Sharon Sund is running for Congress in Minnesota's third district. Sharon is a scientist, a business woman, a community activist, daughter from a military family, and a true progressive. She is a breath of fresh air blowing through a district that needs a change.
Sharon looks forward to working in Congress to encourage the development of green energy sources, which will protect our environment and provide good jobs. She supports Early Childhood Family Education, funding mandated special education, and keeping higher education affordable. She supports a minimum wage that gives workers an income they can actually live on.
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Here is what Sharon Sund is running against:
Minnesota's third district has elected Republicans for a number of years, but until the retirement of Jim Ramstad, they have been moderate. When Rep. Ramstad retired, Erik Paulsen stepped forward, claiming to be a nice boy-next-door, smiling moderate. He is anything but. He votes party line exclusively, matching Paul Ryan 94% of the time. He voted against affordable health care more than 50 times. He votes against women's reproductive rights, raising the minimum wage, support for veterans, and more and more. Paulsen has accepted huge contributions from Big Oil and the Koch brothers, and Big Oil and the Koch brothers know what they want and they get what they pay for.
I have never met Mr. Paulsen. He may be a nice guy. He's probably a good husband and father. He may even BE a moderate and was only paid to vote otherwise. I don't know and I don't care. This is not about how nice he is, this is only about how he votes. And he votes like a hard line, shut-down-the-government, take-from-the-poor-give-to-the-rich, climate-change-denying Republican.
The choice in our district can't be more stark. Sharon Sund will vote to keep Social Security solvent and NOT in private hands. She will fight for the care of veterans who we have sent to fight for us. She will vote to encourage the development of renewable energy resources to secure a rich and prosperous future for our state, our country, and our world. She will fight for the rights of ALL people.
If you are a Minnesota voter, you can vote for Sharon Sund tomorrow. Do it!
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Mark Willcox