I can remember very well when I first met Shannon Savick. I had received a call from someone the day before about about a bill that former state Rep. Rich Murray was cosponsoring that would take away the power from the townships and give it to St. Paul.

The next day Shannon called me and said she would like to run as a representative for District 27. I told her about the bill, and she started working on it right away.

I am so glad she was elected as she has helped get the most return for Freeborn County that I’ve ever seen in the over 50 years I’ve been voting, and it will impact millions of peoples lives.

Up to 400,000 Minnesota taxpayers filing taxes in 2014 saw lower tax bills — and in many cases, higher refunds — because Minnesota almost completely aligned its tax code with the federal government.

• 653,072 married couples filing jointly no longer have to pay the $2,000 (marriage penalty) beginning with tax year 2014, an average $115 tax savings.

• 125,000 Minnesotans paying student loans saw a more generous deduction this year.

• 80,000 Minnesotans paying mortgage insurance premiums were able to deduct that expense from taxes.

• 30,000 Minnesotans paying for higher education tuition and expenses could deduct up to $4,000 of expenses.

• 347,000 low-income and middle-income are eligible for an expanded Working Family Tax Credit, yielding an average tax saving of at least $334.

• 26,000 Minnesotans paying for child care expenses will see an average $80 tax savings from an improved child care tax credit in tax year 2014.

• Tax refunds to farmers based on their tax rate and qualification.

• Other monies for the Fountain Lake Project, Blazing Star Trail, Shoot for Star Trail, Hormel Institute project, and the Cedar River Watershed District.

Shannon has worked very hard on these projects and deserves to be elected again so she can get the rest of her projects finished.

Thank you, Shannon, for all your hard work.

Rose Anderson

Albert Lea