MN State Representative 53B; South St Paul; Newport, St Paul Park, Inver Grove, Cottage Grove & Grey Cloud Island. 🐝. prepared & paid for by People for Hansen
South St Paul, MN
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Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
I cannot express the amount of special interest pressure to not talk about Iowa’s cancer rates.
Lobbyists aggressively want this question swept under the rug.
Now, this is the centerpiece of the Iowa governor campaign and $20 million has been spent on the issue.
Lobbyists can no longer hide the truth.
We can fix so much in food and healthcare if we can have an honest conversation about why Iowa has the highest cancer rates in the world - and how to fix it.
It is obvious to anyone with a brain that if farmers are being mass poisoned by the chemicals they are using, that has profound impacts for Americans who are eating that food.
NEW - In Iowa, cancer upended the midterms.
An Iowa GOP strategist called it a "liability" for the party that's held one-party control for a decade.
In '26, $20M+ spent on ads mentioning cancer. In '22, it was less than $200K.
washingtonsun.com/campaigns/…
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
"It’s akin to the government taking $290 from each American taxpayer and then handing about $25,000 to each farm—all financed through borrowing at increasingly high interest rates."
(And that's not even all of it!)
My latest for @TheDispatch tallies & laments the $46B in unilateral, blatantly-political support that Trump has given American farmers to offset the harms of his own tariff & foreign policies.
It's all very bad - and there's likely more to come.
thedispatch.com/newsletter/d… (🎁)
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
“Fix the damn water.”
As Iowa voters head to the polls Nov. 3, growing concerns over water pollution and rising cancer rates are putting agricultural runoff and public health at the center of the election conversation.
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
Early voting in Minnesota is sky-high.🗳️ 🇺🇸
After six weeks of absentee voting, 728,961 people have already cast their ballots (483,520 in person and 245,441 by mail).
That’s an increase of 61.3% over the vote total (451,992) at the same point during the 2022 mid-term election.
Beautiful 🍁🍂☀️afternoon knocking on 🗳️🟦voter’s doors in Newport along the Mississippi River⛴️🎃@MinnesotaDFL @electmnhousedfl @TheDemocrats #mnleg
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
Minnesota Governor:
🔵 Klobuchar 52% (+10)
🔴 Demuth 42%
🟢 Young 3%
@StateNavigate, 806 LV, 10/26-28
articles.statenavigate.com/m…
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
Permanent School Fund: What you need to know about the proposed constitutional amendment and its potential impact on SSPPS, all in one place. Don’t forget to vote this coming Tuesday. Visit our website for full details, FAQs, and ballot information: sspps.org/about/elections/mn…
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
NEW: Pope Leo XIV is set to become the first sitting pontiff in the Catholic Church’s two-thousand-year history to vote in a secular election.
Leo requested an Illinois mail ballot on Oct. 3, and it was sent to his brother John’s home in New Lenox, Ill.
John Prevost visited the pope at the Vatican on Wednesday and may now be carrying the ballot back to the Will County clerk by hand. thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope…
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
Today’s charges send a message to those who would disrupt our elections through deceit at polling places: It’s your constitutional right to make any political point you want, but don’t break our laws to do it.
Beautiful day at the Minnesota State Capitol ☀️Met with several school groups today. Also 🌳🌳🌳🍂on the grounds being protected✅#mnleg
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
New low for the Demuth camp. They put out an op-ed by Rep. Dawn Gillman in a futile attempt to discredit Nicole Smith-Holt about INSULIN affordability. Who do you trust more- Nicole Smith-Holt, or a state rep who wasn't even in the legislature when Alec's Law was passed?
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
Far from the independent polling we have been seeing thus far. But if these races are breaking hard the DFL’s direction, the State Legislature results could be a nightmare for the GOP. (Also note this is the last 4-year term for the State Senate until the 2032 election as 2030 will be a 2-year term)
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
Documents show how the National Cattlemen’s Association launched a long-term misinformation campaign to downplay livestock’s environmental impacts.
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Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
I am pleased to announce that the price of diesel has not risen to the point where we can’t afford recreational tillage! 🙏
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
Cross-tabs Siena/NYT MN Sen poll:
- 76% decided in Sept or earlier
- Flanagan support - support the D party, + impression of her, positive feeling of her policies
- Tafoya support - neg view of Flanagan, + view of policies, support her policies
(GIFT LINK) nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
Witkoff tried to convince Budanov of how rich he could be if he sold out his country by allowing Russian pipelines to again flow through Ukraine. Budanov ended the meeting.
Content of Tense Conversation Between Budanov and Trump's Team Revealed
Negotiations between the Ukrainian delegation and Donald Trump's special envoys in Miami, as reported by Le Monde, escalated into a conflict. According to the publication, during a three-hour meeting at the Shell Bay golf club, Steve Witkoff "with irritation" demanded that Kyrylo Budanov, head of Zelenskyy's office, cease strikes on Russian oil refineries.
Budanov, per Le Monde's information, "barely contained his anger" and felt that he was being "treated like a child, trying to teach him how to make money." The Americans presented an ambitious plan for postwar "regional prosperity," which envisioned resuming the transit of Russian oil and gas to Europe through Ukraine, with dividends paid to Kyiv.
Budanov was outraged that such a deal would tie Ukraine to Moscow, after which the negotiations broke off. When the meeting resumed, the Americans proposed accepting a deal for supplies of Russian diesel to the United States.
The publication's sources noted that they had never seen Ukrainians "so upset and alarmed." Zelenskyy's entourage described the situation as "hopeless," since Trump's envoys "think only about business."
📸: Press service of the President of Ukraine
🎃Annual South St Paul Pod-kin Patch to benefit Neighbors, Inc. with the purchase of laundry soap for their clients, last night, Oct 27th in the front of City Hall. Thanks to Complete Weddings & Events for lighting up the pod-kins and Neighbors Inc for assisting. @wealllovessp
Rep. Rick Hansen retweeted
It’s dangerous and unlawful for Pres. Trump’s State Dept. to use political donations and voting history as criteria for promotions. Our Foreign Service Officers are public servants and diplomats and should be promoted based on their abilities, not loyalty to any president.
thehill.com/homenews/adminis…
