๐Ÿ—ณ 2026 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTION โ€” NOVEMBER 3, 2026

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Caleb Steffenhagen

Minnesota State House District 48B 2026 ยท 2026

12
Policy Positions
51%
Avg Confidence
12
Issue Areas
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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 InferenceNo direct public statements, voting record, or campaign materials found on this specific criminal justice policy question for this candidate. Fact-check this โ†’
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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 statements or voting record found on cannabis local control authority; position inferred from limited available information on this specific issue. Fact-check this โ†’
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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 statements or voting record found on education savings accounts specifically; position inferred from Republican party baseline support for school choice policies and education privatization approaches typical of Minnesota House Republicans. Fact-check this โ†’
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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 mandates combined with typical conservative energy policy positions. Fact-check this โ†’
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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 InferenceNo direct statements, voting record, or public positions found on extreme risk protection orders or firearms removal policies; assignment reflects insufficient evidence rather than confirmed neutral stance. Fact-check this โ†’
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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 InferenceInsufficient direct evidence on this specific policy; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to state-run health insurance programs and general conservative healthcare positioning typical of Minnesota House Republicans. Fact-check this โ†’
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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 statements, voting record, or campaign platform materials available regarding zoning reform or housing density policies for this candidate. Fact-check this โ†’
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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; inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to sanctuary policies and immigration-friendly measures typical of Minnesota House District 48B conservatives. Fact-check this โ†’
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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 InferenceNo direct evidence available on this specific transit funding policy; position inferred from general Republican fiscal conservatism on dedicated tax mechanisms without explicit statements or voting record on metro transit issues. Fact-check this โ†’
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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 statements or voting record found on Minnesota's paid leave program specifically; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to payroll tax-funded entitlements and absence of public support for the policy. Fact-check this โ†’
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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?

Neutral
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found regarding Caleb Steffenhagen's position on Social Security tax exemption; assignment reflects lack of available candidate-specific statements or voting record on this issue. Fact-check this โ†’
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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?

Strongly Oppose
Party InferenceRepublican state representative from Minnesota with no direct statements on millionaire tax brackets found; position inferred from party affiliation and general conservative tax opposition stance typical of GOP legislators. Fact-check this โ†’
Positions are AI-extracted from public sources and bias-audited by GroundedVote. Evidence types: Voting Record (highest confidence) โ†’ Party Inference (lowest). All data ยฉ 2025 The Founded Project LLC.