Minnesota House of Representatives District 23A candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Minnesota, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 23A who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 23A

Incumbent Peggy Bennett defeated Mary Hinnenkamp in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 23A on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peggy Bennett (R)	65.7	12,038
		Mary Hinnenkamp (D)	34.1	6,252
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	19

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,309
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Mary Hinnenkamp (D)

I am a defender of public education. I think we need to help kids from PreK through college so that they can reach their full potential and lead full lives. I think schools should be fully funded and class sizes should be small enough so that each child gets the help they need to understand and learn.

I am an advocate for working families, and that means from young families starting out to senior citizens retiring with dignity. Some of the policies I advocate are access to health care for all, a guarantee of access to safe and legal reproductive services, access to quality and affordable daycare, paid family leave, a living wage, support for unions, supports for senior citizens who want to age in place in their homes, and an increased Medicaid reimbursement so seniors get quality care in nursing homes and other care facilities.

I am concerned about climate change. The district I would represent in Southern Minnesota is rural. I would work to help incentivize programs so farmers can better adapt to extremes of weather, maintain healthy soil and water reserves, and still be able to stay in business.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Mary Hinnenkamp (D)

I am most passionate about education, especially early childhood education. Education was my life's work. I have learned through study and experience that the best investment we can make is two fold. Help young families so that they can take good care of their children and help them to get off on a good start. This means we need to ensure there is a living wage, access to health care, access to quality, affordable daycare, nutrition programs, safe housing, and paid family leave. Also, we need to invest in early childhood programs so that kids have every opportunity to develop academically and socially. We know that it is the right thing to do for our kids and it is the smart thing to do for our country. Kids who are enrolled in quality preK programs are healthier, do better in school, graduate and go to college at higher rates, and lead more productive lives. It is time to make this investment.

See also

More about these elections:

• Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022

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