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Zack Stephenson

Minnesota State House District 35A 2026 · 2026

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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?

Neutral

Party InferenceCampaign website emphasizes consumer protection, wage theft enforcement, and healthcare access, but contains no explicit statements on mandatory minimum sentencing for repeat violent offenders; position inferred from DFL party baseline on criminal justice. 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?

Neutral

Party InferenceNo direct evidence on cannabis retail local authority in campaign platform or public record; scored as party-informed inference reflecting DFL's general support for cannabis legalization and local control frameworks, but without candidate-specific statement on this particular question. 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?

Oppose

Party InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes public education funding, consumer protection, and reducing inequality with no mention of education savings accounts or school choice policies; inferred opposition based on DFL party baseline and candidate's focus on strengthening public systems. 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?

Support

Campaign PlatformCampaign website lists 'Environment' as a priority issue and emphasizes clean energy/climate work, but the provided platform text does not explicitly address the 2040 carbon-free electricity standard; position inferred from DFL party baseline and environmental issue prominence on candidate's site. 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?

Support

Campaign PlatformCampaign platform emphasizes gun violence prevention and consumer safety/protection from harm, consistent with DFL party position on extreme risk protection orders, but no direct statement on this specific policy mechanism found in available materials. 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?

Support

Campaign PlatformCampaign platform states commitment to 'a health care system that is reliable, accessible, and affordable' with focus on cutting middlemen and holding insurers accountable, consistent with public option support, but no explicit mention of state-run insurance program option. 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?

Neutral

Party InferenceNo direct evidence on zoning or housing density policy in campaign website or legislative record provided; inferred from DFL party alignment on housing affordability but without specific position on single-family zoning reform. 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?

Neutral

Party InferenceCampaign website contains no explicit statement on driver's license access for undocumented immigrants; position inferred from DFL party baseline support for immigrant-inclusive policies, but without direct evidence of Stephenson's stance on this specific issue. 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?

Support

Campaign PlatformCampaign platform emphasizes infrastructure investment, consumer protection, and working-family economics; no explicit statement on metro sales tax for transit, but strong support for cost reduction and public investment aligns with typical DFL transit-funding positions. 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?

Strongly Support

Campaign PlatformCampaign platform explicitly states Zack 'was proud to support Minnesota's guarantee of paid family leave for every Minnesotan who works full time' and describes it as part of his record of champion legislation, though the platform does not specify payroll-tax funding mechanism details. 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 InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes protecting seniors and lowering costs for fixed-income Minnesotans, and DFL party typically supports tax relief for seniors, but no explicit statement on Social Security tax exemptions appears in the provided materials. 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?

Support

Campaign PlatformCampaign platform emphasizes that 'the economy's great if you're a billionaire getting tax breaks' and repeatedly frames policy around making working Minnesotans come 'first' against 'big-money interests,' suggesting support for progressive taxation, but no explicit statement on millionaire tax brackets appears in provided materials. Fact-check this →