Every Minnesotan deserves the chance to afford a home and build a future

We both went into teaching because we care about service and about working with youth and supporting the next generation. And we feel like that because of that choice that we shouldn't have to make a sacrifice in terms of having financial stability and to build a home of our own. Hi, I'm Alex. I am a high school teacher. And this is my wife, Michaela, who is also a high school teacher. Right now we are in Columbia Heights at our house. We're here today to talk about housing. And we are here to say that everyone should be able to afford a home and that it matters. It is an issue that we are passionate about just as new homeowners. So we were happy to speak on the issue of affordable housing. We bought our home here about two years ago. And buying a home, we are so blessed and so thankful that we are able to live in a home and start our family and start our roots here. We're living in an apartment and decided that we were ready to take that next step and look for our first home. We quickly realized that we would not be able to afford a home in most parts of Minneapolis. As a social studies teacher, I'm thinking about some principles that I teach about like supply and demand. And so I'm hoping that that will work out, building more housing, building different types of housing. It was a privilege to get to meet the senator today and talk to her a little bit and hear from her perspective. And I'm excited to see how things go with her campaign. In Minnesota, we do big things. And it isn't just our past, I believe it is our future. And I want to build that future together.