Republican

Karen Attia

Minnesota State Senate District 34 2026 · 2026

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Policy Positions

52%

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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 minimum sentencing found in campaign materials; inference based on Republican party baseline support for enhanced criminal penalties and candidate's emphasis on 'accountability' and 'public safety' rhetoric consistent with tough-on-crime positioning. 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 statement on cannabis retail authority or local governance of drug policy found on candidate's campaign website; position inferred from Republican party baseline on local control and drug policy. 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 InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes fiscal responsibility, opposition to wasteful government spending, and concern that 'your hard-earned tax dollars belong to you—not to a broken system,' which aligns with education savings account philosophy, but no direct statement on this specific policy appears in available campaign materials. 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 statements on Minnesota's 2040 carbon-free electricity requirement found on campaign website; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to aggressive climate mandates and emphasis on fiscal responsibility and tax burden concerns. 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 website contains no statements on gun policy, firearms, or extreme risk protection orders; position inferred from Republican party baseline on gun safety 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 fiscal responsibility, tax burden concerns, and skepticism of government spending/broken systems, consistent with Republican baseline opposition to government-run healthcare programs; no direct statement on state-run insurance option found. 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 statements on zoning or housing density found on campaign website; position inferred from Republican party baseline skepticism of zoning mandates and emphasis on fiscal responsibility and property rights, with minor upward adjustment from rural/small-business background suggesting some pragmatism on housing. 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 on campaign website; position inferred from Republican party baseline opposition to policies facilitating unauthorized immigration. 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 fiscal responsibility, tax burden concerns, and government accountability with no stated support for dedicated sales tax revenue policies; inferred opposition based on Republican party baseline skepticism of earmarked taxes and focus on reducing tax burden. 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 fiscal responsibility, tax burden concerns, and government efficiency, which aligns with typical Republican skepticism of payroll-tax-funded mandatory programs; no direct statement on paid leave policy found. 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 fiscal responsibility, tax burden concerns, and protecting hard-earned tax dollars; Republican party baseline supports tax relief measures including Social Security exemptions; no direct statement on this specific policy found. 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 InferenceCampaign platform emphasizes fiscal responsibility, tax burden concerns, and small-business perspective; no direct statement on millionaire tax bracket, but rhetoric aligns with Republican opposition to progressive taxation. Fact-check this →