Rep. Connie Bernardy's 2014 Legislative Survey

Dear Neighbors,

Please take a minute to fill out this survey. Hearing from you will help me represent our district at the Capitol this session.

Thank you for your time.

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* 1. Please enter your address and contact info to verify your residence in our district.This information is confidential and will not be shared or used for any other purpose.

*Name:

*Address:

*City/Town:

*State:

*ZIP:

*Email Address:

*Phone Number:

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* 2. What are the most important topics to you for the legislature to focus on this session?

Investing in education

Protecting environment

Creating jobs/growing economy

Providing affordable health care

Transportation and infrastructure investments

Unsession/government reform

Veterans

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Minnesota’s minimum wage currently sits at $5.25 for small employers and $6.15 for large employers, which is lower than the federal minimum wage. Would you support an increase in the state minimum wage to $9.50?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Last session we closed our deficit and made investments in education and job creation. With a $1.23 billion budget surplus, we ought to: (Choose best option)

Prove more middle class tax support

Repeal business-to-business taxes

Increase our state's budget reserves

Make further investments in education

Increase funding for nursing homes, and home and community-based long-term care workers

One time infrastructure investments

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Last session, nursing home workers were provided a rate increase for the first time in 4 years. Should the state provide a similar increase for personal care attendants and home based long term care workers who have gone without a raise for five years?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What transportation infrastructure issues would you like addressed? (Check all that apply)

Improve walking and biking trails and connections to transit

Create more capacity on highways and roads

Reduce congestion by investing in a regional transit system including rail, bus, bicycle, and pedestrian infrastructure

Make public transportation more accessible

Increase safety for all; drivers, walkers, bikers, transit users

Maintain our roadways

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Governor Dayton has announced his hope that this Legislative Session be an ‘un-session’ used to make government more effective and efficient for the people of Minnesota. What specific suggestions do you have for making state government more effective and efficient?

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* 1. Please enter your address and contact info to verify your residence in our district.This information is confidential and will not be shared or used for any other purpose.

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* 2. What are the most important topics to you for the legislature to focus on this session?

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* 3. Minnesota’s minimum wage currently sits at $5.25 for small employers and $6.15 for large employers, which is lower than the federal minimum wage. Would you support an increase in the state minimum wage to $9.50?

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* 4. Last session we closed our deficit and made investments in education and job creation. With a $1.23 billion budget surplus, we ought to: (Choose best option)

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* 5. Last session, nursing home workers were provided a rate increase for the first time in 4 years. Should the state provide a similar increase for personal care attendants and home based long term care workers who have gone without a raise for five years?

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* 6. What transportation infrastructure issues would you like addressed? (Check all that apply)

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* 7. Governor Dayton has announced his hope that this Legislative Session be an ‘un-session’ used to make government more effective and efficient for the people of Minnesota. What specific suggestions do you have for making state government more effective and efficient?

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* 8. Please let me know if you have any other questions, ideas, and comments.