Issues & Values
Caitlyn's platform is built around the needs of rural Minnesotan families. This means: putting rural communities first, balance — not extremes, and a transparent government.
Rural Communities
Southwest Minnesota deserves strong communities, reliable service, and a voice at the table.
Goals- Expand broadband access
- Increase rural infrastructure investment
- Support small town grant programs
- Protect local schools, healthcare, and emergency services
- Review and fix state systems that make rural development harder
Protect the Family Farm
When farms disappear, communities disappear.
Goals- Review subsidy structures to reduce harmful overproduction incentives
- Support biofuel innovation for energy independence and farm stability
- Push back against unchecked corporate consolidation
- Keep family farms economically viable
Government Transparency & Accountability
We deserve honesty about where our tax dollars are being spent.
Goals- Regular public stakeholder summits
- Transparent budgeting
- Review inefficient state contracting and bidding systems
- Performance reviews of state agencies and policies
Healthcare & Mental Health
Rural healthcare is not optional infrastructure: it is necessary for the safety and growth of our communities.
Goals- Increase rural healthcare funding
- Improve nursing home staffing standards
- Expand mental health access
- Protect reproductive healthcare access
- Prioritize mental healthcare and evidence-based approaches
Public Safety & Community Safety
Public safety works best when communities trust the systems designed to protect them.
Goals- Support first responders and emergency services
- Improve mental health and addiction intervention
- Encourage community trust and accountability
- Focus on violence prevention and practical solutions
Education
Our educators and children deserve support to set them up for success.
Goals- Teacher retention study and workforce investment
- Improved public school funding
- Local flexibility over statewide culture-war mandates
- Policies and initiatives that are student and educator led
Immigration
We can support secure systems and still treat people with dignity.
Goals- Support lawful, orderly systems
- Protect workers from exploitation
- Support local integration and community stability
- Oppose dehumanization
Energy & Environment
We cannot protect the economy by ignoring the environment, and we cannot protect the environment by ignoring rural economies.
Goals- Rural infrastructure investment
- Protecting farmland and soil health
- Responsible renewable energy development
- Energy affordability
- Local decision-making