Rep. Angie Craig represents Minnesota’s Second Congressional District. She is fighting for working families - and for a Minnesota where every member of every family gets a fair shot. That means a future with lower health care costs and opportunities for career skills and technical training for 21st century jobs. She’ll work with anybody - and take on the Washington establishment - to get things done for her constituents.
Rep. Craig learned the value of hard work from her mother, a single mom who raised three children while earning her teaching degree. She too worked two jobs to help put herself through college. Years later, she moved to Minnesota and fell in love with the strong communities and quality of life. She and her wife Cheryl Greene have four sons – three who have already graduated from college or tech school and one who graduated from Rosemount High School in 2021 and is currently a college student. They lived in Eagan for nearly a decade and recently moved to Prior Lake. Angie attends church in Apple Valley and is a Rotarian who has served on several local community boards over the years. She is a small business investor, the former head of Global HR and Corporate Relations for a major Minnesota manufacturer, and a former newspaper reporter.
Throughout my time in Congress, I have prioritized efforts that improve the quality and quantity of educational opportunities here in Minnesota’s Second District. Because every single person – no matter their zip code, income or age – deserves access to a high-quality education. For so many, an education is the key to opening up a whole new world of possibilities. That’s why it’s so critical that our public schools are fully funded, our teachers are supported and fairly compensated and secondary education opportunities are affordable for all Americans.
I’m also deeply committed to expanding the quality and quantity of educational opportunities here in Minnesota’s Second District – including both at four-year colleges and promoting the trades, the career skills and technical training opportunities that can connect students with good-paying jobs without the burden of student loan debt.
That’s why I was proud to introduce the 21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act, which is designed to address Minnesota’s workforce shortage by preparing students for a variety of career options, expanding successful partnerships between schools and employers and supplementing existing CTE programs. I also led the charge on introducing the Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act, which would provide assistance to apprenticeship colleges throughout the country – many of which are left out of traditional higher education grant programs despite preparing students for the most in-demand jobs available. Last but not least, I’ve led the effort in Congress to pass the IDEA Full Funding Act to make sure the federal government fulfills its promise to fully fund special education.
We have a responsibility to ensure that every Minnesotan has access to high-quality, affordable education – and I won’t stop working until that is a reality.