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Minnesota

Legislative Candidate Survey 2014

The election on November 4, 2014 will have a huge impact on the arts in our state and our country. If you agree with thousands of Minnesotans who believe the arts matter, you’ll want to know where the candidates stand.

Visit the Secretary of State’s website to find your district and where to vote: http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/

READ: We’ve asked all legislative candidates questions about current arts issues so you can see their responses. Due to limited space, comments were limited to 3 sentences. To see full responses visit our website at www.mncitizensforthearts.org/actnow/legislatorsupport

ARTS ALL STARS: Look for the symbol telling you which legislators have been awarded an Arts All Star from MCA for their exceptional support for the arts at the legislature!

CONNECT: Like our page on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @MNCitizen, and visit our websitewww.mncitizensforthearts.org to sign up for MCA Arts Alerts.

ASK: If your candidates did not respond to the survey, make sure to ask them these questions when you see them on the campaign trail!

++++++++++++++++++++Minnesota Citizens for the Arts is a non-partisan statewide arts advocacy organization whose mission is to ensure the opportunity for all people to have access to and involvement in the arts. MCA organizes the arts com-munity and lobbies the Minnesota State Legislature and U.S. Congress on issues pertaining to the nonprofit arts. MCA does not endorse candidates for public office.

MCA’s successes include passing the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment in 2008 which created dedicated funding for the arts in the Minnesota State Constitution for 25 years.

Citizens for the Arts

MINNESOTA CITIZENS FOR THE ARTS CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF ARTS ADVOCACY!

1974-2014

Nation-leading statewide advocacy efforts have increased access to the arts

MCA is celebrating 40 years as the oldest and most successful state arts advocacy organization in the country. From its small beginnings in 1974 when annual state funding for the arts was just $300,000, MCA has helped increase state investments in the arts, catapulting Minnesota ahead of its peers to become the nation’s leader in per capita arts funding. Over those 40 years, MCA has fueled Minnesota’s national reputation as a hotbed of creative activity and high quality of life. The MCA model is to advocate for policies that ensure that regardless of where you live in the state you have access to the arts. Resources reach organizations, artists, audiences and school children in every corner of the state through the unique competitive grant-making system of the Minnesota State Arts Board and Regional Arts Councils, which MCA helped to create.

“By achieving significant policy victories for artists and cultural organizations, MCA has become a national model in the arts advocacy movement and has significantly expanded access to and involvement in the arts for all people in Minnesota,” said Ra Joy, Executive Director, Arts Alliance Illinois.

Many AccomplishmentsIn addition to arts funding, MCA advocated for and has protected the state’s “Percent for Art in Public Places” program, which acquires works of art to be exhibited in and around the public areas of state buildings. MCA has also been a vigilant watchdog for the nonprofit arts sector, passing a sales tax exemption for nonprofit tickets and protecting other vital nonprofit tax exemptions. In addition, MCA has been active in protecting artists rights by opposing censorship and passing a consignment law to protect artists’ works if galleries go bankrupt. Another signature accomplishment was MCA’s role in the creation of the state’s eleven Regional Arts Councils which ensure access to the arts across the state.

Legacy Amendment a Historic VictoryBecause of MCA, Minnesota is unique in the country for having dedicated funding for the arts in its state constitution. MCA led the cultural community in joining a coalition of hunting and angling, conservation, clean water and parks and trails advocates to pass the groundbreaking Legacy Amendment through which the citizens of Minnesota voted to ensure 25 years of dedicated funding for the nonprofit arts.

“MN Citizens for the Arts is a national leader in the field of arts advocacy and citizen engagement,” confirms Donna S. Collins, Executive Director Ohio Arts Council. “They involve people of all ages and walks of life who are interested in supporting and participating in arts, culture, and arts education. The voice of all citizens is represented in the work of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts.”

Award WinningMCA received a 2003 Sally Ordway Irvine Award for Commitment, and in 2012 was recognized by Philanthropedia and Guidestar as “Top Nonprofit” for its role in increasing access to the arts in Minnesota.

Minnesota Congressional Candidate Survey

In partnerhsip with Americans for the Arts, MCA asked all candidates for Congress to respondto the following questions:Q1: What is your personal background and experience in the arts?Q2: What arts activities have you attended, participated in, or supported in the last year?

Key: M = Music I = Instrumental V = Voice D = Dance VA = Visual Arts T = Theater P = Photography L = Literary O = Other N = None

Background: The budget of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was cut in half during the 1990s. With its current funding of $146 million, the NEA spends just 46 cents perAmerican - about the cost of a pack of gum.Q3: Do you support a significant funding increase for the NEA, so that arts organizations in your district can present more high quality arts programs for all of its citizens?

Background: The Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA) defines the arts as a core academic subject, allowing school districts to use federal funding for arts education instruction. However, implementation of ESEA (also refered to as No Child Left Behind) has dramatically reduced the time spent teaching the arts around the country and increased the need for federal-level research measuring the status and condition of the arts.Q4: Do you support strengthening arts education and research through the ESEA reauthorization process?

Background: Nonprofit arts organizations are community-based charities that specifically rely on donations made by individual taxpayers for 24 percent (on average) of their budgets.Q5: Do you support the preservation of the charitable tax deduction incentives for the nonprofit arts?

Background: Currently, art collectors can claim a fair market value tax deduction for works that they donate to cultural organizations, but artists can claim only the cost of materials when they donate work that they have created.Q6: Do you support bipartisan legislation to correct this inequity and to ensure that museums, libraries, and other cultural organizations receive donations?

Minnesota Congressional Candidate Responses

Name/Party/District Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6

Sharon Sund (D - MN 03)

Betty McCollum (D - MN 04)

Doug Daggett (R - MN 05)

Keith Ellison (D - MN 05)

Collin Peterson (D - MN 07)

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For more detailed information on these arts policy issues, please visit: www.ArtsActionFund.org/pages/LegislativePriorities

Americans For The Arts 2014 House Report Card Highlights Incumbent MN Members of Congress Running for Re-Election

Keith Ellison (D - MN 05)- Member of the Congressional Arts Caucus and the STEAM Caucus - Cosigned five “Dear Colleague” letters in 2013 and 2014 asking for increased funding for the NEA and NEH, and “robust” funding for the Office of Museum Services- 2012 AFTA grade: B

John Kline (R - MN 02)- Voted for H.R. 4719 which would make permanent three critical charitable tax extenders- 2012 AFTA grade: F

Betty McCollum (D - MN 04)- Ranking Democratic member of the committee that funds the NEA- Member of the Congressional Arts Caucus and the Humanities Caucus - Cosponsored H.R. 2482 in the 113th Congress allowing artists and creators to claim a tax deduction for the fair market value of gifts of their own work to nonprofit arts organizations for mission-related use- 2012 AFTA grade: A+

Richard Nolan (D - MN 08)- Member of the Congressional Arts Caucus and the STEAM Caucus- Cosigned a “Dear Colleague” letter asking for increased funding for the NEA and NEH - Voted for H.R. 4719 which would make permanent three critical charitable tax extenders

Erik Paulsen (R - MN 03)- Member of the Congressional Arts Caucus- Voted for H.R. 4719 which would make permanent three critical charitable tax extenders- 2012 AFTA grade: B+

Collin Peterson (D - MN 07)- Member of the Congressional Arts Caucus and the STEAM Caucus- Cosponsored H.R. 2482 in the 113th Congress allowing artists and creators to claim a tax deduction for the fair market value of gifts of their own work to nonprofit arts organizations for mission-related use- Cosigned three “Dear Colleague” letters in 2013 and 2014 asking for increased funding for the NEA and NEH- 2012 AFTA grade: A+

Timothy Walz (D - MN 01)- Member of the Congressional Arts Caucus - Cosigned five “Dear Colleague” letters in 2013 and 2014 asking for increased funding for the NEA and NEH, and “robust” funding for the Office of Museum Services- Voted for H.R. 4719 which would make permanent three critical charitable tax extenders- 2012 AFTA grade: A+

Incumbent MN Senators Running for Re-Election

Al Franken (D - MN)-

Member of the Senate Cultural Caucus- Cosigned two “Dear Colleague” letters asking for increased funding for the NEA and NEH- 2012 AFTA grade: A

Legislative Candidate Survey Report281 surveys sent by MCA to Minnesota House candidates, 144 candidates responded (51.2%)

Any responses received after we went to print will be posted at:www.mncitizensforthearts.org/actnow/legislatorsupport

Q1: Is there a specific arts organization/s in your part of the state that you or your family particularly enjoy?

83.5% Listed at least one organization 65.5% Checked the box for

“and many more" 11.5% Did not list any organizations

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Q2: Do you agree or disagree that nonprofit organizations should continue to be exempt from paying taxes?

No Opinion/No Response

Disagree

Agree

Q3: The Legislature has established a standard that47% of the Arts & Cultural Fund should be appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts Board and Regional Arts Councils, with the rest going to other cultural groups and services. Question: Will you protect the standard that 47% of the Arts & Cultural Legacy Fund is appropriated to the Minnesota State Arts Board and Regional Arts Council system, to ensure that all Minnesotans have access to the arts, regardless of their geographic location, through grants that reach all 87 counties?

Opposed

Neutral/No Response

Support

Enthusiastically Support

Q4: Since the first year of Legacy funding, the legislature established a standard of using existing agencies with accountable gant-making systems and expertise, such as the Minnesota State Arts Board and Regional Arts Councils, to ensure accountability, transparency and merit-based grant-making decisions statewide. However, some in the past have attempted to use Legacy dollars for earmarks. Other legislators have suggested that doing so creates a pork barrel system of earmarks in contradiction to the legislature's important standards. Question: In regards to the Arts and Cultural Fund, would you oppose any effort to use dedicated Legacy resources for earmark projects?

No Opinion/No Response

No

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iviti

es. +

Zach

ary

(Zac

h) D

orho

lt

R

Par

amou

nt T

heat

er *

**A

gree

Yes

Par

amou

nt T

heat

er *

**N

eutra

l

14A

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1: O

rgs.

Sup

port

edQ2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: NR

= N

o R

espo

nse

Rec

eive

d A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

war

d

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any

mor

e or

gani

zatio

ns s

uppo

rted

+

Add

ition

al C

omm

ents

at m

nciti

zens

forth

earts

.org

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Agr

eeN

eutra

lYe

s

Jim

Kno

blac

hA

gree

Son

dra

Eric

kson

RE

ast C

entra

l Cho

rale

Agr

eeS

uppo

rtN

oN

R

Jam

es R

itten

our

DFL

MA

AC

and

the

Art’

s C

o-op

Agr

eeS

uppo

rtYe

sW

ithou

t art,

life

wou

ld re

ally

sta

rt to

suc

k

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

DFL

Agr

ee

I ful

ly s

uppo

rt th

e A

rts a

nd lo

ok fo

rwar

d to

wor

king

with

you

in th

e fu

ture

+

R DFL

I met

my

wife

whi

le d

oing

com

mun

ity th

eate

r. A

ll 4

of d

augh

ters

pa

rtici

pate

d in

the

arts

(mus

ic, s

peec

h, th

eate

r) in

hig

h sc

hool

and

co

ntin

ue to

do

so a

s ad

ults

. +

DFL

DFL

Yes

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Yes

Agr

eeTh

e G

rand

Cen

ter

Pra

irie

Arts

Cho

rale

***

Ye

sA

gree

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

The

legi

slat

ure

has

the

auth

ority

to a

ppro

pria

te fu

nds;

con

sequ

ently

th

at a

utho

rity

to "e

arm

ark"

is re

serv

ed to

the

legi

slat

ure

excl

usiv

ely

if it

shou

ld s

o ch

oose

.

15B

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Yes

It is

a p

leas

ure

and

an h

onor

to b

e pa

rt of

the

proc

ess

that

pro

vide

s st

ate

fund

ing

for t

he a

rts in

Min

neso

ta. I

can

see

tang

ible

resu

lts o

f the

us

e of

thes

e fu

nds

in m

y le

gisl

ativ

e di

stric

t and

thro

ugho

ut M

inne

sota

. +

Yes

Bria

n Jo

hnso

nD

id n

ot re

spon

d to

sur

vey

Roc

k B

end

Folk

Fes

tival

***

Agr

ee

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

yJi

m N

ewbe

rger

Laur

ie D

riess

enD

awso

n, M

adis

on, C

anby

Are

asA

gree

Q4:

It is

impo

rtant

to m

e sm

alle

r com

mun

ities

+ ru

ral M

N g

et a

dequ

ate

fund

ing.

It is

sta

rts to

shi

ft to

met

ro +

larg

er c

omm

uniti

es I

wou

ld n

o lo

nger

sup

port

this

met

hod.

Pau

l Tor

kels

onR

Chr

is S

wed

zins

kiR

Did

not

res

pond

to s

urve

y

Sup

port

The

MS

AB

and

the

RA

Cs

have

bee

n re

cipi

ents

of s

igni

fican

t fun

ding

an

d th

ey h

ave

deve

lope

d a

proc

ess

for d

istri

butio

n th

at h

as b

een

wor

king

wel

l. Th

e Le

gisl

atur

e w

ill c

ontin

ue to

eva

luat

e w

heth

er o

r not

th

e us

e of

thes

e fu

nds

is m

eetin

g th

e co

nstit

utio

nal m

anda

tes

Jam

es K

anne

Our

fam

ily h

as a

lway

s be

en a

pro

pone

nt o

f the

arts

. Our

per

sona

l pr

efer

ence

s ex

tend

to th

e en

tire

arts

spe

ctru

m. I

f ele

cted

I w

ill b

e a

stro

ng s

uppo

rter o

f you

r pro

gram

.

Tim

Mill

erR

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

And

rew

Fal

k

Mar

y S

awat

zky

R

Bar

n Th

eatre

***

Agr

eeN

oO

pini

onE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rt

Sup

port

As

a pa

st C

hair

of th

e Le

gacy

Com

mitt

ee it

was

my

hono

r and

pl

easu

re to

wor

k to

ens

ure

fair

and

equi

tabl

e fu

ndin

g fo

r the

arts

in

Min

neso

ta

Dav

e B

aker

Arts

Mea

nder

***

Neu

tral

No

Agr

ee

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

DFL

Dea

n U

rdah

lR

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Agr

eeLi

tchf

ield

Com

mun

ity T

heat

er *

**

Ste

ven

Sch

iroo

DFL

NR

DFL

John

Lip

ke

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

No

Cla

rk J

ohns

onE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rt

16A

Gle

nn H

. Gru

enha

gen

R

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1: O

rgs.

Sup

port

edQ2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: NR

= N

o R

espo

nse

Rec

eive

d A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

war

d

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any

mor

e or

gani

zatio

ns s

uppo

rted

+

Add

ition

al C

omm

ents

at m

nciti

zens

forth

earts

.org

16B

17A

17B

18A

18B

19A

DFL

Kim

Spe

ars

RC

ity A

rt M

anka

toN

RN

eutra

lN

oO

pini

onI,

like

mos

t peo

ple,

enj

oy m

any

form

s of

cre

ativ

e ex

pres

sion

(art)

. A

nd, I

am

not

opp

osed

to th

e go

vern

men

t pro

vidi

ng 's

eed'

reso

urce

s fo

r cre

ativ

e ef

forts

that

ben

efit

ever

yone

. Q2:

Som

e no

t all

+

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

R R

Yes

19B

21B

22A

23A

23B

24A

DF

L

DF

L

RRY

es

Agree

Neutral

NR

Fairm

ont O

pera

H

ouse ***

Four W

inds G

allery ***

R DF

L

Support

Agree

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

22B

Dave K

ruse

Did

not respond

to survey

Tw

in R

ivers for the A

rts ***

Yes

Agree

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

The arts im

prove the quality of life in

M

innesota, they brin

g beauty

to our lives.

Ja

ck C

onsid

ine

DF

L

Da

vid

B

lyN

orthfie

ld A

rts G

uild ***

Did

not respond to survey

Agree

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

"T

rue art, like nature, ever bears S

uggestio

ns of som

e hig

her thin

g; A

s

more than form

or tin

t of bird W

e priz

e the song he stops to sin

g: S

o

geniu

s is

the pow

er to guid

e, A

nd show

the heart, life's

noble

r sid

e."

from

P

oem

by E

dith W

illis Lin

n F

orbes

Tim

K

elly

Worthin

gton M

em

oria

l A

uditoriu

m ***

Yes

Lyn

n S

choen

Riv

er Junctio

n A

rts C

ouncil of

Wabasha ***

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

Yes

Agree

Yes

Da

n M

atejc

ek

None

Ste

ve D

razkow

ski

Did

not respond

to survey

Agree

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

I am

a m

usic

ian, support H

assle

r T

heater, R

ochester A

rt G

allery and

have a personal 45 hole

fris

bee golf course on m

y farm

.

I have been a benefic

iary of the Legacy F

unds. I teach K

-12 m

usic

at

Medford P

ublic S

chool and w

e receiv

ed m

oney to brin

g a great N

ativ

e

Am

eric

an "F

ancy D

ancer", Larry Y

azzie

, to our school. +

M.A

. S

chneid

er

Joe S

chom

acker

Dia

na S

lyter

RD

id not respond to survey

Did

not respond to survey

Did

not respond to survey

I support Legacy A

mendm

ent and other fundin

g for the arts, but I w

ant

to see geographic

al equity- Q

1: T

here are few

arts orgs here, I w

ant to

change that +

None

Agree

Agree

Support

Yes

Rod H

am

ilton

RD

id not respond to survey

Cheryl A

venel-N

avara

DF

L

Steele

C

ounty H

istoric

al S

ocie

ty ***

Yes

As a m

em

ber of the S

WA

C grants panel I strongly

support the activ

itie

s

of area arts organiz

atio

ns. T

hese fundin

g m

echanis

ms have been put

to good use in

rural M

N in

clu

din

g m

y dis

tric

t through fundin

g for

orchestras, choirs, pla

ys, dance, art, bands, and speakers +

20A

RB

ob G

unther

NR

20B

Pa

t B

acon

DF

L

RTo

ny C

ornis

h

21A

John P

etersburg

R

Beverly

C

ashm

an

DF

LM

usic

at the G

ain

ey C

enter ***

Agree

Support

Yes

NR

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1: O

rgs.

Sup

port

edQ2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: N

R =

N

o R

esponse R

eceiv

ed A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

ward Incum

bent *** and m

any m

ore organiz

atio

ns supported +

A

dd

itio

na

l C

om

me

nts a

t m

ncitiz

en

sfo

rth

ea

rts.o

rg

Bo

b V

ogel

Th

om

as Lofgren

R DF

L

Did

not respond to survey

Did

not respond to survey

Ye

s

Agree

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

I am

a strong supporter of the arts and recogniz

e its im

portant role

in

educatio

n, com

merce, econom

ic develo

pm

ent and cultural in

flu

ence

and id

entity. It is

som

ethin

g that brin

gs us together as com

munitie

s

and a people

.

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

DF

L

Did

not respond

to survey

Agree

R

My father, Jerom

e Lie

bling, w

as a fin

e art/docum

entary photographer,

so I grew

up around art and artis

ts. O

ur thriv

ing arts com

munity m

akes

Min

nesota a great pla

ce to live. It deserves to be nurtured and

supported.

DF

L

IP

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

Support

Agree

Agree

The arts are vital to our sense of com

munity and to us in

our ow

n

personal develo

pm

ent - it brin

gs us together and often tim

es challenges

us to vie

w thin

gs in

a new

light. A

s a father of three daughters, I see the

arts as critic

al to their (and other students) academ

ic success. +

I am

a hobby artis

t, sold

som

e w

ork, but m

ain

ly pain

t for the

enjo

ym

ent of it

With m

y husband and m

any of our children bein

g m

usic

ians and artis

ts

we see how

our fam

ily has benefited and be ble

ssed by havin

g the arts

in our lives. I lo

ok forw

ard to explo

rin

g the m

any w

ays w

e can in

sure

the arts sustain

ability in

M

innesota.

The m

ore broad spectrum

of arts exposure that has happened in

all of

Min

nesota due to the Legacy fundin

g has been phenom

enal. I often

hear from

people

w

ho live in

rural and sm

all tow

ns in

m

y dis

tric

t w

ho

have experie

nces (young and old

) w

hic

h they w

ould

not have had

without the additio

nal Legacy fundin

g.

DF

L

Prairie

Lakes ***

Support

Yes

***

RA

gree

DF

L

R

24B

Patti F

ritz

Did

not respond to survey

Yes

I am

past presid

ent of the Lanesboro A

rts C

ouncil w

hic

h m

erged w

ith

Cornucopia

Arts C

enter. I see the arts as part of a three

prong approach to econom

ic develo

pm

ent. +

Bria

n D

anie

lsR

Paradis

e C

enter for the A

rts

Did

not respond to survey

Support

Neutral

NR

Duane Q

uam

RD

id not respond

to survey

Agree

Yes

SE

MA

CY

es

Kim

N

orton

DF

L

Tin

a Lie

bling

Ric

h W

rig

ht

Rochester A

rt C

enter ***

Thom

as K

eith P

ric

e

Peggy B

ennett

RD

id not respond

to survey

Yes

Lanesboro A

rts C

enter ***

Agree

Shannon S

avic

kD

FL

Dennis

S

chm

inke

Param

ount T

hea

ter

Support

Yes

NR

Je

anne P

oppe

Lynae H

ahn

Com

monw

eal T

heatre ***

Ne

ls T. P

ierson

R

I voted for the Legacy A

mendm

ent in

the H

ouse of R

epresentativ

es

and have supported its constitutio

nal purpose ever sin

ce it w

as

adopted as an am

endm

ent to the state constitutio

n.

25A

Gene P. P

elo

wski Jr.

DF

LS

hakespeare F

estiv

al ***

Agree

Agree

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

Yes

Jon P

ieper

DF

L

Agree

25B

Did

not respond to survey

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

Yes

Gre

g D

avid

sR

No R

esponse

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1: O

rgs.

Sup

port

edQ2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Austin

Area C

om

mis

sio

n for

the A

rts ***

Enthusia

stic

ally S

upport

Did

not respond to survey

Agree

Yes

Key

: N

R =

N

o R

esponse R

eceiv

ed A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

ward Incum

bent *** and m

any m

ore organiz

atio

ns supported +

A

dd

itio

na

l C

om

me

nts a

t m

ncitiz

en

sfo

rth

ea

rts.o

rg

Breanna B

ly

26A

27B

28A

28B

27A

26B

Support

No

Opin

ion

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

R R

Yes

29B

32A

32B

33B

R R R

NR

29A

33A

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Agr

ee

As

a fre

elan

ce g

raph

ic d

esig

ner,

and

huge

sup

porte

r of t

he a

rts, I

w

ould

be

hono

red

to h

elp

furth

er th

e in

tere

sts

of M

inne

sota

Citi

zens

fo

r the

Arts

and

oth

er a

rts o

rgan

izat

ions

in o

ur s

tate

.

Sup

port

Yes

DFL

RDFL

The

Chi

sago

Lak

es C

omm

unity

Edu

catio

n re

ceiv

ed a

gra

nt th

at

allo

wed

man

y, m

any

youn

g ki

ds to

spe

nd ti

me

with

ded

icat

ed a

rt te

ache

rs. I

atte

nded

the

aspi

ring

artis

ts a

rt sh

ow a

few

wee

ks a

go

and

thei

r pro

ject

s w

ere

fant

astic

. +

30A

R

30B

31A

DFL

Joe

McD

onal

d4-

HS

uppo

rtN

oI h

ave

enjo

yed

som

e of

the

proj

ects

the

arts

boa

rd h

as in

vest

ed in

pa

rticu

larly

the

pres

ervi

ng o

f MN

his

tory

.

Nic

k Ze

rwas

NR

Bre

nden

Elli

ngbo

eD

FL

Kur

t Dau

dt

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Bria

n Jo

hnso

n

Elk

Riv

er A

rts A

llian

ce *

**

Non

e

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Agr

ee

Eric

Luc

ero

RD

id n

ot re

spon

d to

sur

vey

Sha

ron

G. S

him

ekD

FL

JD H

olm

quis

tD

FLS

andh

ill C

ente

r for

the

Arts

***

Agr

ee

Yes

Art

play

s a

larg

e pa

rt in

mak

ing

our l

ives

infin

itely

rich

er. T

he a

rts a

re

an im

porta

nt p

art o

f Min

neso

ta's

eco

nom

y an

d as

a c

andi

date

for t

he

Min

neso

ta H

ouse

Sea

t 32B

; you

can

cou

nt o

n m

y su

ppor

t. +

Sin

ce m

y ki

nder

garte

n ye

ar in

sch

ool,

fund

ing

for t

he a

rts a

nd a

rts

educ

atio

n ha

s co

me

to a

n in

cred

ible

all-

time

low

, for

cing

sch

ools

an

d lo

cal a

rts fa

cilit

ies

to s

uffe

r und

er th

e gu

ise

that

the

arts

are

not

a

legi

timat

e fo

cus

to o

ur e

duca

tiona

l prio

ritie

s. +

Tom

Hac

kbar

thD

id n

ot re

spon

d to

sur

vey

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

NR

Pau

l Gam

mel

Non

eA

gree

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

No

Opi

nion

Laur

ie J

. War

ner

Bob

Bar

rett

Fran

coni

a S

culp

ture

Par

k **

*

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Yes

Agr

ee

Sup

port

Agr

eeS

t. P

aul C

ham

ber a

nd M

inne

sota

Orc

hest

ras

***

Jerr

y H

erta

usYe

s

Todd

Mik

kels

on

The

Cle

an W

ater

, Lan

d an

d Le

gacy

Am

endm

ent w

as a

pro

posi

tion

put

befo

re th

e M

inne

sota

vot

ers,

sup

porte

d by

a m

ajor

ity o

f vot

ers

thro

ugh

a co

nstit

utio

nal a

men

dmen

t and

pas

sed.

The

refo

re, t

o de

viat

e fro

m th

e di

strib

utio

n of

fund

s co

ntra

ry to

that

whi

ch w

as re

pres

ente

d to

the

vote

rs w

ould

be

a br

each

of t

rust

and

vio

late

our

(am

ende

d) s

tate

co

nstit

utio

n.

Cin

dy P

ugh

31B

R DFL

Than

k yo

u fo

r all

that

you

do.

Min

neto

nka

Cen

ter f

or th

e A

rts

Yes

My

first

sm

all b

usin

esse

s w

ere

base

d on

mus

ic re

cord

ing

and

perfo

rman

ce li

ve a

nd fo

r film

and

vid

eo. A

rt is

inte

rtwin

ed in

mos

t ev

eryt

hing

we

see,

read

, hea

r; m

ost e

very

thin

g w

e do

. We

mus

t alw

ays

inve

st in

robu

st s

uppo

rt of

the

mak

ing

and

teac

hing

of a

rt of

all

kind

s.

Pau

l Ale

giM

inne

tonk

a C

ente

r for

the

Arts

***

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Agr

eeE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rt

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rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1: O

rgs.

Sup

port

edQ2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: NR

= N

o R

espo

nse

Rec

eive

d A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

war

d

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any

mor

e or

gani

zatio

ns s

uppo

rted

+

Add

ition

al C

omm

ents

at m

nciti

zens

forth

earts

.org

Agr

ee

Agr

ee

Sup

port

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Yes

Mar

ion

O’N

eill

RD

id n

ot re

spon

d to

sur

vey

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Yes

Agr

ee

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

R DFL

34A

R

NR

34B

I am

a s

trong

sup

porte

r of t

he A

rts a

nd h

ave

a lo

ng h

isto

ry in

the

arts

co

mm

unity

. I s

erve

d on

the

gran

t app

rova

l com

mitt

ee fo

r the

MR

AC

on

a nu

mbe

r of o

ccas

ions

. I a

lso

co-fo

unde

d Yo

ung

Arti

sts

Initi

ativ

e, a

n ar

ts o

rgan

izat

ion

that

focu

ses

on b

ringi

ng a

rts e

duca

tion

to lo

w

inco

me

fam

ilies

. +

Yes

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

DFL

Yes

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

NR

As

you

are

awar

e, le

gisl

atio

n ch

ange

s re

gula

rly. A

men

dmen

ts in

co

mm

ittee

and

/or t

he H

ouse

floo

r can

dra

mat

ical

ly a

lter a

bill

's

cont

ent a

nd m

eani

ng. S

uppo

rt or

opp

ositi

on to

a p

artic

ular

pro

posa

l ca

n ch

ange

bas

ed u

pon

cons

titue

nt o

r sta

keho

lder

inpu

t.

DFL

R DFL

The

arts

are

an

esse

ntia

l par

t of t

he fa

bric

of M

inne

sota

. I a

m a

stro

ng

supp

orte

r of t

he a

rts.

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

R

35A

R

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

DFL

35B

DFL

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

DFL

Joyc

e P

eppi

nN

RN

R

My

fam

ily h

as b

een

invo

lved

in th

e pe

rfom

ance

arts

my

who

le li

fe.

We

espe

cial

ly e

njoy

com

mun

ity a

nd p

rofe

ssio

nal t

heat

er s

uch

as

the

Yello

w T

ree

Thea

ter i

n O

sseo

, MN

. I s

ee g

reat

val

ue in

in

corp

orat

ing

the

arts

into

exi

stin

g pu

blic

sch

ool S

TEM

pro

gram

s.

Dav

id B

. Hod

enYe

llow

Tre

e Th

eate

r ***

Agr

eeE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rt

Sam

Bea

rd

Yes

Den

nis

Sm

ith

Pet

er P

erov

ich

Agr

eeN

one

Sup

port

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

NR

Abi

gail

Whe

lan

Peg

gy S

cott

RD

id n

ot re

spon

d to

sur

vey

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Jeffe

rson

Fie

tek

Pet

er C

rem

a

NR

Tim

San

ders

Mel

issa

Hor

tman

36A

Jerr

y N

ewto

n

Sus

an W

itt

RM

andy

Ben

z

Gut

hrie

The

ater

36B

Lind

a R

unbe

ck

Pat

Dav

ern

R DFL

Not

a s

peci

fic o

neN

R

37A

Mat

t Dea

nR

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Yes

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Agr

eeW

ith th

e co

ntin

ued

eros

ion

of A

rts p

rogr

ams

in s

choo

ls, i

t is

ever

mor

e im

porta

nt to

hav

e th

e A

rts a

nd C

ultu

re p

rogr

ams

supp

orte

d w

ith L

egac

y do

llars

. It i

s a

grow

ing/

vibr

ant s

ocie

ty th

at s

uppo

rts th

e A

rts fo

r citi

zens

to

par

ticip

ate

in.

Gre

g M

. Par

isea

uD

FL

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rict

Nam

ePa

rty

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rgs.

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port

edQ2

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Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: NR

= N

o R

espo

nse

Rec

eive

d A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

war

d

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any

mor

e or

gani

zatio

ns s

uppo

rted

+

Add

ition

al C

omm

ents

at m

nciti

zens

forth

earts

.org

RM

ark

W. U

glem

Met

ropo

litan

Reg

iona

l Arts

Cou

ncil

***

Agr

eeE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rtYe

s

Agr

eeS

uppo

rt

Gut

hrie

***

No

Agr

ee

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Chi

ldre

n’s

Thea

tre C

ompa

ny *

**

Agr

eeE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rtYe

sI h

ave

alw

ays

supp

orte

d th

e ar

ts c

omm

unity

in M

inne

sota

. My

son

is

a fu

ll tim

e ar

tist a

nd h

is w

ife is

an

art t

hera

pist

.37B

38A

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Yes

Agr

ee

38B

The

Chi

ldre

n’s

Thea

tre *

**

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

DFL

R

NR

41A

42B

43A

DFL

R

39A

39B

DFL

Neu

tral

40B

DFL

DFL

I don

't ha

ve a

goo

d gr

asp

of in

form

atio

n an

d ba

ckgr

ound

to p

rovi

de a

fu

ll an

swer

for q

uest

ion

5. +

41B

DFL

R DFL

My

wife

and

I ha

ve s

uppo

rted

Min

neso

ta a

rtist

s fo

r yea

rs. O

ur h

ome

is

full

of c

anva

s pr

ints

and

pho

tos

purc

hase

d at

loca

l gal

lerie

s an

d ar

t fai

rs.

One

of o

ur fa

vorit

e M

inne

sota

arti

st is

Jam

es M

eyer

. We

curr

ently

hav

e 9

of h

is p

rints

in o

ur h

ome.

RR DFL

Hen

nepi

n Th

eate

r Tru

st *

**Ye

s

R

Agr

ee

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

40A

Yes

Neu

tral

Yes

Sup

port

42A

Min

neso

ta O

rche

stra

***

Tim

Ste

nder

Cha

rles

(Chu

ck) S

utph

en

NR

Agr

ee

Yes

Agr

eeS

uppo

rt

Kat

hy L

ohm

er

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

R

Bob

Det

tmer

NR

Jeff

Phi

llips

Fran

coni

a S

culp

ture

Par

k **

*E

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rtA

gree

Tom

Deg

ree

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

My

husb

and

and

I ow

n th

e W

ilde

Roa

st C

afé

and

Mat

tie's

on

Mai

n, w

e gi

ve m

any

dona

tions

to p

rogr

ams

that

sup

port

the

arts

. Mat

tie's

has

a

stag

e fo

r man

y lo

cal p

erfo

rmer

s

Mic

hael

Nel

son

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Mal

i Mar

vin

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Yes

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Agr

eeD

ebra

Hils

trom

RD

id n

ot re

spon

d to

sur

vey

***

Agr

ee

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

How

cru

cial

bea

uty

is in

our

live

s! A

nd h

ow im

porta

nt it

is to

hon

or th

e ar

tisiti

c ex

pres

sion

in o

urse

lves

and

eac

h ot

her.

I'm p

roud

of o

ur s

tate

fo

r est

ablis

hing

that

in la

w a

nd w

ill h

elp

fend

off

effo

rts to

wea

ken

this

pu

blic

man

date

.

The

soul

of o

ur s

ocie

ty is

refle

cted

in o

ur a

rt. V

alui

ng th

e ar

ts o

ught

to

be

a pa

rt of

our

pub

lic p

olic

y an

d de

cisi

on m

akin

g. T

hank

s to

ev

eryo

ne w

ho s

uppo

rt th

e ar

ts in

Min

neso

ta.

Con

nie

Ber

nard

y

Car

olyn

Lai

ne

Ran

dy J

essu

pA

gree

Lake

shor

e P

laye

rs T

heat

re

Bar

b Ya

russ

o

Cam

den

Pik

e

CP

Tim

Utz

Pla

ys a

t Woo

dcre

st B

aptis

t Fr

idle

y **

*

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Agr

ee

Min

neso

ta's

long

trad

ition

of s

uppo

rt fo

r the

arts

is p

art o

f wha

t mak

es

it a

grea

t sta

te to

live

in. M

inne

sota

is w

ell k

now

n in

man

y br

anch

es o

f th

e ar

ts -

from

mus

ic, t

heat

er, a

nd v

isua

l arts

thro

ugh

craf

t tra

ditio

ns

like

wea

ving

and

pot

tery

. +

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Hei

di G

unde

rson

Jaso

n (Ik

e) Is

aacs

on

Pet

er M

. Fis

cher

R DFL

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Mpl

s In

stitu

te o

f Arts

***

Yes

Ban

fill C

ente

r for

the

Arts

***

Agr

ee

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1: O

rgs.

Sup

port

edQ2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: NR

= N

o R

espo

nse

Rec

eive

d A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

war

d

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any

mor

e or

gani

zatio

ns s

uppo

rted

+

Add

ition

al C

omm

ents

at m

nciti

zens

forth

earts

.org

Alth

ough

I di

sagr

ee w

ith th

e A

men

dmen

t cre

atin

g th

is fu

ndin

g ba

se

I do

supp

ort s

pend

ing

the

dolla

rs a

s di

rect

ed in

sta

te c

onst

itutio

n. ^

No

Opi

nion

Yes

No

Opi

nion

Sta

cey

Sto

ut

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

44A

R

44B

DFL

45A

43B

Alm

a J.

Wet

zker

DFL

R

Yes

Agr

ee

Agr

ee

DFL

R R DFL

Sup

port

DFL

NR

45B

Last

few

yea

rs h

ave

been

a m

embe

r of t

he L

egac

y C

omm

ittee

…S

ervi

ng

as V

ice

chai

r for

last

two…

Hav

e su

ppor

ted

stro

ngly

the

Arts

in

Min

neso

ta…

See

ing

the

clea

r ben

efits

for t

he q

ualit

y of

life

that

is th

e be

st o

f Min

neso

ta…

Will

con

tinue

to b

e a

stro

ng v

oice

for t

he A

rts in

M

inne

sota

.

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

46B

R

Hop

kins

Cen

ter f

or th

e A

rts

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

47A

Agr

ee

Agr

ee

DFL

Leon

M. L

illie

Just

ice

B. W

hite

thor

n

Sin

ce th

e da

wni

ng o

f per

sonk

ind,

peo

ple

have

bee

n dr

iven

to c

reat

e an

d be

cre

ativ

e, to

bui

ld a

nd to

exp

ress

. For

thou

sand

s of

yea

rs

vario

us s

ocie

ties

have

uph

eld

the

arts

whi

ch b

ring

out a

soc

iety

’s a

nd

indi

vidu

als’

mor

e en

light

ened

, com

plet

e se

lves

. +

Not

hing

Spe

cific

Lark

in D

ance

***

Aud

rey

Brit

ton

Sar

ah A

nder

son

Rya

n R

utzi

ck

NR

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Jon

App

leba

um

R

Mid

way

Con

tem

pora

ry A

rt **

*

MIA

***

Yes

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Lynd

on R

. Car

lson

NR

Ric

hard

Lie

berm

an

Gut

hrie

***

Sup

port

Yes

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Mik

e Fr

eibe

rgD

id n

ot re

spon

d to

sur

vey

Agr

ee

The

arts

are

an

impo

rtant

par

t of t

he q

ualit

y of

life

we

enjo

y in

M

inne

sota

. We

sim

ply

wou

ld n

ot b

e th

e sa

me

plac

e w

ithou

t the

w

orld

cla

ss a

rts c

omm

unity

we

are

so fo

rtuna

te to

hav

e in

Min

neso

ta. +

Did

not

reps

ond

to s

urve

y

Rya

n W

inkl

er

Bry

an P

. Bjo

rnso

n

46A

Che

ryl Y

ouak

im

Mat

thew

W. G

iese

ke

Agr

ee

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Yes

The

arts

are

ver

y im

porta

nt to

our

soc

iety

, our

cul

ture

, and

our

ess

ence

as

Min

neso

tans

. If w

e fa

il to

pro

tect

the

Arts

and

kee

p th

e cu

lture

of A

rt al

ive

and

wel

l, w

e w

ill lo

se o

ur c

reat

ivity

, our

imag

inat

ion,

and

our

pa

ssio

n. I

prom

ise,

if e

lect

ed, t

o do

all

that

I ca

n to

pro

tect

, pro

mot

e,

and

enha

nce

the

arts

in M

inne

sota

.

47B

Jim

Nas

h

Joe

Hop

pe

Yvon

ne S

elce

r

R R

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1: O

rgs.

Sup

port

edQ2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: NR

= N

o R

espo

nse

Rec

eive

d A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

war

d

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any

mor

e or

gani

zatio

ns s

uppo

rted

+

Add

ition

al C

omm

ents

at m

nciti

zens

forth

earts

.org

Yes

Agr

eeE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rt

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Yes

DFL

R

Did

not

reps

ond

to s

urve

y

Did

not

reps

ond

to s

urve

y

DFL

Min

neap

olis

Orc

hest

ra *

**Ye

s

48A

Kirk

Ste

nsru

dR

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

DFL

Min

neap

olis

Inst

itute

of A

rts *

**A

gree

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Yes

Acc

ess

to o

ppor

tuni

ties

to p

artic

ipat

e in

and

/or e

xper

ienc

e a

vibr

ant a

nd

expa

nsiv

e ar

ts s

cene

in M

inne

sota

is e

ssen

tial t

o ou

r sta

te's

rich

qua

lity

of li

fe. T

he a

rts g

ener

ate

not o

nly

pure

enj

oym

ent,

but a

lso

insp

iratio

n fo

r cre

ativ

ity a

nd fo

od fo

r the

sou

l. +

Tim

othy

O. M

anth

ey

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

DF

L

50B

53A

R

49B

DF

L

Thank y

ou to the s

tellar

art

s o

rganiz

ations in B

loom

ingto

n a

nd a

cro

ss

our

sta

te. A

rt s

peaks to a

ll a

nd y

ou p

rovid

e a

ccess a

nd e

xperiences

for

Min

nesota

ns. T

hank y

ou!

DF

L

DF

L

51A

RDF

L

R

Yes

DF

L

50A

NR

52A

Min

neto

nka C

ente

r fo

r th

e A

rts *

**

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

NR

Agre

e

No

Opin

ion

Enth

usia

stically S

upport

Agre

e

R

The W

alk

er

***

Enth

usia

stically S

upport

DF

L

DF

L

Access to a

rts e

ducation, and o

pport

unitie

s for

art

istic e

xpre

ssio

n

thro

ughout life

are

essential to

a full a

nd s

atisfy

ing life. T

he a

rts a

re a

means o

f connecting w

ith s

elf a

nd o

thers

, and a

re p

art

of a h

ealthy

whole

, both

indiv

idual and c

om

munal. A

rts a

re life g

ivin

g a

nd life

susta

inin

g a

nd n

eed to b

e p

rote

cte

d a

nd p

reserv

ed.

Joan H

ow

e-P

ullis

NR

NR

Jenifer

Loon

Dario A

nselm

o

Lake H

arr

iet C

oncert

s *

**

48B

Ron E

rhard

tY

es

Agre

eE

nth

usia

stically S

upport

Agre

e

Support

Sin

ce s

ellin

g the F

ine L

ine I h

ave c

ontinued to s

upport

the M

innesota

Art

Com

munity, fr

equently e

njo

yin

g p

laces s

uch a

s the M

inneto

nka A

rts

Cente

r. A

s a

repre

senta

tive I w

ould

actively

work

to g

row

and p

rom

ote

the a

rt c

om

munity in M

innesota

. +

49A

Paul R

osenth

al

Dean M

um

ble

au

Fro

m the F

ringe F

estival, F

irst A

venue, and c

ountless o

ther.

The A

rts

make M

innesota

a g

reat pla

ce to liv

e a

nd w

ork

. C

om

panie

s w

ant to

locate

where

there

is a

vib

rant A

rt c

om

munity.

Barb

Sutter

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

R

Lin

da S

locum

Blo

om

ingto

n A

rt C

ente

r **

*A

nn L

enczew

ski

Guth

rie *

**

Yes

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

Zavie

r B

icott

Andre

a T

odd-H

arlin

Sandra

Masin

Eagan A

rt H

ouse *

**

Jen W

ilson

DF

LLaurie H

alv

ers

on

Ric

k H

ansen

Local hig

h s

chools

***

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

51B

Joe B

lum

Ord

way *

**S

upport

Yes

Joe A

tkin

s

R

Don L

ee

R52B

JoA

nn W

ard

DF

LV

arious theate

rs a

nd m

useum

s *

**S

upport

Yes

Lukas C

zech

R

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1Q2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: N

R =

No R

esponse R

eceiv

ed A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

ward

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any m

ore

org

aniz

ations s

upport

ed

+

A

dd

itio

na

l C

om

me

nts

at

mn

citiz

en

sfo

rth

ea

rts.o

rg

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

Agre

eE

nth

usia

stically S

upport

Yes

I have b

een a

long tim

e s

upport

er

of th

e a

rts.

Agre

eE

nth

usia

stically S

upport

Yes

RD

id n

ot re

spond to s

urv

ey

DF

L

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

Agre

eE

nth

usia

stically S

upport

I'm

a s

upport

er

of th

e a

rts b

ecause they a

re v

ital to

the e

xcellent

quality

of life

in M

N, and they p

rovid

e a

n im

port

ant vehic

le to c

reate

com

munity thro

ugh e

xpre

ssio

n a

nd identity

.

Yes

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

Agre

e

NR

Yes

Enth

usia

stically S

upport

Agre

e

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

Agre

e

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

53B

R

54B

55A

54A

IP

Neutr

al

DF

L

R DF

L

I believe w

e n

eed to u

phold

the c

lean w

ate

r, land a

nd legacy

am

endm

ent. T

he p

eople

of M

innesota

wante

d the s

tate

of M

innesota

to p

rom

ote

art

s a

nd p

erf

orm

ances. I w

ill re

spect th

at am

endm

ent

if e

lecte

d.

55B

NR

56B

DF

L

IPR

None

RM

N S

cott C

ounty

His

torical S

ocie

ty

Agre

e

Did

not re

spond

to s

urv

ey

Thanks for

sendin

g m

e y

our

legis

lative s

urv

ey. A

s in m

y p

ast six

successfu

l H

ouse o

f R

epre

senta

tive c

am

paig

ns, I w

ill not be filling

out any w

ritten s

urv

eys b

ut I am

inte

reste

d in y

our

gro

up's

issues a

nd

concern

s. A

s a

str

ong s

upport

er

of our

dedic

ate

d fundin

g for

the "

art

s"

ple

ase c

ontinue to k

eep in touch.

Dis

agre

eY

es

NR

56A

The a

rts a

re a

n im

port

ant part

of M

innesota

herita

ge a

nd p

lay a

n

import

ant ro

le in foste

ring c

reativity. C

reativity d

rives innovation, and

innovation g

ives u

s the c

om

petitive e

dge o

ver

glo

bal com

petito

n. +

Yes

As a

fath

er, I'm

ple

ased o

ur

childre

n h

ave a

ccess to the a

rts in s

chool

and in o

ur

com

munity. A

s a

teacher, I k

now

the im

port

ance o

f th

e a

rts

in d

evelo

pin

g the w

hole

pers

on. A

s a

legis

lato

r, I'm

pro

ud to b

e a

str

ong s

upport

er

of th

e a

rts.

Ke

lly F

ento

nD

id n

ot re

spond

to s

urv

ey

Did

not re

spond

to s

urv

ey

NR

Did

not re

spond

to s

urv

ey

NR

Ka

y H

endrikson

Ma

tthew

Kow

als

ki

Da

n S

choen

De

nny M

cN

am

ara

Did

not re

spond

to s

urv

ey

Enth

usia

stically S

upport

NR

Support

DF

LD

onald

Sla

ten

Bob L

oonan

While I d

o n

ot pers

onally p

art

ake in m

any o

f th

e o

pport

unitie

s o

r

functions o

f th

e m

any a

rt o

rganiz

ations p

rovid

ed in the g

reat sta

te o

f

Min

nesota

, I do u

nders

tand their im

port

ance a

nd function in s

ocie

ty. +

Dere

k T

hury

Agre

e

Jay C

. W

hitin

gD

FL

Riv

er

Valley T

he

ate

r G

roup *

**I am

thankfu

l fo

r th

e e

sta

blishm

ent of th

e M

innesota

Cle

an W

ate

r,

Land a

nd L

egacy A

ct, n

ot only

for

the e

nvironm

enta

l aspects

, but fo

r

the a

rts a

nd c

ultura

l pie

ce o

f th

e legis

lation. +

Kevin

Burk

art

Walk

er

Sculp

ture

Gard

en

Agre

e

Enth

usia

stically S

upport

A

key a

spect of th

e s

tandard

of livin

g w

ithin

a c

om

munity o

r sta

te is

how

it re

gard

s the a

rts. M

innesota

has h

isto

rically r

ecogniz

ed the g

reat

import

ance o

f th

e a

rts a

nd a

rt e

ducation a

nd the L

egacy A

mendm

ent

is just an e

xam

ple

of th

at support

.

Josh D

. O

ndic

h

Burn

sville

Inte

rnational F

estival **

*

Burn

sville

Perf

orm

ing A

rts *

**

Yes

None

Agre

e

To

ny A

lbright

RD

id n

ot re

spond to s

urv

ey

Enth

usia

stically S

upport

Enth

usia

stically S

upport

Dre

w C

hriste

nsen

R

Da

n K

imm

el

DF

LC

ham

ele

on T

he

atr

e C

ircle

***

Did

not re

spond to s

urv

ey

Yes

Art

is a

n im

port

ant avenue for

the c

om

munic

ation o

f id

eas for

impro

vin

g

the h

um

an c

onditio

n. I actively

part

icip

ate

by p

erf

orm

ing a

nd d

esig

nin

g

sets

and lig

hts

with C

ham

ele

on T

heatr

e C

ircle

in B

urn

sville

.

Will M

org

an

DF

L

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1Q2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: N

R =

No

Response R

eceiv

ed A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

ward

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any m

ore

org

aniz

ations s

upport

ed

+

A

dd

itio

na

l C

om

me

nts

at

mn

citiz

en

sfo

rth

ea

rts.o

rg

Yes

Agre

eE

nth

usia

stically S

upport

Y

es

Agre

e

Agre

eE

nth

usia

stically S

upport

Yes

Yes

Roz P

ete

rson

R

Stat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

59A

RRYe

s

DFL

Per

sona

lly, I

kno

w m

y lif

e w

as g

reat

ly e

nhan

ced

by m

y in

volv

emen

t in

the

arts

, inc

ludi

ng s

ever

al y

ears

as

a se

mi-p

rofe

ssio

nal m

usic

ian.

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

58A

58B

NR

DFL

Wal

ker A

rt C

ente

r Ta

ra M

ack

Arts

Mid

wes

t ***

Agr

eeS

uppo

rt

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Bru

ce F

olke

n

Den

ise

Pac

kard

DFL

Ann

a W

ills

R R

Ros

emou

nt A

rea

Arts

Cou

ncil

***

Mar

la V

agts

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Sup

port

Agr

eeI h

ave

truly

enj

oyed

ser

ving

on

the

Lega

cy C

omm

ittee

in th

e M

inne

sota

Hou

se a

nd b

eing

a p

art o

f the

pro

cess

to p

rovi

de a

rts

fund

ing

acro

ss th

e st

ate

Am

y W

illin

gham

Lake

ville

Are

a A

rts C

ente

r ***

Min

neap

olis

Inst

itute

of A

rts *

**

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Art

teac

hers

wer

e el

imin

ated

in o

ur s

choo

l dis

trict

(Lak

evill

e) d

ue to

hu

ge fu

ndin

g cu

ts s

tem

min

g fro

m th

e le

gisl

ativ

e de

cisi

ons

mad

e ne

arly

a

deca

de a

go. I

am

runn

ing

for t

he H

ouse

bec

ause

I w

ant t

o im

prov

e ac

cess

to th

e ar

ts in

sch

ools

thro

ugho

ut M

N. +

Pat

Gar

ofal

o

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Agr

ee

Yes

Agr

ee

Neu

tral

Jon

Koz

nick

DFL

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Gut

hrie

The

atre

Yes

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Non

eFr

ed S

tate

ma

R

59B

Cap

ri Th

eate

r ***

Joe

Mul

lery

DFL

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Agr

ee

NR

Ray

mon

d D

ehn

Nor

thsi

de A

rts *

**D

FL

Mar

gare

t E. M

artin

60A

Bre

nt M

illso

p

R

Wei

sman

***

Yes

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

yD

iane

Loe

ffler

DFL

60B

I wou

ld a

dvoc

ate

for m

ore

art i

nteg

ratio

n in

pub

lic w

orks

pro

ject

s in

stea

d of

util

izin

g or

gani

zatio

ns w

ith g

rant

-mak

ing

syst

ems.

Th

is w

ould

elim

inat

e a

bure

aucr

atic

ste

p an

d m

ake

our

neig

hbor

hood

s m

ore

vibr

ant.

+

Abd

imal

ik A

skar

RD

id n

ot re

spon

d to

sur

vey

61A

Phy

llis

Kah

nD

FLW

e ne

ed a

met

hod

to g

et s

ome

fund

ing

to s

mal

ler a

nd n

ewer

gro

ups

that

can

not c

ompe

te w

ith th

e m

ore

wel

l est

ablis

hed

inst

itutio

ns.

Als

o w

ant p

roje

cts

that

reac

h ac

ross

fund

s.

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1: O

rgs.

Sup

port

edQ2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: NR

= N

o R

espo

nse

Rec

eive

d A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

war

d

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any

mor

e or

gani

zatio

ns s

uppo

rted

+

Add

ition

al C

omm

ents

at m

nciti

zens

forth

earts

.org

57A

57B

Agr

ee

Agr

ee

Yes

Min

neso

ta is

ver

y fo

rtuna

te to

hav

e st

rong

leve

l of s

uppo

rt fo

r the

arts

cu

rren

tly a

nd I

wou

ld w

ork

tow

ards

col

labo

ratin

g w

ith c

olle

ague

s fro

m

arou

nd th

e st

ate

to in

sure

that

sup

port

cont

inue

s. +

Yes

Agr

eeS

uppo

rtN

o O

pini

onI d

id n

ot s

uppo

rt th

e le

gacy

am

endm

ent w

hen

it w

as p

asse

d as

I b

elie

ve th

at it

pre

vent

s go

vern

men

t fro

m b

eing

abl

e to

pr

iorit

ize

durin

g di

fficu

lt tim

es. +

RA

gree

No

Agr

eeS

uppo

rtYe

s

Fran

k H

orns

tein

Fran

k Ta

ylor

RDFL

Com

mun

ity C

eleb

ratio

n of

Pla

ce *

**

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Agr

eeE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rtYe

sI s

trong

ly s

uppo

rt th

e ar

ts a

s th

ey m

ake

our c

omm

unity

vita

l, liv

able

an

d cr

eate

opp

ortu

nitie

s fo

r job

s an

d ec

onom

ic d

evel

opm

ent.

Agr

eeN

eutra

lYe

s N

R

61BStat

e Le

gisl

atur

e: H

ouse

Can

dida

tes

62A

63A

R

63B

65A

DFL

65B

GP

64A

66A

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Tom

Gal

lagh

erG

uthr

ie T

heat

er *

**

The

Soa

p Fa

ctor

y **

*

Yes

Neu

tral

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

The

arts

are

ess

entia

l to

stre

ngth

enin

g th

e in

divi

dual

, the

fam

ily,

and

the

com

mun

ities

in M

inne

sota

.

Pau

l Thi

ssen

Kar

en C

lark

Yola

ndita

Col

on

Julie

Han

son

DFL

Min

neap

olis

Inst

itute

of A

rts *

**Ye

s

Agr

ee

62B

Sus

an A

llen

R

And

res

Hor

tillo

saR

NR

Jean

Wag

eniu

sD

FL

Than

k yo

u fo

r all

that

you

do

to m

ake

the

arts

ava

ilabl

e ac

ross

M

inne

sota

. It e

nric

hes

our l

ives

and

our

sta

te. +

O

rdw

ay *

**D

FLE

rin M

urph

y

Pen

umbr

a

Yes

Agr

ee

RA

ndre

w B

row

n

RD

anie

l Sur

man

64B

Dav

e P

into

Ren

a M

oran

DFL

I sup

port

your

effo

rts a

nd a

ppre

ciat

e th

e vi

talit

y th

e ar

ts b

ring

to o

ur s

tate

.

John

T. Q

uinn

Lena

Bug

gs

Ant

hony

Mes

chke

R

Car

los

Mar

iani

66B

Ant

hony

(Ton

y) A

then

R R

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

Jon

Hey

er

67A

67B

Gre

at A

mer

ican

His

tory

The

ater

***

Alic

e H

ausm

anD

id n

ot re

spon

d to

sur

vey

DFL

John

Les

ch

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

yR

Lizz

Pau

lson

Tim

Mah

oney

Dist

rict

Nam

ePa

rty

Q1: O

rgs.

Sup

port

edQ2

Q3Q4

Com

men

ts F

rom

Can

dida

te

Key

: NR

= N

o R

espo

nse

Rec

eive

d A

rts A

ll-S

tar A

war

d

In

cum

bent

*

** a

nd m

any

mor

e or

gani

zatio

ns s

uppo

rted

+

Add

ition

al C

omm

ents

at m

nciti

zens

forth

earts

.org

NR

Bal

lare

Tea

tro D

ance

Stu

dio

***

DFL

R

Jim

Dav

nie

Kyl

e B

ragg

IPDFL

DFL

***

Agr

eeE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rtYe

sN

R

Did

not

resp

ond

to s

urve

y

***

Agr

eeE

nthu

sias

tical

ly S

uppo

rtN

o O

pini

onN

R

Agr

eeA

gree

Neu

tral

Ent

husi

astic

ally

Sup

port

No

Opi

nion

I sup

port

and

appr

ecia

te th

e w

ork

of M

CA

to e

nsur

e fu

ndin

g cr

iteria

fo

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