Legislator Profiles:
We don't always think of Conservation and politics together, but the fact is many of the important decisions that affect our water, our land and our lives are made by elected officials.
The Conservation Minnesota Voter Fund endorses and works to elect candidates who are true conservation leaders. Our goal is to elect leaders of all parties who understand the importance of natural resources to our health, our economy, and our lives.
Once every two years we have a chance to make our greatest possible impact on conservation. The work of our political fund is truly changing the political landscape by electing conservation champions. Why is our work so important and effective?:
95% of Funding
The vast majority of funding for conservation comes from government. That is why almost every conservation organization works to affect public policy. More pro-conservation legislators means more votes to pass common sense policy.
Bipartisan Power
Our non-partisan stance gives us credibility to work with leaders of all parties. Our endorsements are almost evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. In 2006, we endorsed 11 Republicans and 16 Democrats.
Success
We now have 31of our endorsed candidates in office. That is 31 legislators who are fighting for conservation legislation... and it's paying off. 2008 was a good year for conservation legislation and the Voter Fund played a part in every success.
