REP. PEGGY SCOTT SERVING DISTRICT 31B

Listening, Acting, Leading

Thank you for visiting my website!

It's an honor to serve the good people of Bethel, East Bethel, Oak Grove, Andover, Ham Lake, Athens, and Linwood in House District 31B.

I want residents in this district to know that I share your concerns about the massive amount of fraud that has happened under the Walz administration and the unsustainable increases in our property taxes brought on by the massive unfunded mandates passed by the DFL trifecta in 2023-24.

Under one party Democrat control in Minnesota, spending has skyrocketed. Democrats not only spent all of the nearly $18 BILLION budget surplus, but they also raised your taxes an additional $10 BILLION! This is a nearly 40% increase in just two years to the state’s budget. Practically no one received a 40% increase in their household income during this same time. With only a tie in the House the past 2 years, we were able to enact the largest spending reduction in state history!

I will continue to support our men and women in uniform. We must increase penalties for repeat and violent criminals and stop the Democrats' revolving door of crime. Soft-on-crime polices from Democrats and judges who refuse to enforce sentences are making our communities less safe. Myself and my GOP colleagues will change this if we are elected to new legislative majorities.

Please explore the rest of my website. If you have questions please let me hear from you by e-mail, letter, or phone. Hearing from you is the highlight of my position! If you are planning a trip to the Capitol, please call my office and I will do my best to meet with you.

You can contact me and sign up for my e-newsletter at [email protected].

Thank you again for your continued support, and be sure to keep in touch. Together, we will bring common sense back to Minnesota.

Sincerely,

Peggy Scott

Home: (763) 238-7322

About

Peggy was first elected in 2008, and she has lived in Andover for 30 years.

She has 2 grown children, three grandchildren, and a golden retriever, Summer.

Member of Transform Church, Andover.

Past coach for youth soccer and basketball.

Peggy served as a Parks & Recreation Commissioner for the City of Andover.

Legislative Committees

Rep. Scott serves on the following committees:

* Judiciary Finance and Civil Law - Current Co-Chair
* Ways and Means - Current Co-Vice Chair
* Rules and Legislative Administration
* Higher Education Finance and Policy

For more information, visit Rep. Scott's Legislative Website here.

Issues

On the issue of: Affordability and the Economy
Under complete Democrat control in 2023-24, spending has skyrocketed and so have your taxes. The Democrat trifecta spent ALL of the nearly $18 BILLION surplus AND raised your taxes by $10 BILLION! This is an unsustainable 40% increase in the state’s budget in just two years.

Family and small business budgets didn’t see that kind of increase in their budgets!

I take seriously, the hard-earned dollars you have to send into the treasury.

Democrats in 2023-24 passed along more than 10 unfunded mandates to counties, cities, and schools. However under a tie in the House in 2025-26, Republicans were able to prevent the number of unfunded mandates from increasing.

Government needs to live within its means just as families and businesses do.

On the issue of: Fraud
Any amount of fraud is unacceptable, but $9 BILLION in known FRAUD in Minnesota should outrage every taxpayer.

Peggy took action to stop the FRAUDSTERS from scamming taxpayers further. She helped approve legislation for tighter oversight at government agencies, more transparency on whose payments are stopped for possible FRAUD and supported the creation of the independent Office of the Inspector General to focus on FRAUD.

There is more work to do. Republicans had to drag DFL members time and again to get them to pass such anti-fraud measures as the creation of the OIG. DFL members killed this bill several times in the committee process. So don’t be fooled when they are suddenly all about stopping fraud. They have seen in polling how upset taxpayers are about the FRAUD.

On the Issue of: Girls Sports:
Rep. Scott is the Chief Author of the Preserving Girls Sports Act. She will continue to fight to preserve safe and fair competition for girls. It is common sense that not one DFL legislator supported.

On the issue of: Education
Rep. Scott believes in putting our children’s education first.

This means a focus on core academics, without a social or political agenda. It also means allowing for parental involvement in what is being taught and the ability of the parent to choose the best school for their child.

Our student’s educational scores have steadily eroded under the last 16 years of DFL Governors Dayton and Walz administrations. With less than half of Minnesota’s third graders reading below grade level, fast intervention is needed. We can no longer advance students to the next grade if they cannot meet the necessary benchmarks in reading/literacy. That sets them up for failure.

Our focus should be on literacy curriculum with a proven track record.

On the issue of: Health Care
Rep. Scott has supported the following legislation that would lower health care costs:

Stop surprise billing
Allow more competition into the health insurance market- place
Oppose single-Payer, public option that would cost over $110 million just in start up costs
Allow small businesses and self-employed Minnesotans to form associations to qualify for group insurance.
Eliminate the MNSURE and Sick taxes that together cost the consumer over 5% on every doctor visit

Allow Minnesotans to pay cash for their prescriptions when the cash price is lower than the insurance price.

On the issue of: Public Safety
I received the endorsement of the MN Police and Peace Officers Association and I will continue to support our men and women in uniform.

We must increase penalties for repeat and violent criminals and stop the Democrats' revolving door of crime. Soft-on-crime polices from Democrats and judges who refuse to enforce sentences are making our communities less safe. Myself and my GOP colleagues will change this is we are elected to the majorities.

On the issue of:
Second Amendment Rights
Rep. Scott believes your Second Amendment rights are individual rights. Rep. Scott has a perfect voting record on Second Amendment Rights legislation.

Rep. Scott also supported legislation that charges straw-purchasers with a felony, if that firearm is used to commit a felony.

On the issue of: Energy
Rep. Scott supports an “All of the Above” approach to energy solutions. Energy options should be common sense, market-driven and must keep the rate-payers—our families and businesses, in mind.

Expensive energy will make our state less attractive to new businesses and could act as an incentive for existing businesses to leave our state.

On the issue of: Government Transparency and Protecting Personal Privacy

Rep. Scott has been a champion of inserting government transparency into current and new laws.

Rep. Scott was chief author of a bill for transparency to the public when a non-profit or other NGO’s state funding is stopped. This will help prevent FRAUD and lets the public know who the potential bad actors are.

Rep. Scott fought hard to protect your health records against a powerful health care industry that wanted to do away with the requirement in Minnesota law, The Minnesota Health Records Act, that Minnesotans must provide consent for their very sensitive health care information to be shared.

On the issue of: Life
Life should be valued at ALL stages.

With complete control of state government, Democrats recently changed Minnesota law to allow for abortion up until birth. This mirrors abortion policies found in countries like North Korea and China. This is far too extreme and does not fit the values of the overwhelming majority of Minnesotans.

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