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Tom Dippel

Minnesota State House District 41B 2026 · 2026

Policy Positions

52%

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Policy Positions

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Criminal Justice

1 position

Do you believe that repeat violent offenders should face longer mandatory minimum prison sentences than current law requires?

Support

Party InferenceNo direct candidate statements or voting record available; position inferred from Republican party baseline support for enhanced criminal justice penalties and mandatory minimums. Fact-check this →

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Drug Policy

1 position

Do you believe local governments should have the authority to prohibit cannabis retail businesses from operating within their jurisdictions?

Support

Party InferenceNo direct evidence on cannabis local control available; position inferred from Republican party baseline support for local government authority and opposition to state-mandated cannabis expansion. Fact-check this →

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Education

1 position

Would you support creating education savings accounts that give families the option to apply their share of state school funding toward tuition at a private school?

Support

Party InferenceNo direct candidate statements or voting record available on education savings accounts; position inferred from Republican party baseline support for school choice policies and education account mechanisms. Fact-check this →

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Environment

1 position

Do you believe Minnesota should keep its current law requiring all electricity delivered by utilities to come from carbon-free sources by 2040?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found on Minnesota's 2040 carbon-free electricity standard; position inferred from Republican party baseline skepticism toward aggressive renewable energy mandates. Fact-check this →

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Gun Policy

1 position

Do you believe courts should have the authority to temporarily remove firearms from people determined by a judge to be a danger to themselves or others?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct evidence of Dippel's position on extreme risk protection orders; inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to court-ordered firearm removal policies. Fact-check this →

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Healthcare

1 position

Do you believe residents should have the option to purchase health coverage directly through a state-run insurance program if they choose?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct evidence available on state-run health insurance programs; position inferred from typical Republican opposition to government-run healthcare alternatives and public option models. Fact-check this →

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Housing

1 position

Would you support requiring cities to allow more than one housing unit on lots where only single-family homes are currently permitted by zoning rules?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found on zoning/housing multifamily policy; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to density mandates and local zoning restrictions, with modest confidence adjustment. Fact-check this →

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Immigration

1 position

Would you support a policy that allows residents to obtain a driver's license regardless of their immigration status?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found on this specific issue; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to policies extending benefits/licenses to undocumented immigrants. Fact-check this →

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Infrastructure

1 position

Would you support a policy that dedicates metro-area sales tax revenue specifically to funding public transit expansion and operations?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct evidence on this specific policy found; position inferred from typical Republican skepticism toward dedicated sales tax increases and transit expansion, tempered by lack of active opposition statements. Fact-check this →

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Labor

1 position

Would you support continuing a state-run paid leave program that allows workers to receive benefits funded by employer and employee payroll taxes?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct candidate statements or voting record found on paid leave policy; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to employer/employee payroll tax mandates for social programs. Fact-check this →

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Social Security

1 position

Would you support a policy that fully exempts all Social Security benefits from Minnesota state income tax, regardless of how much income a recipient earns?

Support

Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record available on this specific Social Security tax exemption policy; position inferred from Republican party baseline support for reducing tax burden on seniors and retirees. Fact-check this →

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Taxes

1 position

Do you believe the state should establish an additional income tax bracket with a higher rate for income earned above one million dollars per year?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record on millionaire tax brackets found; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to progressive income tax increases. Fact-check this →