Wendi’s Vision for Eden Prairie
Record government spending and inflation are crushing Minnesota families, seniors, and hardworking taxpayers. Many Minnesota families are being forced to make difficult decisions to make ends meet. We can and must do better.
In the Legislature, Wendi Russo will fight for economic prosperity for all Minnesotans, and fight to reduce taxes and cut wasteful spending. She also supports eliminating taxes on Social Security to help Eden Prairie seniors living on fixed incomes. Wendi will fight to make Eden Prairie, and our state, a destination to work, live, and raise a family.
In contrast, Eden Prairie's current State Representative has consistently voted to squander your tax dollars. For example, she voted for a brand-new $730 million office building for herself and voted to spend the state's entire $17.5 billion surplus rather than handing any of it back to you as tax relief.
Economic Prosperity for Minnesota Families
Eden Prairie is home to world-class schools, and local decisions are important to ensure we can continue to provide the best opportunities for our students to succeed. Wendi’s daughter is a graduate of Eden Prairie High School, and she understands the doors that a quality public education can open for students.
Our kids lose when politicians put political agendas over student outcomes. Wendi Russo will champion policies that protect local control, help our students achieve academic success and positive scholastic outcomes, support entrepreneurship and trade skill programs, and strengthen partnerships with families to support Minnesota kids. She also supports vouchers so parents can have the flexibility to choose the best school for their child.
In contrast, Eden Prairie's current State Representative put the teacher’s union over parents, supporting divisive social studies standards and a law that made it harder for police officers to keep Minnesota's students safe. She also supported 65 new unfunded mandates on our schools, crushing district budgets across Minnesota.
Excellence in K-12 Education
Politicians are forcing through expensive, one-size-fits-all mandates that are crushing our small businesses, discouraging opportunities for entrepreneurs to start or expand their businesses in Minnesota.
Wendi Russo will be a voice for small business at the Capitol, help eliminate the burdensome one-size-fits-all paid leave mandate which puts a strain on small businesses, and fight for policies that grow Eden Prairie’s economy. She is also proudly endorsed by the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce.
In contrast, Eden Prairie's current State Representative supported the one-size-fits-all new government-run leave mandate that increases your taxes and creates a new government bureaucracy to administer the benefit.
Be a Voice for Small Business
Crime has risen dramatically across Minnesota over the past several years, and fewer Minnesotans are feeling safe in their community and enjoying the Twin Cities. We must support our law enforcement, and hold violent criminal offenders accountable.
Wendi Russo will stand with law enforcement and support policies that incentivize more quality candidates to pursue a career in policing. She will also push back against our revolving door court system that puts dangerous offenders right back on the street to offend again.
To keep Eden Prairie safe, we need to stand with law enforcement and work with them to keep our communities safe. We do not need candidates who make it more difficult for law enforcement to do their jobs and are endorsed by the same political party as pro-criminal Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty.
Safe and Secure Communities
Wendi Russo will protect women's rights to reproductive health care, and believes abortions should be safe and legal, with reasonable limits in the third trimester that do not interfere with the life or health of the mother. Wendi also supports expanding access and restoring funding to pro-life organizations, and teen and crisis pregnancy centers, as well as championing options that support families, adoption and affordable child care.
In contrast, Eden Prairie's current State Representative authored the PRO Act which allows for abortion up until the moment of birth, opposing reasonable limits and funding for alternative options that support young mothers. That's a radical position, not the common-sense unifying position that Eden Prairie's voters expect.
A Voice for Women
Wendi Russo will stand up for Minnesota seniors, and work to make life more affordable. She will vote to eliminate the Social Security Tax, repeal the Estate Tax, and she will also champion policies to cap property tax increases per year to provide financial stability to retirees living on a fixed income. Wendi also supports increasing critically needed funding for nursing homes to ensure aging adults receive the highest standard of care.