Nathan Coulter
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Husband, Dad, Hubert Humphrey DFLer, State Representative for 51B, fmr Sunday School teacher, fmr Bloomington City Councilmember. Let’s get to work.
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The money quote right here. ⬇️
#mnleg
Minnesota Democrats secured a single-seat majority in the state's Senate last year, winning the decisive race by 321 votes.
They proceeded to enact the most ambitious progressive agenda in the country. I wrote about how/why they managed to achieve that
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Hate to jump on "the narrative", but here in Bloomington - AKA the largest suburb and fourth largest city in MN - crime is actually at a four-year low.
Maybe folks *feel* unsafe because some are pushing dishonesty about the causes/solutions that aren't based in reality.
#mnleg
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All these breweries out there making IPAs… has anyone thought about making something that tastes good instead?
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I sure wish Senate Republicans felt educating children was this essential and important when it was budget time...
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Just goes to show how out-of-touch this guy is. In no respect does any Minnesotan ever want to be like Iowa.
#mngov
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Anyone else feel like we could, oh, I don’t know, use some of that $9.3 billion surplus to address some of the issues that are provoking so many teachers and school staff to vote to strike? Maybe?
#mnleg
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I’ve lived in our largest suburb my entire life. I represented the entire city for five years on the City Council, and now serve about half of it in the MN House. So I feel pretty confident in saying this:
Hell. No.
#mnleg
WAYZATA, MINNESOTA - On Highway 12. Multiple Nazis hailing hitler when cars honk and drive by, with “Diversity means Anti-White” Signs. Is this really how the suburbs feel?
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2YO has baptized herself in the waters of
@LakeSuperior
while wearing the ceremonial buffalo plaid gown. As Minnesota tradition dictates, this will be followed by a meal of hotdish, pickled herring, and
@GrainBeltBeer
Premium.
#mnleg
#MinnesotaLife
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Hey, Minnesota, just a reminder that there will be two Supreme Court Justices on the ballot next year, and four more in 2024. If/when Roe goes, we need good people on that court.
Don’t. Ignore. Any. Election.
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@BernieSanders
But it's not strange or undemocratic that you want those same superdelegates to overturn the will of the voters?
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Put another way:
@GovMarkDayton
: Send me bills w/o bad stuff and I'll sign them.
#MNLEG
GOP: We will put bad stuff in bills with good stuff.
Dayton: I won't sign them.
GOP: *passes bills anyway*
Dayton: *vetoes bills*
GOP: Why didn't he sign our bills?!
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I’m sorry to say the the would-be book banners showed up to our School Board meeting last night, but confident and grateful that they do not represent the values of our Bloomington community.
#mnleg
#BloomingtonMN
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See that? 👇 That’s my bill to convert the MN Renter’s Credit to an income tax credit. And it’s in the final Tax bill agreement!
That means that > 150k more renters (>30% seniors/people w/disabilities) would *automatically* get ~$800 back.
This. Is. Huge.
#mnleg
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Minnesota State Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) says safe gun storage laws will keep farmers from protecting their families against cows.
"You even walk too close to a cow, and it'll take you down and trample you into dust."
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Gazelka just said that he "doesn't like to divide rural and metro". Can we get a fact check on that?
#mnleg
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I am so so proud to be the DFL-endorsed candidate for HD 51B! Ready to get to work with
@electmnhousedfl
to win a majority for Minnesota!
#mnleg
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10 years ago, I wore this
@jessetyler
-designed bowtie as a staffer on the Senate floor, as the MN Senate passed marriage equality. Tonight I’m wearing it as a House member as we vote to ban conversion “therapy”. Here in Minnesota, we love our kids as who they are.
#mnleg
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I am now fully-equipped to run for statewide office in Minnesota.
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Thing is, this is the only way it works, and that’s OK.
Everyone needs fire trucks and water pipes, and some are better able to pay for them. I’m happy to help my neighbors in Greater MN.
I just wish folks would remember this when they rush to disparage the Metro area.
#mnleg
There is a pervasive belief in Greater Minnesota that state tax dollars mostly gets redirected to the Metro, however Local Government Aid and County Program Aid primarily benefits rural counties. This is what we mean when we say "One Minnesota." We're all in this together.
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Making it official - I'm on
#TeamWarren
!
@ewarren
has my vote in the
#MNprimary
for a lot of reasons - chief among them being that I want a President who's smart.
@mn_for_warren
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I'm proud to be a
@MomsDemand
Gun Sense Candidate. Too many families, my own included, know the pain of gun violence. ERPOs and universal background checks will save lives, and we should take action.
#mnleg
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Last night, I talked to a neighbors who literally called
@MNRevenue
because their property tax refund was so big they thought it was a mistake.
Nope! Just
#mnleg
DFLers’ awesome tax bill in action!
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If you haven’t already filed for your MN property tax refund, do it! Our tax bill this year will mean bigger refunds for folks, so it’s definitely worth doing.
I just filed for mine, and my eyes spun around and turned into dollar signs as “We’re in the Money” played.
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Maybe one solution could be NOT voting against:
-Gun safety
-Child care funding
-Reproductive rights
-Tax cuts for working families
-Funding for our public schools
-Combatting climate change
-Protecting consumers
Just a lifelong suburbanite, but what do I know?
#mnleg
LIVE now on HTV1 —
@mnhousegop
news conference announcing the Suburban Solutions Caucus
▶️ Watch on the House website and YouTube
#mnleg
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I'm going to start using "At the call of the chair" in my personal life. "I'll be home at 6, or at the the call of the chair."
#mnleg
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Proud to stand with our MN
@MomsDemand
activists and advocates. As a parent and a Minnesotan, our children are demanding we act, and they deserve no less.
#mnleg
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I haven’t sat down and made calls for a candidate (including myself) for SIX hours since I was a paid staffer eight years ago. I just did for
@Tim_Walz
and
@peggyflanagan
because their
#OneMinnesota
vision is exactly what Minnesotans need from their Gov/Lt Gov
#MNGov
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How committed am I to our
@MinnesotaDFL
candidates? I’m out doorknocking in 35 degree rainy weather singing “Oh What A Beautiful Mornin’”!
#GOTV2018
#VOTE
@Tim_Walz
@peggyflanagan
@amyklobuchar
@TinaSmithMN
@deanbphillips
@mnhouseDFL
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Hungry kids can’t learn. Period.
If learning is the most important thing, why does it matter *why* they’re hungry?
Just feed the kids.
#mnleg
MN GOP Sen. Leaders Mark Johnson and Kristin Robbins float cutting free student lunch:
JOHNSON: "Meals ... is that going to have the impact we really want?"
ROBBINS: "Families of means who could make their child’s lunch and can afford [it], do they need to get free lunch?"
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Wow.
@Tim_Walz
is incredible. This is a Governor, and a vision, that Minnesotans can get behind from Up North to the Northside.
#OneMinnesota
#mngov
#WalzFlanagan
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Now accepting new membership applications for the Ann Johnson Stewart Appreciation Society.
#mnleg
After I introduced an amendment that would prevent unnecessary and politically-motivated regulations on clinics that provide abortion care, some male colleagues figured they should lecture me on the value of life. I've carried and birthed two babies. No mansplaining required.
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"We know that President
@JoeBiden
is the right person to stop Donald Trump and the damage that MAGA Republicans would bring, and to lead our nation forward."
Pleased to join my
#mnleg
colleagues to show our support and welcome the President back to Minnesota.
#BidenHarris2024
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An absolute honor to meet
@GabbyGiffords
and thank her for her work on gun safety. We were reminded again this week of the importance of taking action and saving lives, and I’m committed to the work.
#mnleg
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Folks, I am so excited to be running for re-election to the MN House of Representatives!
#mnleg
#BloomingtonMN
#NeighborsForNathan
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I was a Sunday School teacher for 13 years.
I don’t need advice on how to talk about the resurrection of Christ from someone who would reduce one of the central moments of my faith to a hashtag.
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Rally in support of old state flag at Minnesota Capitol.
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Meanwhile, here in Minnesota, we’re doing what we can to ensure that our state is as welcoming to everyone as possible. Couldn’t be prouder of this contrast.
#mnleg
North Dakota’s Legislature advanced 10 bills Tuesday that advocates say target the state’s LGBTQ community, setting a single-day record for such legislation, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
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This you?
#mnleg
As part of the House/Senate GOP 'Safe & Sound Minnesota' public safety package,
@MarkkoranMN
explains his proposal to stop orgs like MN Freedom Fund from posting bail.
#mnleg
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So it's been a pretty mixed week for monarchies.
Mall of America seeks to evict its only Dairy Queen, claiming unpaid rent
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Since today is the last day of the 2023
#mnleg
session, I want to give some shoutouts to my fellow
@mnhouseDFL
First Termers - AKA
#TrifectaClass
. We came ready to do the work, and we delivered for our state. I'm so proud to know and work with every one of them.
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EVERYTHING
@TinaSmithMN
tweets about relates to serving MNans and getting things done for MN.
@RWPUSA
? Not so much. There are too many politicians already focused on lashing out and "holding the other side accountable". I want a Senator who will do the work.
#mnsen
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Having worked with her as a staffer, I can promise that
@KariDziedzic
is exactly who she appears to be: smart, tough, tactical, and impossible to outwork. This is a loss for
#mnleg
and for our entire state, but I also know that anyone who counts her out is making a mistake.
Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic announces she is stepping down from leadership because her cancer has returned. She concludes with "Take time to call a friend and hug your loved ones."
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Every legislator cares about their communities and fights for them. But few of them put their whole heart and soul into doing so the way
@leighfinke
does.
In < 4 months, she’s already made a huge difference for Minnesotans, and I will always be proud to
#StandWithLeigh
.
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Not gonna lie, I was a little nervous (and I might’ve spelled “Representative” wrong on the first try), but I am excited to be on the ballot and to get to work for folks in District 51B!
#mnleg
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#mnleg
Rs: We hate it when everything gets passed in giant omnibus bills in May.
DFLers: OK, so we’ll pass really popular ideas from basically Day One.
Rs: We hate that too.
Minnesotans elected DFL majorities to do the work we said we’d do, and that’s exactly what’s happening.
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If the MN GOP is serious about trying to win back the suburbs, defining themselves with the likes of Draz and Hudson is not the way to do it.
#mnleg
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I know I've said it already, but truly, Kent Eken is absolutely one of the nicest, most decent individuals I have encountered in politics, and an incredible legislator. Minnesotans should be (and, I believe, are) grateful for his service to our state.
#mnleg
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If you're the praying type, and honestly even if you're not, now's the time.
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I don’t know, folks, but if you think uplifting a community that has been targeted and literally killed just for existing can’t exist on the same day we celebrate the resurrection of Christ - who taught us this - maybe you’re missing the point?
#TransDayOfVisibility
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Oof. I'd just like it noted that this does not represent the views of the entire
#mnleg
Nathan Caucus.
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Hello,
#mnleg
, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a lobbyist softly creeping
Left a bill while I was sleeping
And a hearing that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of session
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A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring that the microwave located on the northeast corner of the fifth floor of the State Office Building be cleared of excess time after each use; establishing penalties.
#mnleg
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I've said it before, but I'll say it again: I will put our first-term
@mnhouseDFL
class up against anyone.
#mnleg
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I hope you’re all as filled with the joy of the Easter season as we are!
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Sometimes I’ll be talking with my wife about something at
#mnleg
and 4YO will just randomly shout “Amendment!” or “Republicans!” And honestly, if she’s already this good at sounding like she knows what she’s talking about, kid’s got a bright political future ahead of her.
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Hey, remember the guy who said homelessness is like camping?
This is who’s gonna beat him in November. How’s about you send her some money?
#FlipTheSenate
#mnleg
I am honored and humbled to receive the DFL endorsement in Senate District 5. Thank you for the outpouring of support from SD5 delegates. As we head into the general election, DFLers are ready to
#FliptheSenate
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At the beginning of this session, our directive from Speaker
@melissahortman
was LFG. Thinking that we need buttons that say WFD. Because
We
F
Did
#mnleg
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I am so proud to be the DFL endorsed candidate for re-election to the MN House in HD 51B!
Let’s get to work.
#mnleg
#BloomingtonMN
#NeighborsForNathan
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“Stronger than all the armies is an idea whose time has come.”
The time has come. Let’s get this done.
#mnleg
#BloomingtonMN
#ERA
@ERAMinnesota
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Minnesotans will always be innovators where passive-aggression is concerned.
ANGIE CRAIG (D-Minn.) just voted by saying: "Happy wedding anniversary to my wife -- Hakeem Jeffries."
Mike Johnson has been vocally opposed to gay marriage.
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Just a reminder that a lot of folks in the
#mnleg
space right now are walking a tightrope.
Breathe, show grace, drink lots of water, and understand that we're all human.
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Thank you, Bloomington! I’m excited to be sworn-in for my second term, and excited to get to work!
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Proud and excited to endorse a phenomenal candidate and a wonderful person to be my next Congresswoman,
@Morrison4MN
!
#mnleg
#mn03
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Proud to vote for
@KaohlyVangHer
’s HF 601 tonight. Reporting lost/stolen firearms is common sense and we know will prevent crime and save lives.
#mnleg
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One of the best things we can do for kids and families in MN is pass Paid Family and Medical Leave. Deeply grateful to
@RuthForHouse
for her leadership on this, and proud to vote to send HF 2 on its way!
#mnleg
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#mnleg
MN Senate GOP today: We want to support our public schools!
MN Senate GOP literally one week ago today:
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Just want to take this moment to say that
@SusanKentMN
is as decent and caring a public servant as they come. Getting to work with her (and bond with her over our shared appreciation of musical theater) has been a real joy.
#mnleg
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Not at all surprising from the guy who put forward a budget last year that put ZERO dollars on the funding formula and backdoored in vouchers.
If you don’t care about teachers and staff, you don’t care about schools - end of story.
#mnleg
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I want to give a morning-after shoutout to
@LizOlson218
for going eight hours on Earned Sick and Safe Time with class, compassion, intelligence, and integrity, and always grounding the work we do in our values and in the real lives of Minnesotans.
#mnleg
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It's possible that not everyone was watching
@melissahortman
and
@Jamiemlong
at their press conference just now.
But if you were, you saw leadership that is focused on delivering for MNans and protecting our rights - not on rules spats or talking about hamburgers.
#mnleg
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Thinking about this as I’m with my kids this morning.
The work we’ve done this session will uplift their generation and many more to come in so many ways.
#mnleg
#GreatStartMN
#BestState
"For the next 50 years, I hope people will benefit from and be able to brag about the benefits of this session." -
@melissahortman
#mnleg
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Yeah, but all my Republican neighbors are telling me that all their Republican neighbors are leaving, so…
After losing just under 4k people in 2022, Minnesota gained 23,615 people in 2023. Minnesota's population growth was in the top half of states in 2023.
This is good for Minnesota, bad for the narrative that people are fleeing Minnesota's politics.
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Trying to think why 2013 and 2023 were similar... Give me a minute. I know it'll come to me.
#mnleg
Well folks, the Legislature has passed a complete state budget and a bonding bill. For the first time since 2013, we will not need a special session to fund state government.
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Today, our
@mnhouseDFL
showed Minnesotans that we're serious about the issues that we know are on folks' minds with the first bills that were introduced. All of these bills are important and worthy, but I want to focus on the ones that I'm a co-author on.
#mnleg
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Never have I said "Nope, that would get me fired" at so many tweets that I've thought of.
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