My Answers on Taxes, Health Care, Immigration, Jobs, and Fraud

Oct 12, 2026 ·

Minnesotans deserve straight answers, so here are mine to five questions on taxes, health care, immigration, jobs, and fraud. These are my responses to a WCCO candidate questionnaire with the Candidate Video.

1. Deficits, spending, and taxes

What specific federal spending would you cut or protect, and what tax changes, if any, would you support to address the national debt?

Families who have worked hard in this country for generations are reaching retirement with very little left. Americans are taxed on their pay, their homes, and nearly everything they buy. In Congress, I will work to cut federal income taxes, end double taxation, and protect the ability of families to pass assets on to their loved ones. I will also support policies that ease the property tax burden, so that families are not forced into debt just to keep their homes. On spending, I would begin with waste and fraud in government-funded programs before asking families to pay more.

2. Health care: the ACA, Medicare, and Medicaid

What changes would you support to federal health care policy, including the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid?

As a former life and health insurance agent and agency owner, I believe the solution is to return to individually underwritten policies, as existed before the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. Insurers used the MIB Group (formerly the Medical Information Bureau) report, which functions like a credit report for a person’s health, to determine what coverage an applicant qualified for. The ACA instead pools everyone together regardless of health, which is why families pay as much as $30,000 per year in premiums and still face deductibles of $5,000 to $15,000.

Congresswoman Kelly Morrison voted against H.R. 6703, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, even though the bill passed the House on December 17, 2025. Minnesotans deserve to know that she voted against a bill intended to lower health care costs. People with pre-existing conditions would be placed in guaranteed-issue programs built for them, similar to the instant-approval products available in life insurance. No one would be turned away. These programs cost more, but healthy people would stop subsidizing everyone else, and every person would be placed in a product that fits. Affordable health care is achievable, but not through the ACA as it currently operates.

3. Immigration

What immigration policies would you support at the federal level, including border security measures and any pathway to legal status for people currently in the country without authorization?

My position is straightforward: individuals who are in the country illegally should leave. Those who wish to come to the United States should apply through the legal process, like everyone else. Crossing the border illegally should not be rewarded with legal status.

I see the consequences firsthand as a general contractor. Workers who are in the country illegally have come to me seeking employment and have shared their stories. One roofer told me he paid smugglers $15,000 to cross the border. He was deported or left voluntarily three times, and each return cost another $5,000. Each time, the smugglers promised him a job waiting in the Twin Cities.

Whistleblowers and workers have told me that these smuggling networks are tied to the cartels and that the same networks operate in the labor trades, including roofing, in the Twin Cities. They report connections to drug and gun trafficking. They also say that people who cross owe a debt to the cartel, and that the cartel knows where they live, eat, and work. These workers are not afraid of ICE, because they know they can cross again. They are afraid of the cartel, to which they owe money.

The tax side also matters. In my experience, many people working in the country illegally are paid off the books, so no payroll taxes are withheld and no Social Security number is on file. Others use an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). The IRS issues ITINs so that people can file taxes regardless of immigration status. With an ITIN, a person can form a limited liability company, open a business bank account, and start a contracting business, whether or not that person is a citizen or has legal status. This places Americans and legal immigrants, who follow every rule to start a business, at a competitive disadvantage.

Meanwhile, hardworking Minnesotans and students cannot find these jobs. I support a secure border, enforcement against employers who hire illegally, and a legal system that works for people who follow the rules.

To address this, I will work to create a website that allows businesses that need labor, such as roofers and carpenters, to search for workers from other countries. Workers would apply through the site, and the companies that want to hire them would work with them to obtain work visas. Technology companies already have established ways to find and sponsor workers. The trades do not have a simple equivalent. This approach would bring in honest, hardworking people who want to earn a living the right way, instead of through smugglers.

4. Jobs, growth, tariffs, and trade

What would you do in Congress to support jobs and economic growth in Minnesota, including your position on tariffs and international trade agreements?

Immediately after college, I was unable to find work. The jobs I pursued were going to people working in the country illegally, a story I share, including my experience with Hormel, on my website. I took a risk and started At Home Fitness, and later other companies. As a small business owner, I want other small businesses to thrive.

I have been a business owner for 13 years, and I know what it is like to manage a budget through inflation. My truck is part of how I do my work, and the cost of diesel and gasoline is far too high for American families, especially combined with the rising cost of goods. Both must come down. When costs rise, companies pass them directly to consumers, and when costs fall, prices do not follow. I will work to hold large retailers and fuel suppliers accountable for that.

The data support this concern. A Federal Trade Commission report found that grocery retailers’ revenue exceeded their total costs by more than 6% in 2021, above the previous peak of 5.6% in 2015. By the first three quarters of 2023, that figure had reached 7%. This casts doubt on the claim that grocery prices simply follow retailers’ own costs. Large grocers earned substantial profits while families paid more, prices have not come back down after COVID and inflation, and Washington has not fixed it. I will. That is the difference between me and my opponent, who is worth an estimated $41 million. I am not.

Minnesota needs real support for small businesses, not an outdated website where owners search for documents. Businesses need real people who can guide them through licensing, programs, and compliance. Payroll is also out of reach for many small employers because of workers’ compensation and insurance costs. Those costs must become more affordable so that businesses can hire. This is a central part of my job growth plan.

I support USMCA, but trade agreements work only when wages keep pace. No one can live on $16 an hour, and Minnesota needs more good jobs. That includes technology jobs: more than 100,000 American students earn computer and information sciences bachelor’s degrees every year, and they deserve the jobs they borrowed to train for. I will support holding large corporations accountable when they lay off American workers while hiring visa workers in their place. I will also work to bring manufacturing home and to reduce the regulations that keep American companies from building in America.

5. Fraud and oversight

Minnesota has been at the center of some of the largest public-program fraud cases in the country in recent years. What would you do in Congress to strengthen oversight and prevent this kind of fraud in the future?

Minnesota has been at the center of some of the largest public-program fraud cases in the country, and whistleblowers have come to me with what they have seen. A nonprofit should not be treated differently than a for-profit business when it asks for taxpayer dollars. Anyone seeking federal funds should provide two years of financial filings and demonstrate the ability to operate independently.

For service-based nonprofits, government funding should work like a loan. Every dollar invoiced for a service would be deducted from the organization’s grant, so taxpayers do not pay twice. I have seen providers use these funds to purchase homes and then rent them back to the nonprofit, leaving taxpayers paying for the same property for 30 years. A service provider that cannot operate without taxpayer dollars should not continue to receive them.

I have been a business owner since 2013, when I started At Home Fitness. I trained many children with autism, billed for my services, was paid, and reinvested that money in the business. Any provider can do the same. I will also establish a District 3 fraud committee to research where public money is going, assist legitimate businesses, and hold people accountable.

Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District deserves a representative who answers these questions directly. I welcome your questions and your feedback.