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Bill Lieske

Minnesota State Senate District 58 2026 · 2026

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Policy Positions

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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 on criminal justice or sentencing policy found; position inferred from Republican party baseline tendency to support stronger sentencing measures, tempered by candidate's emphasis on 'common sense' governance and lack of explicit law-and-order rhetoric. 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 InferenceCandidate's campaign website contains no specific statements on cannabis policy or local government authority over retail businesses; position inferred from general Republican party baseline favoring local control, but without direct evidence on this specific issue. 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 InferenceCandidate's campaign platform emphasizes reducing government size and tax burden on citizens and businesses, consistent with Republican party support for education savings accounts, but no direct statement on this specific policy appears on his website. 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 InferenceCandidate's campaign platform emphasizes reducing government size and tax burden with no specific statements on carbon-free electricity mandate; inference based on Republican party baseline opposition to prescriptive environmental regulations and support for market-driven energy policy. 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 statement on this gun policy found on candidate's campaign website; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to red-flag/extreme risk protection order legislation, tempered by lack of active campaigning against such measures. 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 InferenceCandidate's campaign platform emphasizes reducing government size and tax burden; no direct statement on state-run health insurance, but ideological stance and Republican party baseline suggest opposition to government-administered programs. 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 InferenceCandidate's campaign platform emphasizes reducing government size and tax burden on citizens and businesses, suggesting skepticism toward regulatory expansion; no direct statement on zoning/housing policy found, so position inferred from general anti-growth-in-government stance typical of Republican candidates in rural Minnesota districts. 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 statement on driver's license policy for undocumented immigrants found; position inferred from candidate's emphasis on limited government, reduced taxes, and anti-immigration-expansion rhetoric typical of Republican candidates in this district. 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 InferenceCandidate's campaign platform emphasizes reducing government size and tax burden on citizens/businesses; no direct statements on transit policy, but anti-tax-growth messaging and Republican party baseline suggest opposition to dedicated sales tax revenue schemes. 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 InferenceCandidate's campaign platform emphasizes reducing government size and tax burden on citizens and businesses, suggesting opposition to employer-employee payroll tax programs; no direct statement on paid leave specifically. 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 InferenceCandidate's campaign platform emphasizes reducing tax burden on citizens and small businesses; no direct statement on Social Security taxation, so position inferred from stated anti-tax, pro-business stance typical of Republican candidates. 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 InferenceCandidate's campaign platform emphasizes reducing government size and tax burden on citizens and businesses, suggesting opposition to progressive taxation measures, but no direct statement on millionaire tax bracket. Fact-check this →