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Legislators and advocates rally to support prenatal care and home visiting

SAINT PAUL, Minn.—Tomorrow, February 21, a bipartisan group of legislators will be joined by advocates from the health care industry, mental health organizations, early childhood coalitions, and supporters for a press conference to announce their support for prenatal care and home visiting programs.

What: Prenatal care and home visiting press conference

Who:

  • Rep. Dave Pinto (DFL—St. Paul), Early Childhood Finance and Policy Committee Chair
  • Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (DFL—Eden Prairie), Early Childhood Finance and Policy Committee Vice Chair
  • Sen. Jerry Relph (R—St. Cloud), Family Care and Aging Committee Chair
  • Rep. Kristin Bahner (DFL—Maple Grove), bill author
  • Rep. Kelly Morrison (DFL—Deephaven), bill authors
  • Sen. Jim Abeler (R—Anoka), bill author
  • Professor Katy Kozhimannil, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
  • Tee McClenty, Northpoint Health & Welness Center
  • Pat Dale, Headway Emotional Health
  • Ann Mullholland, MinneMinds

When: Thursday, February 21 from 9:30 – 10:00 am

Where: Room B971, Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Saint Paul, MN 55155

Strong suburban showing puts DFL in control of House

The DFL will control the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2019-20 biennium.

Winning a number of key races in the Twin Cities suburbs, the DFL picked up 18 seats in Tuesday’s elections and will hold a 75-59 advantage when the House convenes Jan. 8, 2019.

Much of the change occurred in the Twin Cities suburbs, especially near and just off the Interstate 494-694 corridor, where DFL candidates beat incumbent Republicans in places like Burnsville, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville, Plymouth, Rosemount, Stillwater and Woodbury.

Three races were within 250 votes: Rep.-elect Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (DFL-Eden Prairie) beat Rep. Jenifer Loon (R-Eden Prairie) by 241 votes with 20,577 votes cast; Rep.-elect Kelly Morrison (DFL-Deephaven) beat Rep. Cindy Pugh (R-Chanhassen) by 216 votes with 23,372 cast; and Rep.-elect Shelly Christensen (DFL-Stillwater) beat Rep. Kathy Lohmer (R-Stillwater) by 137 votes in a race where 22,630 votes were cast.

View the complete November 7 article by Mike Cook on the Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services’ website here.