2017-18 Special Election for U.S. Senate in Minnesota: on Tax Reform


Karin Housley: Supporter of Trump tax reform bill; jobs are being created

I agree with the president on most of his policies that he has put out. I think getting this tax reform bill passed was a huge win for him and for the people of this country. And that's what I'm hearing when I travel around Minnesota is more jobs [are] being created, companies like Apple bringing $350 billion they had off shore back into the United States creating 20,000 jobs, that's just Apple alone. People are happy with that. You can't argue with that.
Source: Hutchinson Leader on 2017-8 Minnesota special election Feb 18, 2018

Karin Housley: Economy will boom with more tax reform and deregulations

State Sen. Karin Housley, R-St. Mary's Point, wants south-central Minnesota to know she cares about one major priority: Jobs, jobs, jobs, here in Minnesota. Better paying jobs. Higher paying jobs. Jobs for college graduates. And continued tax reform and deregulation from Congress to allow economic development to boom in southern Minnesota. "It's just making sure that the economy continues to grow, and that we have jobs for our kids and for us," Housley said Tuesday.
Source: Mankato Free Press on 2017-8 Minnesota special election Jan 30, 2018

Tina Smith: We need to tax wealthier Minnesotans, to fix problems

After observing Dayton's strategy for several months, Smith said she became convinced he could win that fall, even in a tough year for Democrats. "I liked that he was open and straightforward about what he wanted to do. He said, 'We have a problem here and I think we need to tax wealthier Minnesotans to help solve it,' " Smith said. "I think Minnesotans liked that too."

She and Dayton met at a cafe in Minneapolis to talk about his strategy. The two hit it off, and he quickly made her an adviser to his campaign. Not long after he won the election, Dayton asked Smith to be his chief of staff in the governor's office. With her background in business, Smith became the administration's lead on government reform projects. The two went through a 21-day government shutdown together in 2011, and the following year, Smith was critical in working with sports officials, business leaders and legislators to pass a proposal to construct a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

Source: MinnPost.com on 2017-18 Minnesota Special Election Feb 2, 2015

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Candidates and political leaders on Tax Reform:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
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)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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