State Representative Andy Smith

05/21/2026

05/08/2026

Another mic drop moment from State Representative Kim Hicks

05/05/2026

Minnesota is one of the best states to raise a family, and Senate DFLers are working to make sure that building and raising a family is affordable and accessible for everyone. For families who experience infertility, lack of insurance coverage means having to take on a second job, seek care outside of the U.S., and delay building their family. Last week, I hosted a roundtable conversation with people who’ve experienced infertility as well as some healthcare providers who treat people with infertility. I’m proud to be a co-author on the MN Building Families Act, a bill to require health insurance companies to cover treatment of infertility, and am grateful it’s included in our Health & Human Services bill.

04/29/2026

But I thought cutting property taxes is a priority of theirs! Guess not.

04/29/2026

State Representative Andy Smith and I think it's woolly exciting when Three Rivers Park District brings lambs to the State Capitol!

04/15/2026

“The Audacity of Taupe,” Tax Committee

04/15/2026

The Rochester School Board asked us to help make this change, and we delivered.

It’s unfair that a candidate in one alley could lose with more votes than a winning candidate in another alley. It encourages people to ‘choose an opponent’ to run against rather than choose our kids to run for.

Glad to help pass this important change for our kids.

The change would eliminate the numbered seats and make it a pure at-large system.

04/08/2026

The House DFL Rochester delegation joined over 220 state legislators from 27 states in signing a national statement calling for immediate constitutional action in response to the ongoing war with Iran and unlawful actions taken by President Donald Trump.

The letter demands that Members of the Cabinet and Vice President Vance invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office, and second, that Congress enforce its constitutional war powers.

The full joint statement and list of signatories can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UB96nZHRuDnIEtmT_DbE9bAxV0Gfv_Xm/view

03/25/2026

SESSION DAILY: A veterinarian for 42 years, Ronald W. Gaskin said declawing cats has been “done in ignorance” for more than 70 years. “I have seen firsthand the functional damage caused by declawing cats,” he said in support of a ban on declawing cats.

But Rob Memmen, past president of the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association, opposes a ban. “It removes a veterinarian’s and the client’s right to choose whether to perform a surgical procedure,” he said.

Read more at Session Daily ⤵️
https://www.house.mn.gov/SessionDaily/Story/19010

03/25/2026

John 21:17, “If you love me, feed my sheep.”

Seems to me that polluting our planet and turning a blind eye is the opposite of what the Bible teaches. But then again, so is starving people, hoarding wealth, not accepting immigrants, worshiping false idols, refusing to help the sick, and hating those who are not like you, but Republicans don't seem to have a problem with any of that. Makes me wonder what Bible they're reading, because it sure isn't the one I know.