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Larry Kraft

@larrykraft.bsky.social
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Father. Husband. MN State Rep, St. Louis Park - 46A. Climate Candidate. Podcaster - City Climate Corner. Ice cream fanatic. linktr.ee/larrykraftslp

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Check out this piece from my former field organizer Tess! www.hometownsource.com/sun_sailor/n...
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Democracy means competition - even within political parties. @clyouakim.bsky.social and I received a "Jeer" from a @startribune.com columnist last week, our response was published today. www.startribune.com/readers-writ...
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Readers Write: CPR rates, the Green Line Extension, ICE shock gloves, democracy
Don’t be afraid to save a life.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Extreme weather heavily impacts our economy, which is why climate policy is economic policy. Let’s take a look at three ways extreme weather is affecting the Minnesota economy. #mn #climate #climatechange #extremeweather
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Lisa Demuth, the Republican candidate for Gov of MN, is extreme on reproductive freedom. #abortion #reproductivefreedom #MN
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Yesterday while door knocking we ran into the seniors at Parkshore who’ve been protesting every Saturday for over a year, kudos to them! #slp #mn #protest
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Rep Youakim and I met with Metro Meals on Wheels and toured the Hopkins-St. Louis Park-Minnetonka chapter's facilities. Thank you especially to Volunteer Coordinator Susanne Elsaid for having us. If you're interested in volunteering visit their page @mealsonwheelsmn.bsky.social #mn #mealsonwheels
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Both state reps in senate district 46 support Lynette Dumalag for MN State Senate. Vote by August 11th! (SD46 is St Louis Park, Hopkins, part of Edina) @clyouakim.bsky.social @lynettedumalag.bsky.social
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I shared my thoughts about missing middle housing in this Star Tribune article. To read more: www.startribune.com/golden-valle... #housing #missingmiddle #housingdensity #density
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Nick Erickson @nserickson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Minnesota faces a shortage of roughly 100,000 homes, Kraft said, and he frequently hears from residents about housing affordability. Expanding housing choices, he said, is one way cities can begin addressing that shortage. @larrykraft.bsky.social www.startribune.com/golden-valle...
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Twin Cities suburbs make room for more dense housing to fill the ‘missing middle’
Golden Valley joins Richfield, Bloomington and St. Louis Park in rethinking where duplexes and fourplexes belong.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Outside money is trying to mislead voters in the MN state Senate race for SD46 (Dumalag vs Latz). Make sure you know where mailers and digital ads are coming from and who’s paying for them. Let’s have a fair race that respects the will of voters in our district. @lynettedumalag.bsky.social
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We should pass #pluginsolar (my bill) this year, but it’s now seeming like next year. Minnesota lawmakers considering whether to allow plug-in or 'balcony' solar power www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Minnesota lawmakers considering whether to allow plug-in or 'balcony' solar power
Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill to allow homeowners to install small-scale “plug-in” or “balcony” solar systems. There’s a growing movement for them nationwide. But there are safety concern...
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
No one should have to worry that nude images of themselves can be generated by AI, without their permission, at the push of a button. www.house.mn.gov/sessiondaily...
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Ban on nudification technology passes House by wide margin - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Great op-ed about my #PluginSolar bill! www.startribune.com/portable-hom...
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Opinion | The solar power revolution is in our grasp
The Legislature will soon take up a bill to make new plug-in solar panels, which are inexpensive and accessible, available to Minnesotans, the authors write.
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Sierra Club MN North Star Chapter @sierraclubmn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Sierra Club endorses Larry Kraft for Minnesota House District 46A! @larrykraft.bsky.social
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I’m so honored to be #DFL endorsed for St Louis Park District 46A - with Cheryl Youakim endorsed in 46B. A huge thanks to everyone who spent their Sunday showing up for democracy. And extra thanks to all the organizers.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Trump is out of touch. He thinks the economy is great cause that’s what his billionaire buddies tell him. It’s time to change the system so it works well for all. In MN, you should be able to afford your life on an average salary, but right now, it’s becoming harder than ever to make ends meet.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
My response to one of my Republican colleagues today on the Energy Committee, who was suggesting we should not address climate change because Minnesota’s impact on global climate change would be very small. #climatechange #mnleg #politics
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Great to see this first in the country law I got passed in 2024 get going! It was initiated by a ? from constituent Jim Nicholson. www.startribune.com/boat-wrap-re...
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Can you recycle boat wrap in Minnesota?
It’s getting easier. This spring marks the beginning of a new, pioneering stewardship program.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
How many ICE agents are still in #Minnesota… in pez #ICEout #pez #politics
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Another ICE killing of a peaceful observer in Minnesota. ICE needs to leave now. #ICEout
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I said a few words yesterday at a rally organized by elementary school parents. ICE has been staging all around the school in my MN community, terrorizing families and students. We’ve seen kids crying in fear as they’re getting to or leaving school. #ICEout
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Patty is a friend of mine who was taken yesterday by ICE. This is her firsthand account. youtu.be/Inn-sfiMcyE
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Taken by ICE & Detained | Breaking the News Plus
YouTube video by KARE 11
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Thanks @emmagreenman.bsky.social for this op-ed. We can’t forget how horrific Jan 6th was and how our representative democracy depends on us standing together. www.startribune.com/anniversary-...
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Opinion | Five years after Jan. 6, we the people decide our future
In the immediate aftermath, Americans came together to defend democracy. But today, I'm not sure even a handful of my Republican colleagues would condemn the violence that occurred at the Capitol Jan....
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
If you thought Trump couldn’t go any lower, you would have been wrong.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Formal announcement that I'm running for re-election! www.hometownsource.com/sun_sailor/f...
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Kraft intends to run for re-election in Minnesota House District 46A
Larry Kraft, current State Representative for House District 46A in St. Louis Park, announced this week that he will seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives in November 2026.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
On top of the terrorizing of our Somali and immigrant communities in MN, I am devastated to hear about the shooting at Brown, and the anti-semitic mass shooting in Australia on the first day of Hanukkah.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Many of my @mnhousedfl.bsky.social colleagues and I participated in this video.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The median income in MN can’t afford a median home. We need make it easier to build homes close to where people work and want to live. And prevent out of state speculators from driving up prices. btw - how about fixing healthcare - a huge drag on income! www.startribune.com/most-minneso...
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In Minnesota, it now takes a six-figure income to buy a home
House prices in the state are rising faster than incomes, making homeownership — long a marker of middle class status — out of reach for many.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I'm one of the 86. Cutting off SNAP when it is completely unnecessary is cruel. The contingency funds should be used.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
It is cruel and unnecessary for #SNAP benefits to stop, even with a shutdown. Why is Trump in Asia now? Why does Speaker Johnson NOT have the House in session to negotiate an end to the shutdown? dcyf.mn.gov/federal-shut...
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 30/10/2025
The U.S. was primed to develop “clean energy economies of scale more than three decades ago,” writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social. Instead, it “doubled down as a petrostate after its fossil fuel industry fraudulently polarized a substantial portion of its population against climate action.”
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Big Oil’s Three-Decade Plot to Kill America’s Clean Energy Revolution
In 1988, the U.S. was in prime position to dominate the industry for decades to come. But thanks to fossil fuel giants, China is instead the world’s superpower in renewables.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Fantastic Energy Innovation Summit yesterday! The amount of job-generating #CleanEnergy innovation happening in MN is so exciting. Great job Grid Catalyst!
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Big oil should pay for making life more expensive in Minnesota. My op-ed in @minnpost.bsky.social today. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
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Big Oil should pay for making life more expensive in Minnesota
Congress shouldn't buckle from pressure to grant Big Oil legal immunity from lawsuits that seek accountability for climate change damage.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
“It is time to be bold and brave…” on climate change and clean energy. @freshenergy.bsky.social CEO Margaret Cherne-Hendrick. Couldn’t agree more!
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Thrilled to be recognized my MN Housing Partnership for housing policy leadership. There is so much more work to do so that all Minnesotans can have a home they can afford in a place where they want to live.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Just tagged along for an hour with @metrotransitmn.bsky.social TRIP agents, who are doing fantastic work improving safety and the overall experience for transit customers. They check fares, answer questions, check stations, and help people get where they want to go.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I signed onto this statement in solidarity with Teamsters Local 320 and Farm Aid because the farm and labor movements are inseparable. We’re calling on the Univ of MN to return to the bargaining table in good faith. Let’s come together and reach a result that respects our workers and our farmers.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2025
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Such a hard thing to do, but we have to move forward and I’m so excited to be doing it with Zack’s leadership.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
On Labor Day, I’m proud to stand with working families, not the ultrawealthy. The richest 1% of Minnesotans own nearly a THIRD of the state’s wealth. And they just got a massive tax cut from Trump and the GOP. We need an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthiest few.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I am so deeply saddened by the horrific act of violence today in Minneapolis. My heart goes out to all those impacted. I am posting the statement from the Minneapolis delegation - we stand with you.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
I'm attending Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota's event, “Rally in Minneapolis with Elizabeth Warren & Peggy Flanagan” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/peggyflanaga...
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Rally in Minneapolis with Elizabeth Warren & Peggy Flanagan · Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota
Join Senator Elizabeth Warren and Lt. Governor & U.S. Senate Candidate Peggy Flanagan for a rally in Minneapolis! Doors open at 5pm. Rally begins at 6pm. Please allow time to move through security c...
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Gerrymandering mid-decade as is being tried in TX to bias an election is blatantly wrong. Rs would hate it if Ds were doing it. Can't we all agree that this kind of thing should be stopped? TX should stop & Congress should ban partisan #gerrymandering.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Powerful piece. It’s beyond time for Republicans to “choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.” #ReinstateErika McEntarfer The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
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Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Health care is a human right. Today, on the 60th anniv of the creation of #Medicaid & #Medicare, Trump & Republicans are taking us in the wrong direction. We should be expanding access, not kicking people off healthcare. Everyone should have access to the care & coverage they deserve.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Making a decision to drive after drinking is incredibly dangerous and can lead to so much heartbreak. My heart goes out to the victims and their families & friends. Please don't ever drive after drinking. Even a short distance. www.startribune.com/park-tavern-...
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Park Tavern driver gets 30 years for ‘senseless’ crash as survivors question DWI laws
Steven Frane Bailey was given the harshest penalty available for the deaths of Kristina Folkerts and Gabriel Harvey and injuries to several other people who were relaxing on the Park Tavern patio when...
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
This would be like the FDA stopping the inspection of eggs right after a nationwide outbreak of salmonella from eggs. US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse its scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health, removing the legal foundation that underpins all major climate regulations, two sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Fantastic, inspiring #GoodTrouble protest today organized by the seniors at Parkshore in St. Louis Park and @indivistwincities.bsky.social. Must have been close to 200 folks! Favorite words overheard: "Never too old to organize"
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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response “The Trump administration is leaving communities naked, without the necessary tools that could help them assess risks or reduce those risks,” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...
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Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response
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