Vanessa Davenport

Strongly Disagree

Public funding should support access to lawful healthcare services. Patients should not lose access to preventive or reproductive healthcare simply because of the provider they choose.

These decisions should be made by a patient in consultation with their medical provider, based on their individual circumstances. This is not the responsibility of politicians.

Strongly Disagree

I respect that people hold deeply personal beliefs about when life begins. I also believe government should not override a person's bodily autonomy or interfere in private medical decisions.

Disagree

Decisions involving IVF and embryos should remain with patients, their families, and medical professionals, not politicians. Families pursuing fertility treatment deserve privacy and the freedom to make deeply personal medical decisions.

Strongly Disagree

An outdated federal law should not be used to restrict access to lawful reproductive healthcare or interfere with private medical decisions.

I support a fair minimum wage that keeps pace with the cost of living while recognizing the challenges facing small businesses. Wage policy should reward work, strengthen families, and consider regional economic conditions.

Strongly Agree

Yes. Free enterprise and private property are fundamental to a strong economy. Government's role is to maintain fair competition, protect consumers and property rights, and hold bad actors accountable.

Prevent fraud before taxpayer dollars are lost; modernize outdated state systems; strengthen audits and program oversight; eliminate duplicative programs and unnecessary administrative costs; and require measurable results for major state spending.

Government should neither establish nor favor a religion, while every person remains free to practice their faith or no faith at all. Religious liberty means protecting both freedom of religion and freedom from government-imposed religion.

Neutral

Religious liberty deserves protection, but so does equal access under the law. These situations require balancing sincerely held religious beliefs with generally applicable laws and protections against discrimination.

B. I support a public healthcare option alongside private insurance. If a public system can provide quality care at a lower cost by reducing insurance overhead and administrative expenses, Minnesotans should have that choice. The goal should be affordable care, not protecting any particular business model.

Strongly Disagree

Government should analyze healthcare costs without creating databases that unnecessarily identify people by their medical conditions. Medical privacy and individual data protections must come first.

Strongly Agree

We should protect American infrastructure and technology while maintaining diplomacy and avoiding unnecessary escalation.

Yes. Israel is an important U.S. partner, but partnership should not mean unlimited financial/military support. I support reducing U.S. funding to Israel while maintaining diplomatic and security cooperation and working toward lasting peace and security for both Israelis, Palestinians, and others in that area.

Agree

Violent offenders should still be held accountable. Local law enforcement should be able to focus on public safety without turning routine community policing into federal immigration enforcement. Undocumented people who witness crimes, report abuse, or need emergency services should be able to come forward without fear.

Strongly Disagree

States and local communities should have significant control over education, but eliminating the Department of Education could jeopardize federal support and protections for students. I support reducing unnecessary bureaucracy while maintaining essential education funding and accountability.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should not be allowed to buy influence over American schools or universities. Foreign funding should require full transparency and strong safeguards, while legitimate academic partnerships and research should remain possible.

Agree

Parents should have a strong role in their children's education and healthcare. That role should be respected while also protecting children's safety, individual rights, and access to appropriate care.

Strongly Disagree

I don't support labeling parents, educators, or healthcare professionals as child abusers simply for supporting a transgender child. Decisions about a child's healthcare should be made carefully by families and qualified medical professionals, with the child's well-being first.

Strongly Disagree

People are free to hold religious beliefs about marriage, but government should not impose one religious definition on everyone. Adults should have equal protection under civil marriage laws regardless of whom they love.

Neutral

I would evaluate gambling proposals individually based on consumer protections, impacts on communities and problem gambling, benefits to Minnesota, and whether the regulatory structure protects taxpayers.

I believe in treating people with dignity, serving others, acting with integrity, and leaving our communities better than we found them. I respect people of all faiths and those with no religious faith. My personal beliefs guide my character, but I do not believe government should impose religious beliefs on others. That is unconstitutional.

Agree

Eligible voters should be required to verify their identity, but a photo ID should not be the only acceptable method. Election security and voter access can coexist through reliable identification and verification options.

Disagree

We should address documented discrimination and unequal opportunity, but I do not support determining government payments solely on the basis of race. Policy should address demonstrated harms and barriers in a fair and legally sustainable way.

Neutral

This combines several very different issues. Women's sports deserve fair competition, and intimate or high-risk settings require appropriate privacy and safety protections. Policies should address those circumstances individually while treating every person with dignity.

Strongly Agree

Climate change is real and requires action. We should invest in cleaner energy, resilient infrastructure, conservation, and practical solutions that protect our environment without sacrificing grid reliability or affordability.

We need a reliable mix of nuclear, renewables, storage, and other dispatchable generation backed by a modernized grid. Nuclear should be part of Minnesota's long-term discussion, with strong safety, financing, and ratepayer protections.

Moderate

I consider myself pragmatic rather than ideological. I support individual freedom, responsible government, fiscal accountability, public safety, and practical solutions that work. I am willing to work with either party when it benefits Minnesotans.

No

No

The goal should be public safety, accountability, and reducing repeat offenses. Violent crimes should be fully prosecuted, while nonviolent offenders should have greater access to rehabilitation, treatment, and pathways back to productive lives. I also oppose private prisons. Incarceration should never be driven by profit.

Strongly Agree

Neutral

The U.S. Constitution and federal and state laws govern our legal system. No religious doctrine, Islamic, Christian, Jewish, or otherwise, should supersede them. At the same time, Americans are free to practice their religion consistent with the Constitution and applicable law.

Gun laws should focus on people who pose a demonstrated danger. Those convicted of violent crimes and individuals legally determined to pose a serious threat to themselves or others should not have access to firearms. Law-abiding citizens are not the problem, and their constitutional rights should be respected.