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Election Day is Tuesday, November 3!
The Wisconsin Progressive Voters Guide compiles the information that allows you to make informed decisions about the races on your ballot, based on your values. Absentee ballots must be received by your municipal clerk by Tuesday, November 3 at 8PM. Vote in every race on your ballot, then share this guide with your friends and family!
State Senator, District 18
Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below State Senate races on your ballot.
Aaron Wojciechowski is an educator and local elected official whose priorities are supporting small businesses, quality public education, creating a public-option for healthcare coverage, and investing in infrastructure. He also favors criminal justice reform and marijuana legalization. If elected, he would be the first Latinx person elected to the Wisconsin State Senate. His opponent, incumbent Dan Feyen is anti-choice and against common sense gun violence prevention. Wojciechowski is the progressive choice.
Aaron Wojciechowski is an educator and local elected official whose priorities are supporting small businesses, quality public education, creating a public-option for healthcare coverage, and investing in infrastructure. He also favors criminal justice reform and marijuana legalization. If elected, he would be the first Latinx person elected to the Wisconsin State Senate. His opponent, incumbent Dan Feyen is anti-choice and against common sense gun violence prevention. Wojciechowski is the progressive choice.
State Assembly
Representative, District 53
Assemblyman Michael Schraa is not facing a Democratic opponent. Schraa favored the Foxconn deal, is against nonpartisan redistricting, and voted to repeal critical environmental regulations on mining. There is no progressive candidate in this race.
Assemblyman Michael Schraa is not facing a Democratic opponent. Schraa favored the Foxconn deal, is against nonpartisan redistricting, and voted to repeal critical environmental regulations on mining. There is no progressive candidate in this race.
Representative, District 54
Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz is up for his eighth term in the Assembly. He has been a leader in pushing back on Robin Vos and Scott Walker throughout his years in office. Hintz has been outpsoken in seeking to crack down on the predatory payday lending industry and reducing student loan debt. Elected Assembly Democratic leader by his colleagues in 2017, he's continued to advance progressive policy like expanding access to affordable health care, investing in public education, addressing climate change, ending partisan gerrymandering of state legislative districts, and protecting worker rights. Republican Donnie Herman is Hintz's opponent. Hintz is the progressive choice in this race.
Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz is up for his eighth term in the Assembly. He has been a leader in pushing back on Robin Vos and Scott Walker throughout his years in office. Hintz has been outpsoken in seeking to crack down on the predatory payday lending industry and reducing student loan debt. Elected Assembly Democratic leader by his colleagues in 2017, he's continued to advance progressive policy like expanding access to affordable health care, investing in public education, addressing climate change, ending partisan gerrymandering of state legislative districts, and protecting worker rights. Republican Donnie Herman is Hintz's opponent. Hintz is the progressive choice in this race.
Representative, District 55
Longtime union leader Dan Schierl is running on a platform of social justice, changing school funding formulas, supporting small business, closing the Dark Store Loophole, and ending corporate tax giveaways. He also supports a referendum on marijuana legalization, expanding BadgerCare, and overturning Citizens United via a constitutional amendment. His opponent, Rachael Cabral-Guevara, is a pro-life fiscal conservative who supports welfare reform. Dan Schierl is the more progressive choice in this race.
Longtime union leader Dan Schierl is running on a platform of social justice, changing school funding formulas, supporting small business, closing the Dark Store Loophole, and ending corporate tax giveaways. He also supports a referendum on marijuana legalization, expanding BadgerCare, and overturning Citizens United via a constitutional amendment. His opponent, Rachael Cabral-Guevara, is a pro-life fiscal conservative who supports welfare reform. Dan Schierl is the more progressive choice in this race.
Representative, District 57
Lee Snodgrass believes that every Wisconsinite should have access to affordable healthcare and supports Medicaid expansion and defending the Affordable Care Act. She supports restoring local school funding, holding private schools that receive publicly funded vouchers to higher standards, and investing in technical colleges. Snodgrass believes in marijuana legalization, nonpartisan redistricting, sustainable funding for roads and bridges, universal background checks, and a woman's right to choose. She also favors supporting working families through paid family leave and minimum wage standards. Her opponent, Eric Beach, is anti-choice, opposed to the mask mandates, and opposed to common-sense gun laws. Snodgrass is the more progressive choice in this race.
Lee Snodgrass believes that every Wisconsinite should have access to affordable healthcare and supports Medicaid expansion and defending the Affordable Care Act. She supports restoring local school funding, holding private schools that receive publicly funded vouchers to higher standards, and investing in technical colleges. Snodgrass believes in marijuana legalization, nonpartisan redistricting, sustainable funding for roads and bridges, universal background checks, and a woman's right to choose. She also favors supporting working families through paid family leave and minimum wage standards. Her opponent, Eric Beach, is anti-choice, opposed to the mask mandates, and opposed to common-sense gun laws. Snodgrass is the more progressive choice in this race.