THE PLATFORM
Minnesota is a successful, welcoming state.
Adam Silkey wants to keep it that way.
Minnesotans have never been angrier, and our future demands people who can fight for them. ICE needs to get the hell out and stay out. They also have an 85 BILLION dollar budget - that’s more than our entire state budget- these guys don’t need our help and we shouldn’t be wasting a single penny of our state taxpayer money assisting them. I’m an immigrant; I’ve been here since I was 5 months old. I know what it feels like to have to carry a passport around in my pocket due to the fear that someone in a mask with a gun will snatch me up off the street. This is deeply personal for me. I want to empower state law enforcement to protect us from this kind of tyrannical government overreach. I also think we should empower individual people to seek damage reparations against ICE in a court of law. If I’m elected, I’m focused on making sure everyone is treated with respect, dignity, and rule of law, regardless of immigration status. We already have sanctuary cities, and now it’s time to become a sanctuary state.
Minnesotans are being crushed by cost-of-living increases… Inflation… Tariffs… and honestly a huge part of affordability comes down to healthcare. Nobody should have to choose between healthcare and groceries. We’re one of the wealthiest states in one of the wealthiest nations. There’s no reason so many people should be struggling. I believe an affordable Minnesota is one that enshrines a state healthcare plan. I truly believe healthcare is a right, but as soon as something has a 7000-dollar deductible attached to it, it doesn’t really feel like a right anymore does it? I’m a progressive who truly believes in progress, and I know sometimes we get so caught up in trying to find a perfect solution, we can let a good one escape us. My goal, if I’m elected, is to remind everyone that individual steps still make a difference in people’s daily lives. Making Minnesota affordable shouldn’t be a can we kick down the road in the pursuit of perfection. We have a chance to make things better for everyone right now and we need to use it.
Minnesota has a teacher shortage. We have one of the best education systems in the nation, but if our teachers don’t feel supported, how much longer is it really going to stay that way? Teachers know that quality education is about so much more than just standardized test scores; they need our help, not empty statistics. If I’m elected to office, I genuinely believe my duty is to the future of this state, and that includes providing resources to Minnesota’s educators. Education is the silver bullet to solving our problems together, and when I envision a better future for our state, I envision a future filled with empowered, passionate educators.
Data Centers are coming for us, okay? That’s a fact. Much of the world is entering water bankruptcy, and we’re the land of 10,000 lakes, so it’s not hard to figure out why they’re interested in Minnesota… but it’s not like these projects are really boosting the economy. These are industrial projects and we need to treat them as such. What really angers me is when these companies dodge accountability by creating shadow corporations just to sneak these projects into our backyards. We really need to start banning this now before it becomes a bigger problem. If we don’t leverage this critical moment to enshrine protections and cleanup procedures into the law, it may never come. That’s how we ended up with a massive landfill dump that nobody knows what to do with. If I’m in office, I’m making it the state’s job to ensure a level playing field. Individual cities and towns shouldn’t have to foot a cleanup bill 20 or 30 years from now because they got suckered into a bad deal with a data center. That’s how we can protect our water.
Technology is inevitable, whether we’re ready for it or not, and we need people in office who understand how technology actually works. It feels like AI is coming for our jobs. 24-hour surveillance is being embedded in things like door bells, and I feel very strongly that laws about this should not be written by lobbyists. We’re long-overdue for updated regulation when it comes to tech. This is a huge part of our lives and it stuns me that we don’t have any executive authority that specifically handles this stuff. I have over twenty years of experience in tech, and I can promise you there are crucial decisions being overlooked by our government right now; things that are going to affect the daily lives of Minnesotans in the near future if they aren’t already. If I’m elected I’m going to push for common sense tech regulations that protect Minnesotans instead of treating us all like a product. I genuinely believe a better future is possible, we just have to choose to build it.
I'm running because I want to build a better Minnesota, and I want to do it with all of you. Together, we can create lasting change.
Share Your Priorities
What issues matter most to you? I want to hear from the people of District 55B.
Get In Touch