Carla brought people together to create much needed tax-relief to help Minnesotans combat crushing inflation including eliminating the tax on social security benefits, cutting income taxes, and tax credits for paid family leave, renters, and childcare.

Carla championed support for more good police officers and tougher sentences for repeat violent offenders and fentanyl traffickers. She authored successful Safe School Aid to help keep our kids safe.

Carla delivered historic school funding with reforms and supports to help kids read and catch up from learning loss. She knows parents are the first and most influential teachers and has long been an advocate for parental involvement in education.

Carla is a watchdog for patient centered high quality healthcare. Carla fought to protect consumers against surprise billing to help hold down premiums. She championed the landmark mental health bill to make mental healthcare more accessible. She is committed to funding wage increases for workers in group homes and long-term care facilities. Carla authored legislation to allow importing lower cost Canadian drugs and block insurers from forcing patients to change medicines.

Click on text below to read one of Carla’s columns:

• Prescription Drugs
• Mental Health and Children – Post Bulletin
• Mental Health in Rural Minnesota – Post Bulletin

Carla is committed to protecting our environment and received the Environment Legislator of Distinction Award by the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities for her focus on scientific driven environmental policy. ​She championed the Clean Energy First Act to help our state develop a clean, diverse, and flexible energy portfolio and ensure it is affordable and reliable for all Minnesotans.

Carla supported essential funding for roads and bridges including new funding for township roads. She helped pass the expansion of Highway 14 and is dedicated to securing a full and safe intersection at its County 44 junction.