Larry Kraft

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Big Oil should pay for making life more expensive in Minnesota. My op-ed in MinnPost today. minnpost.com/community-voic… via @MinnPost

@GrageDustin What do you think of some of the racist and hateful remarks this post generated? FYI - No city taxpayer money is spent on it. It’s from a destination mktg org (for tourism) funded by a small hotel room tax. And why not highlight “youngest mayor” and “Performer”?

🚨 NEW: St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, just released a video branding the city as “Westolpis.” The video highlights electing the first Somali mayor in America, also noting the neighboring city elected its first black woman mayor. Tax dollars were spent making this.

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.

Powerful piece. Republicans, isn’t it time to “choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.” #ReinstateErika McEntarfer The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away nytimes.com/2025/08/04/opi… via @NYTOpinion

A deadly car crash at a restaurant patio inspired change. Minnesota lawmakers representing St. Louis Park led the effort after the tragedy, motivating them to reform the state’s DWI law. fox9.com/news/tragedy-i…

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. startribune.com/park-tavern-dr…

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 reuters.com/legal/litigati…

Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response All this while climate change is increasing extreme weather and the amount of natural disasters we face. nytimes.com/2025/07/13/cli… via @NYTimes

@WalterHudson Can we disagree without calling opposing views evil? My concern is that this kind of language just deepens the divisions between us and can be dangerous.

Real "transgender care" is cautioning youth against making life-altering decisions until they're at least old enough to serve in the military. There are many tomboys who are now moms and wives. Taking that future from kids to affirm your ideology is evil.

@hova1066 @mbrodkorb This is not a campaign event. It’s a town hall open to all. I do them all the time to have a forum for my constituents to hear firsthand what is going on at the Capitol and ask any questions they may have.

@mbrodkorb But when DFL Rep Larry Kraft invokes the name of a murdered colleague in a campaign email, it's ok? Only one side has the moral authority on grief, apparently. The hypocrisy of the DFL is not surprising. #mnleg

SHOCK: This is beyond the pale. Today, the #MNGOP invoked Melissa Hortman in a campaign list email from #MNGOP ED Jennifer DeJournett. I have never seen a state party use the name of a murdered legislator from the other side of the aisle in an email to their list before.

@HarryNiska Rep. Niska - Why isn't there a #4 or 3A on your list, calling out President Trump for his rhetoric?

Here are 3 things I know, in order of importance: 1) There are a lot of people grieving and hurting over the evil acts of Vance Boelter. I am grieving myself, but I know there are many others in much deeper grief. 2) Vance Boelter is responsible for his crimes, and I am not aware of any meaningful evidence that anyone else is responsible for them. This includes Tim Walz, obviously. 3) Tim Walz has engaged in some very irresponsible and inflammatory rhetoric, especially in pursuit of national political office, which I have criticized him for. Perhaps he will follow his own advice and refrain from that in the future. If he does not, he will hear about it.

@mbrodkorb Thank you Michael.

Releasing the killer's hit list of public officials at this time isn't just irresponsible—it's dangerous. It puts lives at risk and fuels fear. There's a difference between informing the public and giving a blueprint for harm. This crossed that line.

Lastly - we can disagree about policy towards undocumented people and immigrants in general. But these are the facts - might as well know them, so we can better understand the possible impacts of policy changes.

Third - many research studies have shown that immigrants are more entrepreneurial (here's one of many: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…)

First - in this clip I was talking about all immigrants, which you can clearly see if you played the 30 seconds before. My point is that the Trump administration's actions are discouraging and scaring all immigrants.

Fantastic bipartisan DWI reforms led by @SenRonLatz, @LarryKraftSLP, and Rep. Jeff Witte have passed both the MN House & MN Senate. #mnleg

@Mplspatriot And it would have been fine if Barack Obama had done this as a sarcastic joke? This was in incredibly poor taste. I hope you can see that.

@LarryKraftSLP Trump is just doing another one of his SARCASTIC JOKE! ALL OF US KNOW THAT!

Republicans - what would you do if President Obama or President Biden had done this?