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Emily Jensen was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 13A of the Minnesota House of Representatives.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Jensen's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Education
  • Expand apprenticeship opportunities - Education comes in many different forms. We need to invest in apprenticeship opportunities to ensure that people can have access to education and a source of income while providing businesses with dedicated and passionate employees.
  • Advocate for accessible vocational and technical training - The demand for IT, manufacturing and skilled workers has risen. At the same time, youth unemployment remains stubbornly high. We need to make vocational and technical education affordable and attractive to young people.
  • Work to ensure affordable college education - Our up and coming generation is graduating with thousands of dollars of debt. That's not a recipe for economic success. We need to work to ensure that college is affordable for all students who choose to pursue a university degree.
  • Invest in E-12 - We need to invest in E-12 because it's the smart choice. We cannot play games with our children's future. We need to make sure that we encourage an educational environment that works with parents and teachers to address the needs of students. Class sizes, opportunity gaps, and failed levies should not decide our children's futures.

Families

  • Stand up for working families - Families are the core of our community. We need to ensure fair pay for hardworking families. Minimum wage and property tax reduction was a start, but there is more to do.
  • Advocate for comprehensive family leave - The Women's Economic Security Act was a major success in this past year's legislative session. We need to keep going. Families shouldn't have to chose between their health, their families health, and economic security.
  • Work for affordable childcare - Childcare is expensive. Minnesota ranked 3rd in the country for least-affordable for center-based care. Without affordable childcare, working families can't make hard work pay.

Transportation

  • Prioritize transportation - We need to make transportation a priority in the next legislative session. Instead of patchwork fixes, we need long-term solutions. Central Minnesota is a transportation hub and deserves infastructure that reflects its statewide importance.[2][3]

Elections

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Emily Jensen was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jeff Howe was unopposed in the Republican primary. Howe defeated Jensen in the general election.[4][5][6]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 13A General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Howe Incumbent 60.5% 8,562
     Democratic Emily Jensen 39.4% 5,572
     Write-in Write-in 0.1% 15
Total Votes 14,149

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