Minnesotans need to be confident their tax dollars are going to the people they’re intended to help—kids with autism, disabled adults, low-income seniors—not greedy fraudsters. To restore that confidence, Matt supports a top-to-bottom audit of state government when the new governor takes over in January.

Matt’s working on legislation that would require the legislature to outline measurable outcomes when new spending is approved. Money must also be set aside up front to measure the results against those outcomes to make sure your tax dollars are only being spent on programs that work.

In 2026, Matt authored legislation to create an independent watchdog in our state government called the Office of the Inspector General. Through his work on the Inspector General Legislative Advisory Commission and future legislation, Matt will make sure this office has the tools and resources to do the job Minnesotans expect it to do from Day One.