Steve Simon "deserves a badge of political courage... In an era when political jockeying and gamesmanship are the norm, Simon's work is notable."
—Politics in Minnesota Newsletter

PROMISES KEPT

Steve Simon was elected with a promise to be a strong voice in the Minnesota House of Representatives.  Simon delivered.

• Worked with both political parties to balance our state budget
• Obtained meaningful property tax relief for all of our residents
• Expanded health care coverage for 100,000 Minnesotans (including 37,000 children)
• Passed nation's toughest mercury-reduction law
  
• Stood up for new and desperately-needed investments in our roads, bridges, and transit
• Provided more resources for our schools
• Restored funding for early childhood education
• Passed highest renewable energy standard in America
• Wrote new law to help clean up pollution on abandoned land
• Wrote new law to get honest information from the Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Wrote new law to help victims of violent crime
• Wrote first-ever consumer protection law to criminalize e-mail scams
• Supported aggressive and sensible targeting of sex offenders and drug dealers
• Got results on Highway 100 and other local transportation needs
  
  

GOALS FOR THE FUTURE

• Continue to make education our #1 priority
• Seek affordable health care for our entire community
• Reduce traffic congestion through better roads and transit, including expansion of light rail
• Push for further property tax relief
• Pursue reform and accountability in government to ensure maximum taxpayer value
• Protect homeowners against costly construction defects
• Promote renewable energy