Shelley Madore

Shelley Madore said during the 2006 campaign that her goal was to come to St. Paul and do good. Instead she voted in such a way that she did very, very well…..for herself.

The salary for the part-time job of state Representative is about $31,000. But Shelley supported changes to provide the following increases.

• She repeatedly supported raising her per diem payments for daily expenses from $66 a day to $77 a day. That’s a lot of Big Macs!!
• And she used that per diem, by taking in $7,168 in per diem payments in 2006 alone. That’s a 23% raise!
• And we have no idea what she spent it on, because she also voted against having to provide receipts for any of it.
• And she doesn’t want you to know what she spent either, because she also voted against putting it online. Pat Kessler of WCCO TV had to dig it up, otherwise we wouldn’t know to this day.
• She opposed saving over $1 million by keeping the starting date of the 2008 session in March rather than February, as had been done in 2004. Apparently she knew she’d need plenty of time to raise your taxes!
• She supported doubling the budget of House Committees. She increased the number of standing committees by 33%. She increased the total number of committees, task forces, panels, etc from 27 to 101. We have more House panels than Minnesota has counties. As a result the Legislative budget rose by 17% but state funding for public schools only went up 3%. Where are her priorities??

Shelley Madore certainly wanted to do good, but she only did well….for herself.

Shelley, You’re Letting Us Down….By Lining Your Own Pockets!

The Minnesota Subprime Borrower Relief Act of 2008 was written to basically help out homeowners with sub-prime loans and now could no longer afford to pay for them. Regardless of how one feels about people bailing out of legal contracts and abandoning their personal responsibility, most would agree that only legal residents should be eligible for such government assistance.

However, when Rep. Emmer an amendment to make only legal residents eligible for this government assistance, Madore voted AGAINST it.

Madore apparently feels that not only is it okay that illegal aliens are here (as evidenced by past votes), but she also feels that they shouldn’t be held to legal contracts. And they should receive government assistance despite the fact that they are here illegally!

Shelley Madore You’re Letting Us Down….By Supporting Illegal Aliens!

It makes you wonder how Madore balances her own checkbook, because she apparently doesn’t believe the state government need to live within it’s means.

On April 3, 2008, while debating H.F. 1812, Rep. Olson offered two amendments that essentially would have forced the government to reduce it’s spending when tax revenue goes down. This is probably a familiar concept to most Minnesota families who do this around the dinner table fairly often. When the money runs low, do you go out for a steak dinner or do you stay in and tighten your belt??

Apparently it works differently in the Madore household, as she voted against such common sense.

Madore, You’re Letting Us Down….With Your Irresponsible Spending!

Shelley Madore had this to say about Al Franken’s inability to pay his taxes and ignoring all attempts to alert him to this fact.

“But now that it’s been vetted out — he took responsibility quickly, didn’t hide behind the, ‘I didn’t understand,’” she said. “I still believe that he’s a truthful, honest person and that was an oversight,” she said.

“I believe the issues he wants to talk about are the issue I still want to talk about,” said Madore, not backing off her endorsement.

Problem with this is that Franken has NOT taken responsibility and continues to hide behind the claim that he never received repeated letters from the state that he has not paid his taxes. This has been reported quite a bit so an almost intentional avoidance of the facts would be necessary on Madore’s part to continue this manner of defense.

Madore might want to explain to her constituents why she apparently doesn’t see a problem with people avoiding to pay their taxes. Especially when she is so skilled at spending those tax dollars.

Shelley Madore You’re Letting Us Down….And Supporting Criminals!

On Monday, April 28th, the MN House was discussing HF 3376. Rep. Joyce Peppin offered an amendment that would prevent volunteering on political campaigns from being acceptable work in order to collect welfare. Shelley Madore voted against it!

In other words, Shelley would like YOU to pay people (via tax-payer funded welfare) to volunteer on political campaigns. Volunteering on a political campaign is a world of difference between volunteering at an animal rights shelter…although some would (reasonably) argue that politicians are a particularely vile breed of animal.

Should Minnesota taxpayers foot the bill for armies of volunteers, who rather than hold a regular job, would rather volunteer for the politicians who will return to St. Paul to vote them more welfare benefits….using YOUR money?

Shelley Madore certainly thinks so.

Shelley Madore, You’re Letting Us Down…And Exploiting The System!

On March 13th, Shelley Madore helped defeat a motion that would have prevented cities from willingly hiding illegal aliens. Cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul, have sanctuary policies that prevent police officers from asking about immigration status or enforcing immigration laws. This allows illegal aliens, including criminals, to enjoy the sanctuary of the city without the fear of deportation.

HF 3010 would have ended those sanctuary policies and allowed our police departments to protect us by enforcing the law. Instead, Madore voted against a motion that would have brought HF 3010 to a vote. In essence, she voted to allow for status quo of protecting illegal aliens. Rather than allowing police officers to do their job, Shelley would rather hamstring them with sanctuary laws.

Sanctuary policies allow a whole host of problems, including financial, legal and criminal. Problems such as high-crime, over-crowded schools/hospitals and taking jobs which could go to legal Minnesotans. The recent bus crash in Cottonwood demonstrates this isn’t just a Minneapolis/St. Paul problem, but affects ALL of Minnesota, including Apple Valley.

Shelley Madore would rather let us down by giving safe haven to illegal aliens whose very presence is a slap in the face to all law-abiding citizens.

Shelley Madore, You’re Letting Us Down…And Protecting Criminals!!

Recently Shelley Madore sent a letter to her supporters bragging

Last week the Minnesota House met in a marathon stretch of floor sessions to pass all of the major finance bills. After 53 hours of floor debate, just short of a House record - we’re a full two to three weeks ahead of schedule compared with previous legislative sessions.

Apparently she’s proud that she can raise your taxes faster than previous legislators can.

She then went on to highlight some of the bills she is most proud of. However, she left out some of her more “infamous” activities. And because I’m such a nice guy I thought I’d list some of the most interesting ones here.

Here are some things Shelley Madore has done in her short time in the legislature

• Voted Against Income Tax Cuts For All Working Minnesotans. Voted to suppress an amendment by Rep. Brod to lower the income tax rate on the first $20,000 earned by any worker.
• Voted Against Tax Breaks For Small Businesses And Family Farms. Voted against an amendment by Rep Zellers to extend the same tax breaks to family farms and small businesses that were not on reservation lands as were being offered those that were located on tribal land.
• Voted Against Encouraging Job Creation. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Kohls to extend depreciation credits for businesses that modernize their operations and create jobs.
• Voted Against Extending Tax Relief For Working Families And Employers. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Erik Paulsen to extend the bill’s one year of tax relief for working families and employers for a second year.
• Voted Against Education Tax Credits For Families. Voted to suppress an amendment by Rep. Buesgens to increase the education tax credit for families by allowing the credit to rise by the rate of inflation each year.
• Voted To Allow Foreign Taxes To Apply To Minnesotans. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Seifert to bar the Council on the Great Lakes Compact from imposing a tax on Minnesota.
• Voted Against Requiring Voter ID. Voted to suppress an amendment by Rep. Hoppe to require voters to show photo ID at the polls. Even though other DFL bills would require one to show ID to deliver cans to a recycling center or use credit cards.
• Voted To Keep Wind Mills Even If Utility Costs Jump More Than 10%. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Kohls to allow the Public Utilities Commission to delay requirements that utilities meet “renewable energy” requirements if the addition of such sources would raise electricity bills by at least 10 percent.
• Voted To Punish Consumers If Lawsuits Delay Utilities Innovations. Voted against an amendment to waive fines on utilities (which are passed onto consumers) if the completion of renewable energy projects are delayed by nuisance lawsuits.
• Voted Against Allowing Minnesota To Even Consider Nuclear Power. Voted against an amendment to allow the Public Utilities Commission to at least consider adding a nuclear power plant at some point in the future. Minnesota is the only state with such a moratorium.
• Voted Against Requiring A 60% Majority To Pass Tax Increases. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Berns to require a sixty-percent majority to approve any increase in taxes.
• Voted Against Giving Legislators Time To Read Bills Before A Vote. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Olson to give Representatives at least 48 hours to read bills and 24 hours notice before taking up legislation on the Floor.
• Voted Against Giving Legislators Time To Read Bills Before A Vote Again. This this she voted against an amendment by Rep. Olson to give Representatives at least 24 hours to read bills before taking up legislation on the Floor.
• Voted Against Posting Per Diem Information On The Internet. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Kohls to provide on-line information oh how many dollars in “per diem payments” are claimed by each Representative.
• Voted To Kill The Minority Report On HF 946. Voted to kill the Republican version of the Transportation Finance Bill, which did not include the DFL’s gas tax, tab fees, wheelage taxes, local taxes, and other taxes and fees.
• Voted For The Majority Report On HF 946. Voted for the DFL version of the Transportation Finance Bill, which included gas taxes, tab fees, wheelage taxes, local taxes and other taxes and fees.
• Voted Against Eliminating New Sales And Use Taxes. Voted against an amendment by Rep. DeLaForest to remove HF 946s new sales and use taxes.
• Voted Against Success Criteria For New Taxes. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Kohls to end new metro-area taxes if commuting time is not decreased by three minutes in five years.
• Voted Against Allowing Voters To Vote On A Tax Increase. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Berns to allow metro voters to have a referendum on new metro-area taxes.
• Voted Against Eliminating The Increase In The Gas Tax. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Demmer to eliminate the proposed increase in the gasoline tax.
• Voted To Allow The DOT To Research New Ways To Tax Voters. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Emmer that would disallow the DOT from using trunk highway funds to research new methods of taxing Minnesotans on the basis of the miles they drive.
• Voted To Raise Fees For Deer Hunters. Voted against an amendment by Rep McNamara that would have deleted the proposed fee increase on deer hunters.
• Voted To Raise Fishing Fees on Tourists. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Zellers that would have deleted increases in fishing fees on tourists which could hurt Minnesota’s tourism industry.
• Voted To Eliminate 4×4 Trails. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Hackbarth that would have deleted a plan to eliminate most 4×4 trails.
• Voted To Increase Fees For Fishing Contests. Voted against an amendment by Rep. DeLaForest to delete a proposed fee increase on fishing contest permits.
• Voted To Maintain Moratorium On Nuclear Power. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Peppin that would have deleted Minnesota’s moratorium on even considering adding more nuclear power. Minnesota is the only state with such a moratorium.
• Voted To Allow Political Use Of School Equipment Or Resources. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Holberg to bar political use of school equipment or resources.
• Voted To Allow School Employees To Campaign At School Functions. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Dean to bar school employees from campaigning on school grounds or at school functions while acting in an official role.
• Voted To Allow Intrusive Surveys By Schools Without Parental Permission. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Holberg to require school districts to have parents “opt in” for intrusive surveys and similar inquiries into the private lives of students or families.
• Voted Against Tuition Freeze. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Ruth that would have frozen tuition increases for two years for MnSCU and University students.
• Voted For In-State Tuition For Illegal Aliens. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Severson that would have deleted the Democrats’ proposal to allow in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.
• Voted For State Funding Of Abortions. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Otremba that would have prevented state funds from being used to pay for abortions.
• Voted To Allow Abortions Based On The Gender Of The Child. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Erickson that would have make abortions unlawful when made on the basis of gender selection for the unborn child.
• Voted Against Drug Testing For Welfare Applicants. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Emmer that would have required drug testing to apply for or renew applications for welfare benefits.
• Voted To Allow Oral Contraceptives For Minors Without Parental Consent. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Erickson that would have required parents to be notified before oral contraceptives are prescribed for their minor children.
• Voted Against Requiring Hospital To Notify Parents If Their Child Is Treated For Sexual Assault. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Dettmer that would require hospitals treating a minor child for sexual assault to notify the parents.
• Voted Against Notifying Patients About Mercury In Their Vaccines. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Brod that would require health care providers to notify their patients if the vaccine they are administering contains more than a trace amount of mercury.

Yes I’d say Shelley Madore has alot to be proud of…she is definitely a very efficient legislator. Unfortunately, she is efficient at raising our taxes and voting against the interests of her constituents.

Shelley Madore, You’re Letting Us Down…..Faster Than Ever, Over And Over And Over Again

[All information publicly available in the MN House Journal]

After a week long Easter weekend, Shelley Madore and the rest of the DFL return to the legislature today to pass even more taxes on middle class families like yours.

What tax will they come up with this week?  Stay tuned for the answers.

The 2007 Legislative Session is half-way over, so how is our Shelley Madore doing?? Not too well. Not too well at all. But because we are caring people let’s take a look at some of the areas she can improve, by examining her voting record.

Items she has voted against…

• An amendment to House File 8, which would have lowered the bottom rate for income taxes, paid by all taxpayers.
• An amendment giving small businesses and family farms tax breaks those on tribal lands get.
• An amendment providing a second year of tax relief for working families and employers, which would have matched federal tax incentives.
• An amendment to increase the education tax credit by the rate of inflation
• An amendment to prevent voter fraud by requiring voters to show an ID at their polling place
• An amendment to set an earlier deadline to set the budget target
• An amendment to give the House more time to consider budget bills, rather than rushing through them.
• An amendment to protect consumers if the cost of electricity jumps by at least 10 percent
• An amendment to at least consider the idea of possibly building a new nuclear power plant. Minnesota is the ONLY state with such a ban.
• Add nuclear power to the list of non-fossil fuels that can be used to meet renewable energy goals.
• An amendment to allow us to check how many of our tax dollar legislators spend on per-diem expenses, by providing the information online.
• An amendment requiring legislators to provide receipts for their $77 daily per diem. Life must already be too tough eating on such a constricted budget.
• An amendment ending the practice of paying for year-round housing for legislators despite the fact that the House only meet for 3 months in 2006. This practice adds almost 50% to a legislators pay.
• Amendments to have the legislators at least vote before they approved an increase in their per diem to $77 dollars a day.
• An amendment to ban payments to legislators if they don’t get their work done on time. And this ban didn’t even include living expenses.
• An amendment allowing all legislators to vote on Budget Resolutions, therefore allowing only the 15 members of the Ways & Means Committee to vote. So much for no taxation without representation.
• An amendment to provide at least 6 hours notice before the House votes on major finance bills. Just can’t wait to get their hands on our money apparently.
• An amendment to give legislators at least 48 hours to read spending bills and give 24 hours notice before taking up legislation on the Floor. Apparently they can’t wait even 2 days to spend our money.
• An amendment to give legislators at least 24 hours to read bills before they are brought to the floor. Heh, why actually read what you’re voting on?
• An amendment to require a 60% majority to raise taxes.
• An amendment to delay the start of next year’s session until March 1st, which would save approximately $1.3 million.
• An amendment to save money and trees by using paperless amendments in the future, since we’ve already given them all a laptop. I thought it was supposed to be Republicans that hated the environment?
• An amendment requiring the House to obey the Minnesota Constitution by allowing only one subject per bill. We actually have to vote on whether we should follow the Constitution now?? And it gets voted down?
• An amendment allowing at least one Republican on conference committees that work out differences in bills between the House and Senate. Apparently you only get a say if you’re a Democrat now?
• An amendment to keep finance bills seperate by only allowing bills to focus on one part of the budget at a time.
• An amendment to prioritize bills. Heh, why work on the budget when we can talk about our favorite colors and other meaningless topics?

Wow…there certainly are a lot of good things she voted against by following the party line of inner-city liberals.

So what is she actually FOR?? Well….she does want to keep all of the budget surplus for them to spend and then tax us even more. You can’t say she doesn’t stand for something…unfortunately she stands for the tax & spend government desired by inner-city liberals. And here we thought she was OUR representative….even though she doesn’t represent our values.

Shelley Madore….You’re Letting Us Down!

In 2006, Shelley Madore barely won the race for State Representative in District 37A over incumbent Lloyd Cybart. This website is a grassroots effort by residents of the area, to show how out of touch Shelley Madore is with the interests of the this House District.

We hope to provide a lengthy and comprehensive example of how much Shelley Madore has been letting down the residents of her district, as she instead serves the will of the inner city liberals.

She’s raising taxes, and killing jobs. She’s driving up the cost of health care for your family. In our schools, she’s defending the status quo, and hurting your kids. Overall, Shelley Madore is letting us down.

Shelley Madore…Letting Us Down.