Patty Acomb
Patty Acomb (/ˈeɪkoʊm/ AY-kohm;[1] born September 28, 1965) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019.[2] Acomb has worked at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Hennepin County Environmental Services.Governor Mark Dayton appointed Acomb to the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources from 2015 to 2018.[7] She has supported weatherization, and stated she "preferred carrots rather than sticks" to incentivize a transition to a green economy.[10][11] She also proposed an amendment to bar public utilities from giving subsidies to builders to use natural gas.