House District 54A

BRAD TABKE

DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT

Tabke is seeking his third term in the Minnesota House of Representatives and is the former mayor of Shakopee. As a representative, Tabke worked diligently toward bipartisan legislation on waste reduction, land acquisition, and energy efficiency. He grew up on a farm in a small Iowa town and later earned a degree in horticulture from Iowa State University. He remains passionate about raising chickens and gardening at his home in Shakopee.

Climate Action & Clean Energy

• Voted for the 100% clean energy bill which requires all Minnesota electric utilities to be carbon-free by 2040

• Co-authored the Energy Conservation and Optimization Act of 2020, which later passed in 2021, leading Minnesota toward significant improvements to efficiency and fuel switching

• Co-authored legislation to increase biofuel content in gasoline, increasing demand for lower emissions fuel sources to cut greenhouse gases in the transportation sector

• Voted to protect Clean Cars Minnesota rulemaking and the Pollution Control Agency’s authority to regulate emissions from motor vehicles, safeguarding EV availability standards

Land, Air, & Water

• Voted to approve a ballot question to renew the constitutional dedication of lottery dollars to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund

• Co-authored legislation to increase funding for the Agriculture Best Management Practices Loan Program, seeking to support water-, climate-, and soil-friendly strategies in farming

• Co-authored legislation to provide $67,000,000 for the Public Facilities Authority to improve water infrastructure and to provide point source implementation grants to municipalities

• Co-authored legislation to provide grant funding to the Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center at the University of Minnesota, helping curb threats to water-based ecosystems

Public Health & Environmental Responsibility

• Co-authored legislation to replace all public lead water lines in the state by 2033 and establish a grant program to fund local removal projects.

• Co-authored legislation banning PFAS in certain products in Minnesota, and regulating companies who make products using these chemical, to ensure they transition away from using PFAS

• Co-authored legislation to fund the No Child Left Inside program, providing support to help every child in Minnesota have access to recreational opportunities and the Great Outdoors

• Co-authored legislation to provide funding for wildlife disease management for chronic wasting disease, seeking to stop the spread of dangerous prion diseases in deer, elk and moose