2022 MHPR Candidate Survey Results & Endorsements
The last two years have changed our state in ways none of us could have ever imagined. Minnesotans, now more than ever, want to know where candidates stand on issues of health and parental rights.
Candidates are receiving a link to an online survey platform via email, messenger or through potential constituents. All questions assume there are no legal, custodial or criminal situations that would alter the typical role of the parents. All candidate responses will be added below as we receive them, no matter how it's answered. If you don't see their name, they have not responded yet. If you would like to personally invite a candidate to participate, please email info@mnrights.org for the link! We will update the list right up until election day.
Questions are loosely based off Minnesota's Parents' Bill of Rights which has filed in 2020 & 2022. You can read the bill HERE.
SURVEY QUESTIONS:
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SCHOOL CHOICE: Do you feel parents should be who determines the mode of education their minor child receives?
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RECORDS ACCESS: Do you feel parents should have full access to medical and educational records for their minor child?
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FAITH: Do you feel parents should direct the moral or religious upbringing of their minor child?
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INFORMED CONSENT: Do you feel parents should have the right to accept or decline medical interventions in coordination with the healthcare team of their choice?
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EDUCATION ACCESS: Do you feel there should be equal access to public education regardless of personal medical decisions on things like medical testing, antibody levels or immunization schedules?
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PARENTAL CONSENT: Do you feel there should be parental consent before any (non-emergent) examination or medical intervention of a minor child?
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ADULTS: Do you feel adults should have the right to accept or decline medical testing and interventions without discrimination from healthcare providers, employers, learning institutions and public venues?
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STATE OF EMERGENCY: Do you support retaining the aforementioned rights even, or especially, during times of state or national emergencies?
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Additional Candidate Quotes or Information
A Score with all YES is considered 100% supportive of our issues.
Endorsements:
MHPR has selected a committee made up of 15 active volunteer community members who will utilize a variety of tools to decide whom we endorse in any given race. Survey results, voting records, district group feedback and candidate interviews are all considered and a majority vote is required to issue endorsement. Candidates are nominated by their potential constituents or may select to express their interest in endorsement on the survey. Party affiliation is not a basis of endorsement. Group Members are not obligated to abide by our recommendations but we hope it will be helpful as you consider whom to support in the coming campaign and election season. Endorsements will be considered after their respective party endorsing conventions have been completed or district primary and will be noted after their names below.
CANDIDATES
ENDORSEMENTS
Candidate's Name | District | Survey Response | Additional Information
GOVERNOR
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
ATTORNEY GENERAL
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
STATE OFFICES
Incumbent
Senate District 35
YES -100%
Authored: SF2424 to prohibit employment discrimination based on vaccination status, SF1264 to establish workplace exemptions, SF1172 to require vaccine ingredient disclosures.
Incumbent
Senate District 29
YES -100%
Authored: Parent's Bill of Rights, No Patient Left Alone Act & Pharmacy Authorization to dispense Ivermectin & HCQ.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 9A
YES -100%
Authored: HF533 to establish adult exemptions in the workplace, HF4135 to allow parents to opt their children out of facial coverings in school.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 54B
YES -100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 31
YES -100%
Authored: HF533 to Establish workplace exemptions, HF2685 to require parents presence at vaccination appointments, HF2579 to establish employer liability to mandated vaccines.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Senate District 56
YES -100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 2B
YES -100%
Authored: No Patient Left Alone Act
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 48B
YES - 100%
Authored: 2020 Parents Bill of Rights, 2022 Parents Bill of Rights, No Patient Left Alone Act, HF 533 Employee Exemptions Addition, HF3158 Prohibit Mandates.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 28B
YES - 100%
Authored: HF4135 to allow parents to opt their children out of face coverings in school, The No Patient Left Alone Act, HF3158 to prohibit government and private vaccine mandates.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 49A
YES - 100%
PARTY ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 36
YES - 100%
Authored: Health Freedom Sanctuary State, School Face Covering Opt Out
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 48
YES -100%
Authored: SF 292 Religious Exemptions Addition, SF2394 Prohibit Vaccine discrimination & coercion.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 6A
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 11A
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Senate District 47
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 57
YES -100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 6
YES - 100%
Authored: No Patient Left Alone Act, Health Freedom Sanctuary State, Vaccine Ingredients Disclosure, Authorize Pharmacists on HCQ & Ivermectin, School masking Opt Out.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 36A
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Senate District 7
YES -100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 12B
YES - 100%
Authored: No Patient Left Alone Act, Parent's Bill of Rights, Health Freedom Sanctuary State, Vaccine Ingredients Disclosure, Require Parent Presence at Vaccine administration, Prevent Mandates, Authorize Pharmacists on HCQ & Ivermectin, School masking Opt Out.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 17
YES - 100%
Authored: 2020 & 2022 Parent's bill of Rights, The No Patient Left Alone Act, HF533 to establish adult exemptions, HF1245 to prohibit discrimination or coercion regarding vaccine administration, HF1194 to disclose vaccine ingredients to patients.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 36B
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 35A
YES - 100%
Authored: No Patient Left Alone Act, HF3158 to prohibit vaccine mandates.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 6B
YES - 100%
Authored: 2020 Parents Bill of Rights, No Patient Left Alone Act, HF3158 to prohibit vaccine mandates.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 55B
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 33
Authored: SF 292 to establish religious exemptions.
YES -100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 13
Authored: Health Freedom Sanctuary State
YES -100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 30A
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 7A
YES - 100%
Author: No Patient Left Alone Act
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 1
YES - 100%
Author on the No Patient Left Alone Act, Health Freedom Sanctuary State, Religious Exemption Establishment, Prohibition on contact tracing, Prohibition on healthcare discrimination by vaccine status including Organ Donations, School Masking Opt Out addition.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 5A
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 28
YES - 100%
Author on the No Patient Left Alone Act, Parent's Bill of Rights, Health Freedom Sanctuary State, Religious Exemption Establishment, Prohibition on contact tracing, Require parent presence for vaccine administration.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 55A
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 56A
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 30
YES - 100%
Author on the No Patient Left Alone Act, Parents Bill of Rights, Health Freedom Sanctuary State, Establishment of Religious School Exemptions, Adult Workplace Exemptions, Disclosing Ingredients, Parent Presence for Vaccination, Mask Opt outs for Schools, etc......
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 27
YES - 100%
Author: 2020 & 2022 Parent's Bill of Rights, Religious Exemption Addition, No Patient Left Alone Act, Health Freedom Sanctuary State, Ingredient Disclosure, Prohibit Mandates, Prohibit discrimination in healthcare and organ donations, Authorize pharmacist distribution of Ivermectin & HCQ, etc...
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 35B
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 27A
Author: Parent's Bill of Rights & Prohibition on discrimination or coercion regarding vaccine administration.
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 45A
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Previously Held Office
Senate District 55
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 48A
YES - 100%
Co-Author: No Patient Left Alone Act
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 31A
YES - 100%
Attorney with Let Them Play Minnesota
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 29B
YES - 100%
Chief Author: No Patient Left Alone Act
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 54
YES - 100%
Authored: To Prohibit Vaccine Passports & Prohibit Government & Private Sector Mandates
MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 32B
YES - 100%
Author: No Patient Left Alone Act, Parent's Bill of Rights
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
Senate District 11
YES -100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 3A
YES -100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 31B
YES - 100%
Author on the No Patient Left Alone Act, Employment Discrimination Ban, Healthcare and Organ Transplant Discrimination Ban.
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 10B
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
Incumbent
House District 32A
YES -100%
Authored: No Patient Left Alone Act
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
House District 3B
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
FEDERAL OFFICES
MN US Congressional District 4
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
MN US Congressional District 5
YES - 100%
PARTY & MHPR ENDORSED
County Commissioner
Aitkin County Commissioner - District 3
YES - 100%
Nonpartisan Office & MHPR ENDORSED
Wright County Commissioner - District 1
YES - 100%
Nonpartisan Office & MHPR ENDORSED
School Boards By District
Aitkin ISD 1
Jodi Olson
Taneal Palmer
Centennial ISD 12
Gloria Murphy ENDORSED
Craig Johnson ENDORSED
Columbia Heights ISD 13
Bemidji ISD 31
New Ulm ISD 88
Jo-ell Flitter
Waconia ISD 110
Carver County ISD 112
Farmington ISD 192
Lakeville ISD 194
Hastings ISD 200
Alexandria ISD 206
Cannon Falls ISD 252
Marlo Pranke
Matt Belford
Pam Collins
Edina ISD 273
Osseo District ISD 279
Robbinsdale ISD 281
Kimberley Holmes
Ranae Bowman
Aileen White
Wayzata ISD 284
Grand Rapid ISD 318
Hutchinson ISD 423
Byron ISD 531
Rochester ISD 535
Grand Forks ISD 595
Faribault ISD 656
Lynda Boudreau
Linda Moore
N.St.Paul/Maplewood/Oakdale ISD 622
Hermantown ISD 700
Hibbing ISD 701
Sarah Gabardi
Proctor ISD 704
Jordan ISD 717
Prior Lake/Savage ISD 719
New Prague ISD 721
Becker ISD 726
Big Lake ISD 727
Elk River ISD 728
St. Cloud ISD 742
Owatonna ISD 761
Forest Lake ISD 831
Stillwater ISD 834
Philip St. Ores
Buffalo/Hanover/Montrose ISD 877
Angie Greig ENDORSED
Tim Zbaracki ENDORSED
Monticello ISD 882
Delano ISD 879
Rockford ISD 883
Jamie Hillstrom
St.Michael/Albertville ISD 885
Cambridge/Isanti ISD 911
Milaca ISD 912
Luke Oakes WRITE IN - ENDORSED
ADDITIONAL SURVEY SUBMISSIONS
Candidate's Name | District | Survey Response
Karen Attia, SD 34, Yes 100%
Mark Bishofsky, HD 33B, Yes 100%
Kelly Fenton, HD 47B, Yes 100%
Bobbie Harder, HD 17B, Yes 100%
Marla Helseth, SD 49, Yes 100%
Shawn Holster, SD 63, Yes 100%
Erik Mortenson, HD54A, Yes 100%
Patricia Mueller, HD 23B, Yes 100%
Nathan Wesenberg, SD 10, Yes 100%