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Grant Hauschild

Minnesota State Senate District 3 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 platform emphasizes public safety funding, police support, and mental health services, but contains no explicit position on mandatory minimum sentences for repeat violent offenders; position inferred from DFL party baseline which typically favors criminal justice reform over 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?

Neutral

Party InferenceCampaign platform is silent on cannabis retail policy and local authority; position inferred from DFL party baseline which generally supports local control and regulated legalization but lacks specific evidence on this candidate's stance. 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 'fully fund our schools with state funding to help keep property taxes from continuing to rise' and free school meals, reflecting traditional DFL support for public education funding rather than private education accounts; no statement supports education savings accounts. 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?

Neutral

Party InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes economic development in mining, forestry, and tourism industries with no mention of carbon-free energy standards or clean energy transition, suggesting neither active support for nor opposition to the 2040 carbon-free requirement. 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?

Neutral

Party InferenceCampaign platform contains no direct statements on extreme risk protection orders or firearm removal authority; position inferred from DFL party baseline on gun safety measures, which typically support such policies, but without explicit candidate endorsement. 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?

Neutral

Party InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes holding 'insurance and drug companies accountable' for costs but contains no explicit position on state-run public option; inferred neutral/mixed stance based on DFL party baseline support for public option combined with candidate's emphasis on market accountability rather than public alternatives. 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 InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes affordability, property tax relief, and economic growth but contains no statements addressing zoning reform or housing density policy; position inferred from DFL party baseline support for housing flexibility tempered by candidate's rural/small-town focus and emphasis on property tax relief for homeowners. 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 platform is silent on immigration policy and driver's license access; position inferred from DFL party baseline on immigration issues, tempered by Hauschild's emphasis on bipartisan consensus and rural economic pragmatism which does not clearly signal support for this specific policy. 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?

Neutral

Party InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes rural infrastructure (broadband, utilities, EMS funding) and mentions bipartisan permitting reform, but contains no explicit position on metro-area transit sales tax dedication; DFL typically supports transit investment, but candidate's focus is rural Northern Minnesota. 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?

Support

Campaign PlatformCampaign platform explicitly states Hauschild 'passed...a paid family leave program' as part of affordability legislation, indicating support for state-run paid leave funded by payroll contributions, though the platform does not specify employer-employee tax structure 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?

Strongly Support

Campaign PlatformCampaign platform explicitly states 'Eliminate income taxes on Social Security' as a delivered promise and lists 'Social Security Tax Relief' as a major legislative achievement, describing passage of 'the largest Social Security Tax Relief package in State history.' 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?

Neutral

Party InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes tax relief for families and seniors (child tax credit, Social Security tax relief) and property tax relief, but contains no explicit statement on progressive income tax brackets or millionaire taxes; position inferred from party baseline as DFL typically supports such measures, but candidate's record emphasizes broad relief rather than targeted high-earner taxation. Fact-check this →