2017-18 Special Election for U.S. Senate in Minnesota: on Energy & Oil


Karin Housley: Diverse portfolio of energy: wind, solar, fossil fuels

Housley said she is in favor of renewable sources of energy. But, she said, she does not favor a homogeneous set of energy sources, instead electing for a diverse and balanced portfolio--whether that's wind power or solar, or oil and other forms of fossil fuel.

"Nobody disagrees that clean energy is good energy, but it's not the only source of energy," Housley said. "You really have to work with everybody and not be all in on one form of energy."

Source: Brainerd Dispatch: 2017-8 Minnesota Special Senate Election Jul 31, 2018

Karin Housley: Increase Minnesota's Renewable Energy Standard to 50%

Lawmakers from both parties were chief authors of a bill to increase Minnesota's Renewable Energy Standard to 50% by 2030. The legislation would update existing Renewable Energy Standard, which has lowered energy costs, grown clean energy jobs, and increased tax payments to communities. This outstanding leadership by Rep. Joe Schomacker, Rep. Erin Maye Quade, Sen. Karin Housley, and Sen. Nick Frentz helps build on Minnesota's tradition of bipartisan support for market driven clean energy policy.
Source: Fresh-Energy.org on 2017-8 Minnesota special election Feb 27, 2017

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LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
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AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
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