Representing our Communities Our new district 24 includes all of Dodge County, parts of the city of Rochester, and parts of Olmsted County, including Byron, Stewartville, all of Kalmar, Salem, Rochester, Rock Dell, and High Forest Townships, and parts of Cascade and Marion Townships
Carla has a long record of working across the aisle, building coalitions and finding solutions. Her accomplishments are making SE Minnesota communities a better place to live, work and play. Here are just a few of them:
COVID-19
COVID funding for the Mayo and University of MN partnership to ramp up testing, treatment and vaccines
Highway 14 Expansion
Highway 14 expansion from Rochester to Owatonna
Childcare Funding
Childcare Grants for providers in rural Minnesota
Cradle to Career
Rochester Cradle to Career – equitable, results-based investments in children and their families
Rochester PTECH
A high school pipeline to employment in collaboration with Rochester Public Schools, IBM, Mayo Clinic, and RCTC
Collegiate Recovery
Established collegiate recovery program at University of Minnesota – Rochester
Recovery Funding
Expanded Substance Use Recovery Funding for MN Adult & Teen Challenge in Rochester.
Bridges to Healthcare
Funding to provide career education and job skills training in high-demand healthcare fields
RCTC Expansion
Passed funding to replace Memorial & Plaza Halls at Rochester Community and Technical College
RCTC Renovation
Rochester Community and Technical College Workforce Center Renovation
Children's Museum
Secured funding for the Minnesota Children’s Museum in Rochester
The Reading Center
Worked to secure funding for The Reading Center – Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota
Chester Woods Trail
Chester Woods State Trails Appropriation
CEDA Study
Community Economic Development study to help SE Minnesota communities grow
Airport Improvements
Border and Customs improvements to the Rochester International Airport