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Legislative Survey for
Representative John Benson (DFL) 43B

Dear Neighbors,

It is an honor for me to represent you in the Minnesota House of Representatives again this year.

As you probably know, The Legislature will have to make some very difficult decisions during this session. With your help, however, we can ensure that we will enact laws that facilitate the short- and long-term economic recovery in our state.

The purpose of this survey is to seek your input and advice as we struggle to balance our budget. Please take some time to fill out this survey at your earliest convenience.

Finally, if you have you have additional concerns or issues about which you feel that I ought to be alerted about or better informed, please feel free to contact me at 651-296-9934 or send me an e-mail at rep.john.benson@house.mn.

Sincerely,

John Benson

State Representative
District 43B


1. What should The Legislature’s top three priorities be during the 2009 Legislative Session? (please rank 1-3, 1 being highest priority.)
Job Creation
K-12 Education
Health Care Reform
Property Tax Relief
Public Safety/ Consumer Protection
Other: (please specify)  

2. Which of the following state investments do you believe will improve the quality of our children’s education? Please rank these options from 1st choice to 3rd choice. (Please use only numerals)
Additional support for special education
Expansion of Early Childhood Education programs
Fully-funded all day, every day Kindergarten
Increased per-pupil funding for our K-12 schools
New classroom technology
A restructured school administrative model
Other: (please specify)  

3. What is your greatest concern regarding healthcare in Minnesota? Please rank these options from 1st choice to 3rd choice. (Please use only numerals)
Access to quality, affordable care
High cost of prescriptions
Rising health insurance premiums
An increase in co-pays or deductibles for physician care
Too much government intervention
Too little government intervention to make healthcare affordable

4. Out these options, which do you feel would best stimulate new jobs creation in Minnesota? Please rank these options from 1st choice to 3rd choice. (Please use only numerals)
Support research and development at state colleges and universities
Investment in renewable energy to create green jobs such as building wind turbine parts in Minnesota
Use a targeted capital investment program to create jobs
Increase tax incentives for small business and entrepreneurs
Business tax cuts
Invest in infrastructure projects such as transportation, school repair and energy conservation
Nothing – the market will take care of itself

5. Which of these choices would you support to help Minnesota become energy independent? Please rank these options from 1st choice to 3rd choice. (Please use only numerals)
Introducing more flex-fuel cars into the market
Focusing on renewable energy such as wind, biomass and solar
Allowing more increased blends of ethanol and biodiesel
Giving utility customers a tax credit as an incentive to install wind turbines and/or solar panels

6. Please, add any concerns or issues that you may have that are not addressed in this survey.

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