Let's improve the quality of life for rural Minnesotans!

Hi, I'm Reed Olson and I would like to be your next MN 2A House Rep.

I know my community.

I see the challenges my neighbors face every day.

I understand what we must do to improve the lives of rural Minnesotans right now.

I come from a proud farming family in Litchfield, MN, where my earliest jobs included corn detasseling, rock picking and cleaning pig stalls. After heading north to work at the Concordia Language Villages, I was enthralled with the Bemidji-area landscape and decided to set down roots. I fell in love with my Northwoods neighbors quickly as well, and decided to enter local politics in 2013 as a Bemidji City Council-member. I recently finished my second term as a Beltrami County Commissioner.

FIGHTING FOR SMALL BUSINESS

For over fifteen years, I have been a small business owner in rural Minnesota. I understand the pressures that small business owners face, and I am familiar with the hard work necessary to make the dream of small business ownership a reality.

MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

As a founding member and current director of a non-profit which operates two emergency shelters in Bemidji, I understand the policies that prevent people from accessing quality housing. I witness the struggles that unhoused people face and I am ready to work tirelessly to secure affordable housing for all Minnesotans.

SUPPORTING OUR WORKERS IN ST. PAUL

I have been a worker my whole life and I look forward to continuing to support the workers in our communities. As your representative, I will work to:

■ Build more housing in rural Minnesota,

■ Expand rural access to quality childcare,

■ Create more high quality jobs for rural Minnesotans,

■ Defend women's reproductive rights,

■ Address our mental health crisis,

■& Lower the cost of postsecondary education for all Minnesotans at Minnesota institutions.