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State Senator, 33rd District

Stan Opal

Candidate for State Senator, 33rd District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Army veteran; retired union crane operator
Campaign website
stanopalforthe33rd.com

U.S. Army combat engineer veteran who served ten more years in the Army Reserve; retired Operating Engineers crane operator at nuclear and coal-fired power plants. Chairs the Friends of White Cloud Library, serves on the White Cloud Area Fire Board and was appointed by the governor to the State Board of Professional Engineers.

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Documented positions

Education

  • Supports more funding for public schools and teachers

    Priorities — Stan Opal for the 33rd

    Campaign website · stanopalforthe33rd.com

    “We need to get back to what works: funding our schools and supporting our teachers.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Proposes tying data center development to community benefits

    Priorities — Stan Opal for the 33rd

    Campaign website · stanopalforthe33rd.com

    “Investment and development of advanced manufacturing and data centers should be tied to community benefits”
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Environment & parks

  • Proposes holding PFAS and fracking polluters accountable

    Priorities — Stan Opal for the 33rd

    Campaign website · stanopalforthe33rd.com

    “We need to take action now to hold polluters accountable, prevent contamination in the first place, and open up opportunities to clean energy production.”
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Government & transparency

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Stan Opal on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (12)

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