2022 MN Governor's race: on Crime


Michelle Benson: Defunding the police would make us less safe

Prioritize Public Safety: Every single Minnesotan deserves to feel safe in their community. Defunding the police would make us less safe. Properly funded public safety officials, prosecutors holding criminals accountable, and judges who follow sentencing guidelines must work together to protect our families.
Source: 2022 Minnesota Governor campaign website Michelle4MN.com Dec 23, 2021

Mike Murphy: Increase rehabilitation for human trafficking victims

As governor, Mike will push for a human trafficking task force in cooperation with federal resources to bring awareness of human trafficking in Minnesota and track down and imprison offenders. Mike will also push the Minnesota legislature to increase rehabilitation assistance for victims beyond the age of 24. There should not be an age cutoff for victims who desperately need assistance recovering and assimilating back to society.
Source: 2022 Minnesota governor campaign website MikeMurphyForMN.com Feb 16, 2021

Mike Murphy: No more looting; we're going to shoot back

Murphy said much of the motivation for his campaign stems from the riots in Minnesota that erupted after the murder of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police. The candidate said that starts with being vocal about supporting police and cracking down on violent criminals he thinks have been treated too softly by courts. "We have to let the criminals know that you're going to be in jail," Mr. Murphy said. "No more looting. We're going to shoot back. We're going to come after you."
Source: Washington Times on 2022 Minnesota Gubernatorial race Oct 12, 2021

Paul Gazelka: Provide more resources to have more police on the streets

I would provide more resources to have more police on the streets. If Minneapolis doesn't do it, I would put more money into Hennepin County, if they would be willing to. That was something that we worked on. I would work with the Highway Patrol to use them in whatever way they thought was best to provide safety, because the governor can do that. And there are places that maybe the National Guard needs to help as well.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2022 Minnesota Gubernatorial race Sep 28, 2021

Scott Jensen: Increasing number of officers will restore law and order

Dr. Scott Jensen believes we need to support our law enforcement and call for violent criminals to be caught, convicted, and imprisoned. Tim Walz and out-of-touch Democrat leaders in our cities blame the police; Dr. Scott Jensen knows we need more cops, not less. He will seek to increase the number of officers, which will restore law and order to our broken cities.
Source: 2022 Minnesota Governor campaign website DrScottJensen.com Dec 30, 2021

Tim Walz: OpEd:riot response criticized as too weak AND too aggressive

Republicans have blasted Walz for what they called his slow response to the unrest after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police. And they are sure to use a rise in violent crime in their campaign against him.

[Gubernatorial opponent] former Senate Republican leader Paul Gazelka called Walz weak and hesitant when dealing with lawlessness and rising crime. [Gubernatorial opponent] former Sen. Scott Jensen, too, faulted the incumbent. "I think that he was slow to act at times, trying to check out what the political winds were telling us," Jensen said. "I think that was particularly crucial during the riots and the violence in late May and early June of 2020."

At the same time, Walz has faced criticism from the political left for what some saw as overly aggressive tactics used by the National Guard and other law enforcement agencies to respond to rioting.

Source: MPR News on 2022 Minnesota Gubernatorial race Oct 19, 2021

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Candidates and political leaders on Crime:

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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