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Rob Farnsworth

Minnesota State Senate District 7 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 statements on mandatory minimums for repeat violent offenders found in campaign website; inferred from Republican party baseline on criminal justice and candidate's conservative philosophy emphasizing law and order values. 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 policy found in campaign materials; inferred from Republican party baseline support for local control and limited government philosophy explicitly stated on candidate's website. 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

Campaign PlatformCandidate's campaign platform emphasizes limited government ('government is limited'), free choice, and traditional conservative values, which align with education savings account philosophy, but the website contains no explicit statement on this specific policy. 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 candidate statements on Minnesota's 2040 carbon-free electricity standard found in campaign materials; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to aggressive climate mandates and candidate's emphasis on limited government and economic development for the Iron Range. 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 statements on extreme risk protection orders or firearm removal authority found on campaign website; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to such measures combined with candidate's emphasis on limited government and constitutional values. 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 on state-run health insurance programs in candidate's campaign platform; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to public option/state insurance programs and candidate's stated philosophy favoring limited government and Ronald Reagan's principle that 'as government expands, liberty contracts.' 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 statement on zoning or housing density policy found; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to land-use mandates on local governments, aligned with candidate's stated philosophy of limited government and deference to local control. 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 candidate statements on driver's licenses or immigration status found on campaign website; position inferred from Republican party baseline on immigration policy and candidate's emphasis on limited government and traditional values. 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 InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes limited government philosophy ('government is limited...as government expands, liberty contracts') and no statements supporting metro transit funding; inferred Republican opposition to dedicated tax revenue for public transit expansion based on party baseline skepticism of regional sales tax allocation and government expansion rhetoric. 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 on paid leave programs found; position inferred from campaign website's emphasis on limited government ('as government expands, liberty contracts') and Republican party baseline opposition to employer/employee payroll tax mandates. 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 website emphasizes limited government philosophy ('government is limited') and pro-retiree/pro-family values typical of Minnesota Republicans on tax relief for seniors, but no explicit statement on Social Security tax exemption policy itself. 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 statement on progressive taxation or millionaire tax brackets found in campaign materials; position inferred from Republican party baseline and candidate's emphasis on limited government ('government is limited...as government expands, liberty contracts'). Fact-check this →