On the Issues

Your safety. Your children. Your pocketbook. They matter to Beth.

Crime with Consequences

Do you feel as safe as you did a few years ago?

I support STRONG measures to promote greater public safety and assure violent criminals are not returned to the streets.

I support the Protect MN Kids Act to prosecute internet crimes against children by sexual predators.

I will work to support victims of Human Trafficking and support increased law enforcement to fight this – MN is one of the worst states for this.

I support the full funding of local and state law enforcement.

I will work to tighten MN Statutes, eliminating loopholes that are allowing judges to release violent criminals that create a Catch and Release of repeat offenders. This is endangering communities and exhausting law enforcement efforts.

I will work to ban ‘charitable bail’ groups like the MN “Freedom” Fund that is bailing out violent criminals, as a so-called form of protest to defund the police. These violent criminals have no skin in the game, no consequences, and no incentive to prevent them from committing other offenses while awaiting trial.

I will work to establish carjacking as a separate crime with it's own severe sentencing, unlike my opponent's party which killed the bill in committee!

Excellence in Education

Are you satisfied with the current educational outcomes of MN students?

Decisions made at the legislature are impacting local control of school districts by various mandates. Activists (not educators) for the first time in history, are writing Social Studies standards with a Marxist political agenda. Such overreaches tie the hands of local School Boards.

Funding for Special Education from the state has been insufficient for many years. This has caused school districts to cover these costs through their General Fund. As a result, Districts fund balances are being depleted and require substantial cuts to programs such as middle school sports, foreign languages, electives and even Media Center staffing in our District. This funding known as the “cross subsidy” must be addressed and resolved. The amount that the state and federal government are obligated to cover, but don’t, is $12 million in Bloomington each year. I will advocate for this to change.

Discipline policies imposed on school districts by the MN Human Rights Commission are proving to interfere with learning in the classroom. Teachers are concerned about lack of support in discipline issues statewide and parents are concerned about the safety of their students.

I am greatly concerned about recent changes to teacher licensing requirements being revised by an unelected board, appointed by the current administration that are being controlled by the teacher’s union – Education Minnesota. This board, the Professional Licensing Standards Board (PLSB) is proposing training in a revisionist history focusing on oppressors (Whites) and the oppressed (persons of color), sexual Identity ideology, as well as other Marxist ideology. To verify this, click here.

Your State Rep influences your daily life. Do you feel represented?

Beth Beebe Listens. Do these matters concern you, too?

Light Rail program 9 years late and $500 million over budget.

**If you were 9 years late and $500 million over budget, what would your boss say?**

My opponent, Steve Elkins is currently facing this self-created situation with his Green Line Light Rail Extension program, and he seems to think it’s acceptable?! As a former member of the Met Council (the council responsible for this disaster) and now a member of the House Transportation Committee, he’s used to spending irresponsibly. After all, this isn’t the first time this project ran way over budget!

This time his 'solution' is to pass the HF0274 bill, that would allow the usage of taxation of your auto gasoline purchases to fund the light rail extension, instead of focusing on the roads, buses, and other projects the money is already committed to. You’d think someone who touts his education and work tenure in Transportation Economics as my opponent does, could plan better than $500 million over budget. Turns out he could have, but chose not to. After all, you’re paying the bill, not him.

My opponent and his team weren’t honest when they sent out the bid package for this financial disaster.

In fact, they purposely omitted mentioning the station in Eden Prairie, AND a $93 million crash wall REQUIRED by BNSF railroad. It seems they were concerned that you, the taxpayer, may not approve if shown the real costs up front. Instead, my opponent hoped to sell taxpayers on a project he knew wouldn’t stick to budget, and then try to force us to throw more money his way after his spending spiraled out of control.

When the wasted light rail money is combined with the fact that Elkins is in the Party that created the 'Defund the Police' idea, who is going to feel safe enough to ride the light rail anyway?

Now is the time to hold him accountable.

Help me take a stand while we still have a say in how this project is executed.

As your future State Representative, I will fight to STOP the implementation of HF0274, and work towards more responsible funding and spending policies, ensuring that you get the most possible out of your tax dollar.

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We need someone to bring fiscal responsibility back to our government and eliminate wasteful spending that is also contributing to inflation.

'Hire' Beth Beebe!

Help Me Stop Ranked Choice Voting!

Do you want your vote to count? Now is the time to act! Help Me Stop Ranked Choice Voting!

“I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how.” - Joseph Stalin

My opponent, Steve Elkins, has tried to make 'how' votes are counted more confusing and complicated. That’s apparently why he supported Ranked Choice Voting in the State RCV bill to try to replace our current, straight forward, system in use in most of the country.

(Bloomington Rank Choice Voting is still in court and until after the Nov. 8th election)

Ranked choice voting is a confusing, complicated system that allows the possibility of those without the actual most votes to win an election, and requires voters to predict runoff elections that likely would not happen in a pluralist (standard) election.

If you can control voting, you can control the election. My opponent knows this and is advocating for Ranked Choice Voting so that he and other irresponsible politicians who have caused worsening crime, economic downturn and declining school outcomes can stay in office even longer.

Here are some key things to know about Ranked Choice Voting:

It’s complicated, and even according to former California Gov. Jerry Brown, “deprives voters of genuinely informed choice”
The person with the majority of initial votes can lose
Your vote can be “exhausted” and not fully count if you don’t rank all choices, even those you’d prefer to not vote for at all
It rewards extremism in the electorate

Time is running short for our current voting system.

As your future State Representative, I will vote to STOP the implementation of Ranked Choice Voting, ensuring that our elections retain their integrity and your vote retains its value. Please share with your friends and neighbors so we can make a difference before it’s too late.

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Vote for someone who WON'T USE YOUR VOTE to ELIMINATE YOUR VOICE

That's Beth Beebe!

Will you support steps to lower crime rates?

Steve Elkins and the other elected officials in his Party have actively allowed skyrocketing of crime in our state and in our district.

After the first year Elkins was elected, crime rates went up by an average of 65%! Elkins may not have done this single handedly, but he is most certainly an important piece of this tragic puzzle.

I'm here to tell you that there’s a reason why crime rates are skyrocketing.

There’s a reason why lawbreakers aren’t prosecuted.

There’s a reason why businesses, and their jobs, are leaving Minnesota.

It has to do with State Representatives like my opponent Elkins voting for bills that support organizations like the "Freedom" Fund who give criminals "Get out of jail free cards".

Just this summer, The Minnesota Freedom Fund bailed out Darnell Allen Davis who was involved in four separate shootouts, including one where a vehicle with a child inside was hit by gunfire. He then went on to commit several crimes immediately after release.

At sentencing last week, a Walz-appointed judge dismissed three of the four charges stemming from the shootouts.

The deadly repercussions from these decisions made by activist judges are the result of irresponsible voting by your current State Representative.

I only have one question:

How much bloodshed is enough for you to take a stand?!

Elkins' decisions are devastating our neighborhoods and families. As your future State Representative, I will take a stand against irresponsible politicians who are sacrificing innocent lives.

I, Beth Beebe, am running for you and for your family. As your future State Representative I will focus on stopping the destructive legislation that Steve Elkins supports which results in the sacrifice of innocent life.

NO MORE encouragement of violent crime!!

We need to support and adequately fund our police !

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Vote for someone who will work to

MAKE CRIME ILLEGAL AGAIN !

That's Beth Beebe!

Double-priced housing: Deal or steal?

Imagine going to your nice backyard and seeing this:

Steve Elkins is trying to pass a new bill that's deceptively titled as if it will make housing more 'affordable' but ironically, government-subsidized “affordable housing” is often built at twice the cost of market-rate homes.' Link here

"Single Family Housing" means you have a house that doesn't share a wall with your neighbor. It's probably how most of you live. But what if parts of your neighborhood got bulldozed to make "affordable housing for these trying times"?

If this bill passed, it would make it so that YOUR neighborhoods can now be zoned for large apartment buildings. a.k.a "subsidized housing". Your backyard = a tightly packed eyesore.

We're told that multistory housing like this, shoe-horned into mostly single family or one-story townhouse neighborhoods will 'help' lower income families, but while the government (using your tax dollars) may build these dense complexes, they don't upkeep them. Sometimes until it's literally unsafe and unsanitary. Is that what you want for your neighborhood? Link here

As a member of your community, and as a school board member, I've spoken with YOU, with YOUR families, and my solution isn't passing mislabeled and misguided bills that can destroy your neighborhood. It's working WITH our community to HELP our community.

That's why I, Beth Beebe, am running. As your future State Representative I will focus on stopping the destructive legislation and wasteful spending that Steve Elkins supports. No more of your tax dollars going towards EXPENSIVE, so called, "affordable housing"

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My opponent listens to (and is part of) organizations that have made egregious mistakes and force their will on the people.

VOTE FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL STAND UP FOR YOU AND END THIS WASTEFUL SPENDING AND LEGISLATION.

That's Beth Beebe!

My opponent thinks you're not paying enough at the pump.

Do you want to pay even MORE for gas? My opponent can help!

It’s time for someone to be elected who understands that INCREASING TAXES is NOT what is needed to improve our community!

Every time you fill up your car, think of my opponent taking more $$ out of your wallet.

On my competitor, Steve Elkins' website, he proposes RAISING the gas tax: "Once the current gas price bubble is behind us."

In MN you pay around $8 in taxes to fill an average-sized gas tank. This is supposed to help pay for our roads. However, much of that gas tax revenue is diverted to unjustifiable projects that are NOT our roads. My opponent may sound like he’s supporting our roads when he says he wants to increase taxes, but that doesn't add up when, 'According to Reason Foundation’s latest Annual Highway Report, U.S. states with inflation-indexed gas taxes have road quality ratings of "average" to "very bad." On the other hand, the state with the highest quality roads, North Dakota, hasn’t raised its gas tax since 2005.' Source here

My opponent strongly supports the continuation of construction for the Southwest LRT line. This project is YEARS behind its scheduled finish date and $500 million over its budget. In fact, the Met Council and Hennepin County voted to move forward with the project even though they have yet to explain how they will come up with the $500 million needed to finish the Southwest light rail project. Not only that, but they also just voted to extend the Blue Line WITHOUT resolving how the other project will be finished! source here

Security is so bad on the light rail trains; fewer people are even riding it. link here

The way the LRT was designed without ticket gates to keep non-ticketed, non-paying riders off, allows it to become what some riders describe as a moving homeless shelter!

Our taxes are being misspent, crime is on the increase and transportation needs are NOT being met through representatives like my opponent, which is why I, Beth Beebe, am running.

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Remember This . . .

As your future State Representative I will vote to STOP the excessive gas tax increases and the Light Rail out-of-control spending.

Knowing that I'm a conscientious conservative, a number of residents in West Bloomington asked me to run, and the Republicans endorsed me. I am also supported by independent voters and by those who feel their Party has left them.

My opponent has pushed to increase your taxes for almost four years now...

But YOU CAN SUPPORT ME TODAY, to LOWER TAXES

Are you ready for POSITIVE change in our economy?

Our economy needs POSITIVE change.

It’s time for someone to be elected who invests in our community, cares for its members and speaks for real, POSITIVE change.

We’ve seen the failing economy negatively impact our community over the last two years. Small business owners and their employees have been some of the most heavily affected. In March 2020, Governor Walz issued executive emergency orders that destroyed Minnesota jobs and businesses, both in the first month and over the following year-and-a-half. Source Here My opponent Steve Elkins, along with the DFL House majority, repeatedly voted to extend Gov. Walz's emergency authority until July of 2021, which was more destructive than the virus alone. Other states with better judgement, such as Florida and South Dakota, focused their care on the elderly and other high-risk persons but left the schools and businesses closer to normal operation with no significant difference in health outcomes!

Bills passed should result in our community's needs being met.

Small businesses are the heart and soul of a community, built specifically to meet the needs of local residents. Sadly though, Gov. Walz, supported by our current State Representative, has seemed to try to make communities be divided, and American freedoms be restricted, during the past two years! Through his voting for increased taxes and his support of Walz and Biden's recent economic destruction, he has made our economy much worse. I'm sure you feel this every week when you fill up your gas tank, or go past that small business that recently closed down.

I want you to know that as a member of your community & an elected member of the Bloomington School Board, I also feel and see this destruction happening. I've listened as our neighbors tell me their feelings on our current tax and economic conditions, and I agree:

Enough is Enough!

Enough of allowing officials to pass laws that take away rights and much needed money from members of our community. These aren't issues that were created overnight and they won't be solved overnight. But if I have good, dedicated people like you behind me, then positive economic change is certainly possible.

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Remember This . . .

As a member of your community, I am here to LISTEN and to SERVE you . . .

Knowing that I'm a conscientious conservative, a number of residents in West Bloomington asked me to run, and the Republicans endorsed me, I am also supported by those who feel their Party has left them, and by independent voters.

The current State Representative has supported Gov. Walz and many of these harmful bills.

But YOU CAN SUPPORT ME

Our education system needs POSITIVE change.

Are you ready for POSITIVE change in our education system?

It is time for someone to be elected who understands and cares about the voice and heart of our west Bloomington community.

Especially when it comes to education, I am well qualified for this task. As a former teacher, and as a current elected member of the Bloomington School Board, I've intensely researched many areas of education.

Seeking quality education for our youth is close to my heart.

It is time for parents and community members to know and be a part of what their children are being taught.

Currently, education political activists (and not educators) write the MN State Social Studies Standards. Parents and concerned citizens are shut out. All Minnesota school districts are then required to teach to the standards, written by these activists with Marxist ideologies. This is taking place under the radar, organized by the Minnesota chapter of Education for Liberation Network EdLib.

I propose that the Legislature act, so that what our students are taught is not hijacked by activist movements. The families of the children need to be taken into account. Community engagement surveys and forums, to hear what is most important to families, should direct our standards.

I am for POSITIVE change, in order to graduate students who are able to thrive in this rapidly changing world:

getting back to basics of academic subjects.
offering skills training, through trades and technological training.

Will you join me in this battle for excellence in education? I need your financial and volunteer support to get the word out. Will you use the red button below to sign up or donate on my web site today? Consider joining my team to bring positive change to education.

Are you ready for positive change?

Are you ready for POSITIVE change?

It is time for someone to be elected who has enough contact with the community they represent to hear the voice and heart of the people they represent and not just those outside groups who endorse them.

As a Bloomington resident for over 22 years along with my husband John and our 2 sons, I am very involved with our community. I was recently re-elected to the Bloomington School Board making this my 5th year.

I was asked to run for State Representative by many Bloomington citizens. This includes Alice Seagren, who is a former Bloomington School Board Member, a former State Representative, and former State Commissioner of Education. Alice believes I am well qualified to serve Bloomington in this larger role.

I am passionate about helping to create strong families, safe communities and excellent education. My background has led me to believe that policies have the power to uplift communities, or tear them apart. It will be my job as a State Representative to empower families and Bloomington residents by taking action on legislation that really matters.

My Track Record as a Leader and Community Advocate

· Obtained a BSW Degree in Social Work with a minor in Political Science from Bethel University, and a BA Degree in Elementary Education from San Jose State University

· Lived in Japan for 3 years teaching English to children, high school students, businessmen and housewives.

· Co-Founder of Pioneer Family Academy (1993, Campbell, CA)

· Co-Founder of Connections, an outreach to disadvantaged families in Bloomington to provide programming and resources

· Bloomington Neighborhood Block Captain for 5 years

· Parent Educator Speaker to over 50 Mothers of Preschoolers Groups in MN

· A Teacher in Los Angeles, San Jose, Eden Prairie, and a Paraprofessional Sub in Bloomington Schools.

· Bloomington School Board member and Legislative Advocate for the Bloomington School District

· Achieved the Directors Award and also Leadership Award from the MN School Board Association (MSBA)

I am passionate about creating real, lasting positive change in:

1: The Crime Situation

As you know, crime in the Minneapolis area has gotten bad, and is only getting worse. The far-left Minnesota Freedom Fund is paying to release criminals in the "name of 'freedom' and defunding the police” while the police officers are being overwhelmed by the “catch and release” situation in Minneapolis. We need to hold criminals and rogue judges accountable for these crimes.

2: The Economy

Decisions during COVID-19 have had a detrimental impact on the MN Economy. As you can see, the economy is being steered at an alarming rate towards an iceberg and many in the House of Representatives are cheering the entire way. Movements to increase taxes on gas and rising inflation are impacting local families and businesses. I need your help to get me elected, so that voices of clarity and truth can prevail.

3: The Quality and Security of Schooling

From my experience as a Bloomington School Board Member, I have seen the impact of decisions made at the legislative level that are negatively impacting our children’s mental health and education. Our Legislators continue to push mandates on education that remove decision making by parents and local school boards. Outside radical groups are now writing our Social Studies Standards and forcing them on school Districts. Legislators must not allow such a takeover. Our families have a right to know what their children are being taught in a safe environment.

Economic Stability without Raising Taxes

Are you struggling to stretch your income?

End the state of Minnesota Social Security Tax, that penalizes seniors and reduces their income.

Reduce the high taxes that encourage residents to leave MN for more affordable states. When they leave, the state loses revenue.

With current inflation at over 8%, I will work to rein in new regressive taxes that impact those on fixed or low incomes, such as the gas tax increases my opponent wants to put into place, as well as a local option sales taxes. These are NEW Taxes! Bloomington residents need a reprieve, not an increase.

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Reasons to Support Beth for State Representative

Beth's main support is in-state and local, unlike her opponents who have significant out-of-state and special interest control over them.

Beth is an advocate for and strongly supports individual rights to freedom.

Beth is authentically connected to the citizens she serves.

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