% ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁over ▁Kath y ▁Bus ch ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁won ▁re e lection ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁over ▁Ali ▁C . ▁Ali ▁with ▁ 6 8 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Minnesota ▁Senate ▁election , ▁Senator ▁Pr att ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Education ▁Policy ▁committee ▁where , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁led ▁significant ▁re forms ▁to ▁how ▁teachers ▁are ▁lic ensed ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁report ▁from ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Aud itor . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁public ▁education ▁while ▁keeping ▁his ▁primary ▁focus ▁on ▁ens uring ▁every ▁student ▁has ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁succeed ▁in ▁the ▁class room . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁for ▁his ▁b ipart isan ▁efforts ▁to ▁make ▁public ▁education ▁less ▁political ▁and ▁willing ness ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁t ough ▁issues , ▁such ▁as ▁special ▁education . ▁ ▁Senator ▁Pr att ▁has ▁been ▁effective ▁at ▁getting ▁b ills ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁in ▁a ▁divided ▁government . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁effort ▁to ▁provide ▁dis aster ▁relief ▁to ▁communities ▁rav aged ▁by ▁flo ods ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁passed ▁Real ▁ID ▁authorization , ▁which ▁allows ▁Minnesota ▁driver ' s ▁lic enses ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁board ▁air plan es ▁and ▁enter ▁federal ▁buildings . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁bank ers