2024 MN State House 22B (Final)

MN House of Representatives: District 22B

2024 Candidate Comparison

State Legislature (State House, State Senate)

The Minnesota state legislature is organized similar to the U.S. Congress with two chambers, a Senate and a House of Representatives. The state of Minnesota is divided into 67 districts. One State Senator represents each district and serves in four year terms (once every ten years they serve a two year term instead because of changes resulting from population shifts). Each of the 67 Senate districts are divided into two House districts (A and B). Representatives are elected by residents within the House district and serve two year terms.

The purpose of the legislature is to pass laws and a state budget. Passage of laws and a budget requires majority agreement by both the Senate and the House. In addition to proposing, debating, and voting on legislation, the legislature also proposed amendments to the state constitution (which must then be voted on by the citizens). In the event that the Governor vetoes a piece of legislation, the legislature can override the Governor’s veto with a 2/3rds vote in both the House and Senate. The House also has the power to impeach members of the executive and judicial branches (convicting and removing these members requires a vote in the Senate).

Candidates	Sara Nett-Torgrimson (DFL)	Terry M. Stier (R)
Background	Mother, farmer, and farmer’s daughter Small business owner of Sweet Alice Floral and Art Graduated from Des Lacs-Burlington High School Bachelor's degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato Community leadership development consultant Founder of Engage Consulting, LLC Leadership Ambassador with the national nonprofit Take The Lead	Served in law enforcement for more than 20 years Chief of Police for Belle Plaine Director – Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, Elected 2021 (4 Year Term) has been a member, board member, and/or representative of various police and public safety organizations, e.g. Southwest Metro Drug Task Force (SWMDTF), Minnesota Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST), City of Belle Plaine Public Safety Committee, Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association Executive Training Institute (ETI), Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS), Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association Legal Assistance Program (LAP), Federal Bureau of Investigations Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)
Education	Fully fund education, including special education Provide fair and equitable pay for educators Make college education affordable	no information on website/no participation in League of Women Voters Candidate Forum
Healthcare	Expand healthcare access to rural communities Provide Minnesota Care for All Ensure fair and equitable pay for healthcare workers	no information on website/no participation in League of Women Voters Candidate Forum
Small Business	Invest in small and local businesses Focus support on local businesses not corporations and private equity firms	no information on website/no participation in League of Women Voters Candidate Forum
Agriculture	Provide access to affordable credit for farmers Offer farmers fair prices for commodities Advocates for farmers’ right to repair their own equipment Will fight for family farms, not corporate agribusiness	no information on website/no participation in League of Women Voters Candidate Forum

Note: This information has been compiled from campaign websites, interviews, and candidate forums by volunteers from Indivisible St. Peter/Greater Mankato. These comparisons are not officially endorsed by any candidate. Where there is no information for a particular category, this does not mean that the candidate does not care about or has not spoken about the issue - it just may not appear on the website. Voters are encouraged to visit candidates’ websites and reach out to campaigns for more information.