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Reed Perkins
Reed Perkins (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 1. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Perkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Reed Perkins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He earned his undergraduate degree from Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, and his graduate degree from Wesley College in Dover, Delaware. His professional experience includes working as a science teacher.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 1
Incumbent Mark Johnson defeated Reed Perkins in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Johnson (R) | 69.6 | 27,972 |
 | Reed Perkins (D)  | 30.3 | 12,162 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 40,171 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Reed Perkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 1.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mark Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 1.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Reed Perkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Perkins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Healthcare, because here in this district we have a front row seat to the number of Minnesotans who cross the border north to be able to access affordable healthcare and we need to start treating it like the human right it is and take care of our communities.
- Childcare, because people should be able to choose to start families here and being forced to put your name on a daycare waiting list for a child who hasn't even been conceived yet in order to have hope of landing a spot is taking that choice away from people.
- And Ag Policy, because our farmers are the backbone of our small towns and at this point a farmer can work hard, make every correct decision, and get the weather they need, but still fail because our government has allowed the playing field to be tilted in favor of factory businesses through market consolidation, price fixing, and leveraging their wealth against our families' lives and the health of our communities. That needs to change to save both our farmers and our towns.
The first two come from my time as a military spouse. My wife has been active duty Air Force since 2010 and that has led us to moving around a fair amount and living in different states with different people. In order to stay sane during that, you have to develop an adaptability which includes being ready for change and being ready to make friends wherever you are.
On the Agriculture end, our small farmers are suffering like never before. We need to end market consolidation. We need to introduce right to repair laws. We need to start encouraging farming practices that are better for the farmer and better for the environment. For far too long we've allowed the playing field to be tilted towards multinational billion dollar businesses and it has made it so a family farmer can do work hard, do everything right, and even get the weather they need, but still be unable to break through the monopolies we've seen develop in Ag over the last decades. That needs to change both for our farmers and our small towns.
I get a little nervous because I'm not sure what might be on it, but it turns out it was a thank you note. Someone took the time to write a short message thanking us for showing up and making them feel not alone. This note has lived in my wallet ever since. It's an important reminder to me of how important showing up in person and being present in your community can be even for people you will never see or talk to. Being there and making people feel hope is a huge part of the job and one that is too often ignored.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 17, 2020
