Lisa Demuth

Economy and cost of living

Demuth says she would sign an executive order on day one cutting permitting timelines by at least 25% and work with the legislature on permitting reform. She says she would lower business tax rates, reduce mandates and cut red tape, and support mining of precious metals on the Iron Range.

Taxes and government spending

Demuth says she would cut income taxes by reducing the lowest two brackets, cap car tab fees at $99, stop automatic gas tax increases, and provide $150 million in property tax cuts. She says she would also direct agencies to find $1 billion in savings, save another $1 billion by cracking down on fraud, and return part of future surpluses as property tax rebates.

Health care

No stated position on their website.

Social Security and Medicare

Demuth says she would fully eliminate Minnesota's state tax on Social Security benefits, with no income caps or partial subtraction.

“fully eliminate Minnesota’s state tax on Social Security benefits — no income caps, no partial subtraction.”

Immigration and the border

No stated position on their website.

Abortion

No stated position on their website.

Energy and climate

Demuth says she wants an all-of-the-above energy approach. She says she would repeal Minnesota's ban on nuclear energy and reform mandates she says are driving up heating and electric bills.

“I will repeal Minnesota's longstanding ban on nuclear energy”

Guns

Demuth says she would seek mandatory minimum prison sentences for repeat gun criminals and for straw purchasers who enable violent crime.

Crime and policing

Demuth says she would strengthen sentences for repeat offenders, adopt a three-strikes rule for violent crimes, and make assaulting a police officer a felony. She says she would clear homeless camps and open-air drug markets on state land by executive order, and fund police, violent crime enforcement teams, and officer recruitment and training.

Education

Demuth says she would focus schools on reading and math using phonics-based reading and evidence-based math, and opt Minnesota into the federal $1,700 education tax credit on day one. She says she would also expand school safety funding to every classroom, review state mandates on schools, and promote parental involvement in curriculum.

Foreign policy and defense

No stated position on their website.

Elections and ethics in government

Demuth says she would work with the legislature to create a non-partisan Office of Inspector General to root out fraud in government. She says she would also sign the "Fraud Isn't Free Act", which suspends payments for suspected fraud and requires complicit state employees to be fired.