As Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.), the first LGBTQ+ mom elected to Congress told the Washington Post in 2018, “When people ask me, ‘What is the significance of so many women and mothers being in the U.S. Congress?’ you know, it’s great for young girls that they see this representation. But maybe it’s even more important that my four sons grow up in a world where women are fully representing them. This is the new normal for them, that women are at the policymaking table.”
Four years ago, in 2016, CD2 elected talk radio firebrand Lewis. This year, Tyler Kistner, the Republican challenger to DFL Rep. Angie Craig, is a good candidate for the district, but he got in late, Gonzales said. “I don’t think he’s going to really have the wind at his back,” Gonzales said, adding that in CD2, Trump is more likely to be a liability this time around than an asset.
Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, Education Minnesota President Denise Specht and teachers from Prior Lake and other communities joined a discussion about safe protocols for returning to the classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic. And they asked for federal help in creating safer school environments.
While on the air, Craig discussed the need to prioritize vocational training, saying, “before the pandemic, one of my top three priorities was really around career and technical education, trade schools. It’s making sure that we are giving kids that option back in high school. That we’re not feeding every kid this line that you have to have a 4 year degree”. Her oldest son is a Machinist II. She said it’s important that kids know there are more options.
Touted as a more targeted and comprehensive solution for restaurants than the ongoing Paycheck Protection Program through the Small Business Administration, the “RESTAURANTS Act” has some bipartisan support with a Democratic sponsor in the U.S. House and a Republican sponsor in the U.S. Senate. Three Minnesota representatives – Democrats Angie Craig, Betty McCollum and Dean Phillips – have signed on as co-sponsors to the House version. Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar co-sponsors the bill in the Senate.
Citing their candidates’ real-world experience as executives before coming to Congress, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce threw its backing behind Minnesota U.S. Reps. Angie Craig and Dean Phillips last week, two of the new class of suburban House Democrats.
When Rep. Angie Craig was running for Congress, she made a promise: to hold a public town hall every single month that she was in office. Over the past eighteen months, we have seen that promise in action. Craig has never missed a town hall.
In 2016, Jason Lewis was able to win the district with the help of an Third Party candidate who ran to Craig’s left. In 2018 with a more favorable environment and a two-way race, Craig was able to unseat Lewis. The 2020 match-up is between Congresswoman Craig and Republican Tyler Kistner. Kistner outraised Craig $747 thousand to $730 thousand in the second quarter. In the breif pre-primary filing period in quarter 3, Craig outraised Kistner $217 thousand to $182 thousand. As of the last filing, Craig lead Kistner in cash on hand $2.6 million to $488 thousand.
DFL U.S. Rep. Angie Craig also recently hit the airwaves in the south suburban Second District, focusing on healthcare in her first ad of the cycle.
The Democrats receiving the endorsements are running in some of the most competitive races in the country, including 14 in districts won by President Donald Trump in 2016. They are: ... Angie Craig of Minnesota.