Personal Southeast Resident, since 1991 Education, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Duluth East High School; Holy Rosary School Father, Thomas Michael Biele, Lt. Colonel, Minnesota Air National Guard, Commander 148th Fighter Wing, Retired; Senior Chemist, City of Duluth, Water & Gas Department Mother, Sylvia Brioñes, Homemaker, teaching-certified What I Stand For - Affordable Housing - Taxation Based on Ability to Pay - Universal Health Care - Strong State-Supported Educational System - Environmental Protection - Property Tax Relief for Renters, Homeowners, and Senior Citizens - Increased Loan, Grant, Scholarship, and Work-Study Programs for Students - Minimum Wage Indexed With Inflation - Pension Protection - Fair Workers' Compensation, and Unemployment Compensation Geared Toward Cost of Living Member (past and present) Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association DFL Senate District 59 Citizens League Fund-Raiser League of Women Voters Audubon Society American Refugee Committee Minnesota Public Radio Current Employment Administrator, Old St. Anthony Association (the business association of the Nicollet Island/East Hennepin neighborhood, consisting of 54 industries and merchants) Employment as Community Organizer, Citizens' Lobbyist HEALTH Single-Payer Universal Health Care Northeast Senior Coalition (Duluth, MN) Minnesota Citizens Organized Acting Together - COACT (Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN; Duluth, MN) Texas Citizen Action (Austin/San Antonio, TX) WASTE & RECYCLING National Incinerator Moratorium Clean Water Action (Duluth, MN) Solid Waste Removal Rate Reduction Minnesota Senior Federation (Duluth, MN) Major City Curbside Recycling Program Clean Water Action (Austin, TX) Beverage Container Deposit Bill Minnesota Public Lobby (Minneapolis, MN) WATER QUALITY Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Preservation Sierra Club (Minneapolis, MN) for USPIRG Minnesota Public Interest Research Group - MPIRG (Minneapolis, MN) Mercury Reduction Act Clean Water Action Alliance (Duluth, MN) Barton Springs Preservation Campaign Clean Water Action (Austin, TX) Fisherman's Right-to-Know Act: Mercury Advisory Postings Minnesota Public Lobby (Minneapolis, MN) Feedlot Pollution Clean Water Action Alliance (Minneapolis, MN) Home PARKS National Parks Preservation Sierra Club (Minneapolis, MN) for USPIRG ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS Community Environmental Technical Assistance Project Citizens for a Better Environment (Minneapolis, MN) NOISE POLLUTION Minneapolis Airport Noise Reduction Minnesota Public Lobby (Minneapolis, MN) RENEWABLE ENERGY State "1000 Kilowatts of Renewable Energy by the Year 2000" Campaign: Wind, Solar, and Biomass Clean Water Action Alliance (Minneapolis, MN) LABOR, JOBS, & WAGES Minnesota Minimum Wage Increase Minnesota Public Interest Research Group - MPIRG (Minneapolis, MN) Labor/Environment Partnership Program: CBE and MN AFL-CIO Citizens for a Better Environment (Minneapolis, MN) National Employment Non-Discrimination Act ("EDNA"): National Field Canvass Pilot Project Human Rights Campaign (Minneapolis, MN) for USPIRG