
- Ensuring women’s economic equality
- Reforming sexual harassment policies
- Ensuring equal rights for LGBTQ people
- Protecting personal data
- Preventing foreign interference in elections
- Restoring reasonable campaign finance rules and increasing transparency of campaign spending by special interests
- Strengthening our election infrastructure
- Reform outdated Senate rules
- Supreme Court Ethics Rules
| - Fight against bastardize citizenship through globalism
- Does not support Black Lives Matter or their politics
- Believes in small government
- Term limits for House and Senate
- Support a single-day, paper ballot, and personal identification requirement for our elections.
- Cut taxes for as many Americans as possible, from as many places as possible
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Economy/ Trade | - Promoting a competitive economy, long-term economic growth, and good-paying jobs
- Opening up new markets abroad for U.S. producers
- Keeping markets competitive
- Rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure
- Supporting our small businesses
- Reforming the tax code
- Promoting domestic energy production
- Promoting tourism
- Providing a living wage
- Modernizing our relationship with Cuba
| - Fight against the corporate community responsible for the globalist agenda
- American manufacturing is a source of economic instability.
- Cut and control prices by being energy independent
- Fight against a globalist economy
- Does not support a wealth tax to pay for public programs
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Veterans and Service Members | - Caring for Our Veterans and Service Members
- Supporting National Guard and Reserves
- Strengthening support for survivors of military sexual assault
- Protecting veterans against predatory scams
- Supporting veterans health care
- Improving VA’s service to veterans
- Expanding job and educational opportunities for veterans
- Addressing the needs of female veterans
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