Political Positions
Marty is best known to Minnesota residents as an advocate on environmental issues, health care reform, and government ethics and campaign finance reform. Recently he has been known primarily for his authorship of the Minnesota Health Plan. As part of his position on campaign finance and ethics, he does not accept soft money contributions or contributions from lobbyists, and he sharply limits the amount of contributions he will accept from any one person. Among Marty's ethics legislation was the Minnesota law banning lobbyists from giving gifts to public officials. Marty opposes the public funding of stadiums and professional sports teams, outspoken in his criticism of recent proposals for new stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings. He also is a supporter for the use of medical marijuana, and even made an appearance in the movie Super High Me.
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