Senator Heather Gustafson represents Senate District 36 which includes Centerville, Circle Pines, Lino Lakes, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, and White Bear Lake. She is vice chair of the Education Finance Committee, and serves on the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee and the Jobs and Economic Development Committee. Learn more about Sen. Gustafson.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Senator Heather Gustafson (DFL–Vadnais Heights) announced Monday evening that she secured $19.6 Million in funding for infrastructure projects in her Senate District through two bonding bills passed on the final day of the 2023 legislative session.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate passed a major tax bill Sunday afternoon which included a provision authored by Senator Heather Gustafson allocating $300 Million in public safety funding for counties and local governments.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the Senate passed the $2.3 billion Education budget bill. Senator Heather Gustafson (DFL—Vadnais Heights), Vice of Chair of the Senate Education Finance Committee, voted in favor of the legislation.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Senator Heather Gustafson (DFL—Vadnais Heights) voted in favor of the Senate Tax bill Tuesday evening, which includes $4 billion in tax cuts — the largest tax cut in state history.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Senator Heather Gustafson (DFL—Vadnais Heights) said that the Senate Education Finance budget omnibus will improve the learning experience for Minnesota’s students and make historic investments in the state’s public education system.
SAINT PAUL, MN – Amara Strande died April 14 at the age of 20 after a long battle with cancer. Strande grew up in Oakdale, graduated from Tartan High School and was enrolled at Augsburg University, where she majored in Music Production. As a teenager, Strande was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer resulting in tumors throughout her body. Strande had been exposed to per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” which were manufactured at a nearby 3M plant and leached into the water supply. Amara became an outspoken advocate for legislation to ban almost all uses of PFAS chemicals in consumer products and to require companies to disclose their use to the public, which included testifying before the Senate Environment and Climate Committee on March 2.