Rep. Matt Norris 2024 Pre-Session Survey

1.Please share your name, address, and email address so I can verify you are a constituent, keep you up to date on my actions at the Capitol, and include you in future opportunities like this one.(Required.)

Name

Address

2.What do you consider to be our state’s best assets? (Check all that apply)

Good public schools

A diverse economy with thriving businesses and nonprofits

Parks, trails, and outdoor recreation

A strong sense of community

Other (please specify)

3.What concerns you most about the future of our state? (Check all that apply)

Ensuring excellent education from preschool through job training for all

Reducing the cost of child care, health care, and senior care

Growing jobs with pay and benefits that can support a family

Safety in our neighborhoods and cities

Combating climate change

Other (please specify)

4.Do you or your family face any of the following obstacles to accessing affordable health care? (Check all that apply)

Lack of access to health care providers

High costs of premiums, deductibles, and copays

High costs of prescription drugs

None of the above/I wouldn’t change anything about my healthcare

Other (please specify)

5.I'm already working on some bills for 2024. Which are you most supportive of?

Strategies to reduce crimes committed by young people

Tax cuts for small businesses to help with rising costs

Preventing unreasonable rent increases for manufactured home park residents

Helping students participate in tele-mental health appointments during the school day and after school

Funding to address the maintenance backlog at the National Sports Center

6.Child care costs are continuing to rise across the state leaving Minnesota families behind. Do you support increased funding for early childhood programs and additional investment in our child care assistance program?

Yes

Other Policy (please specify)

7.Thanks to $103 million from the Legislature last session that I led the bipartisan effort to secure, the Highway 65 redesign from 99th Avenue to 117th Avenue is fully funded! Construction on side roads should start in 2024 with construction on Highway 65 following in late 2025. How can my office be helpful to you during the construction process? (select all that apply)

Sending email updates with key construction news and reminders

Posting updates with key construction news and reminders on social media

Hosting community events to hear from state and local officials about the project

Reaching out to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to get information for residents who have questions

Other (please specify)

8.What is something you would never change about Minnesota? For example, “I would never change the efforts we put into preserving our natural resources, like the Blaine Wetland Sanctuary.”

9.What is something you would like to change about Minnesota? For example, “I would change Minnesota’s cold and snowy winters.”

10.Below, we have included a space for you to write feedback, comments, thoughts, or anything else you would like to share with me!