Erin Preese
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Erin Preese (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 57B. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Preese completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Erin Preese earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a master's degree from Hamline University. Her professional experience includes working as a teacher.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Erin Preese advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 57B.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jeff Witte advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 57B.
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Erin Preese advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 58A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jon Koznick advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 58A.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Preese's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Erin Preese completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Preese's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Erin is a mom, teacher, and community safety advocate who is running for the Minnesota House of Representatives in northern Lakeville. Erin believes that all Minnesotans deserve to live in safe and healthy communities, have access to affordable healthcare and prescription medication, earn a livable wage, and to protect our natural resources. She knows that fully funding our public schools will draw new families to Lakeville, keep our property values high, help our children succeed, and make Lakeville an outstanding city for families.
Why I’m running:
As a teacher in our public schools and as a parent with young children, I've seen first hand the struggles our community has faced over the past two years. I’ve seen that public policy has a real effect on our schools, our families, and our finances. And I know that when politicians play political games at the capitol, it hurts real families here at home.
We deserve better. We deserve a leader in our community who will truly listen to parents, taxpayers, and educators. Over the course of the pandemic, I’ve had thousands of conversations with community members in Lakeville. I’m ready to bring those voices to St. Paul and to fight for working families.
We could do so much to make Minnesota a better place to live. I would prioritize making healthcare accessible and affordable and bring down the price of prescriptions. I would ensure our students get the world class education they deserve by fully funding our schools, which would also reduce the need for local tax levies. I would work for targeted tax relief for middle income workers, families, and seniors. I support funding police and getting first responders the resources they need, while also enacting proactive crime prevention programs. And we could pass common sense gun violence prevention legislation that would make our schools and our communities safer.
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2020
Erin Preese completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Preese's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Erin Preese is running for the Minnesota House of Representatives from Lakeville, District 58A. As a mom, a teacher, and a gun violence prevention advocate, Erin has the passion, energy, and experience to work across the aisle for common sense solutions. We need leaders like Erin who will work to end partisan gridlock and to create solutions that address the real issues Minnesota's working families face. Erin believes we all deserve access to affordable healthcare and prescription drugs, high quality public schools, and common sense gun safety laws to protect our children and communities.
Erin is a teacher at an elementary school in Lakeville and is proud to send her own children to Lakeville Public Schools. She knows that our excellent public schools draw new families to Lakeville, keep our property values high, help our children succeed, and make Lakeville an outstanding city for families.
Erin believes that all children should have access to high quality public schools and should be able to grow up in a safe and healthy community. Erin understands the concerns that working families deal with on a day to day basis, and these concerns will be at the front of her mind in the legislature.
Erin has served as a leader for the non-partisan gun violence prevention organization, Moms Demand Action, at the local and state level for the past four years. She understands how to build relationships across party lines and how to navigate complicated issues to find common sense solutions.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2020
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Lisa Demuth
Majority Leader:Harry Niska
Minority Leader:Melissa Hortman
Representatives
Republican Party (67)
Democratic Party (66)
Vacancies (1)
