Keith Allen

Keith Allen graduated from Dover-Eyota High School. He earned an associate degree from Hawkeye Community College and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in 2002. His career experience includes working in the farming and agricultural industry.[1][2][3]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Keith Allen is a life long Minnesotan and has lived in his community for the last 22 years. Its a community like many in the district, strong schools, hard working people, and built on common sense values.

When I ran for office, I promised to take the values of our farms, our small towns, and our Main Streets to Saint Paul. Those values haven’t changed. We believe in hard work. We believe in personal responsibility. We believe government should live within its means and answer to the people who pay the bills.

Over the past year, we fought to stop extreme legislation that would have taken Minnesota in the wrong direction. We worked to expose waste, fraud, and abuse in state government. We stood with parents, supported our law enforcement officers, and fought for the farmers, workers, and small businesses that keep our communities strong.

But there is still more work to do.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

The first duty of government is to be worthy of the people’s trust. When taxpayer dollars are wasted, when fraud goes unchecked, and when government agencies refuse accountability, that trust is broken.

That’s why I will continue fighting for stronger oversight of state government, including the creation of an Independent Office of the Inspector General. Minnesotans deserve to know where their money goes and whether it is being spent wisely.

Government works best when it remembers who it works for.Families across Minnesota are tightening their belts.

Government should do the same.

Property taxes continue to climb. Regulations continue to grow. Mandates handed down from Saint Paul make life more expensive for homeowners, businesses, schools, and local governments.

We need to reduce those burdens. We need tax relief for working families and seniors living on fixed incomes. We need policies that encourage people to stay in Minnesota, raise a family here, start a business here, and retire here.

A strong economy begins with affordable living.A community cannot prosper if its people do not feel safe.

We must continue supporting the men and women who put on a badge every day and stand between order and chaos. They deserve our respect, our support, and a seat at the table when decisions affecting public safety are made.

Safe communities are the foundation upon which everything else is built.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Agriculture, Small Business, Public Infrastructure, and Colleges.

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