Senate District 01

A native of Plymouth, Wisconsin, former public school educator, husband, father of three and grandfather of nine, Tony Evers is running for re-election as Wisconsin Governor. During his first term, Gov. Evers cut income taxes by 15% for middle class families, led the investment of nearly $1 billion to support Wisconsin's small businesses, farms and workers, and stood with Wisconsinites by stopping numerous extreme policies designed to divide people from becoming law. Based on his belief that what's best for our kids is what's best for our state, Gov. Evers has provided strong and steady leadership for Wisconsinites and continued to reach across the aisle to find solutions to the issues most important to Wisconsinites, like addressing rising costs and making sure Wisconsin's public schools have the resources they need to provide a high-quality education to our kids.

Throughout his first term, Gov. Evers has prioritized equality and inclusion and taken steps to show all Wisconsinites they are welcome in our state, including being the first Wisconsin governor to raise the LGBT pride flag over the State Capitol. Gov. Evers believes Wisconsin women should be able to make their own reproductive decisions, which is why he called a special session to overturn Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban. His opponent is Republican Tim Michels, who is endorsed by an extreme right wing group that supports Wisconsin's criminal abortion ban, prohibiting abortion even in cases of rape or incest. Evers is the progressive choice in this race.

Nurse, entrepreneur, former CDC Epidemic Intelligence Officer and first-term State Representative, Sara Rodriguez is the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor. On the ticket with Gov. Tony Evers, Rodriguez promises to be a partner to Gov. Evers by fighting to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, to adequately fund public schools, to protect women's access to reproductive healthcare, and to support economic development throughout Wisconsin.

In 2020, Rodriguez was one of only two Wisconsin candidates to flip a Republican-held seat. Her opponent, Roger Roth, is a longtime Republican state legislator who has consistently cast anti-choice, anti-public education, anti-environment, and anti-democracy votes. Rodriguez is the progressive choice in this race.

Attorney General Josh Kaul is a running for re-election to continue addressing crime in Wisconsin, defending our rights, protecting our natural resources, and delivering for the people of Wisconsin. As Attorney General, Kaul has fought to increase funding for public safety to help keep Wisconsin families and communities safe, as well as investigated and prosecuted serious offenses like homicides, sexual assaults, internet crimes against children, and drug trafficking. Attorney General Kaul has also taken on corporations responsible for the opioid epidemic and cancer-causing water pollution, and is leading the fight in court to restore access to safe and legal abortion. His opponent is Republican district attorney Eric Toney, who has promised to enforce Wisconsin's criminal abortion ban, which prohibits abortion even in cases of rape or incest and could send doctors and nurses to jail. Kaul is the progressive choice in this race.

Long-time Secretary of State Doug LaFollette is running for re-election to ensure far-right politicians don't use the Secretary of State office to undermine Wisconsin's democracy by laying the groundwork to overturn future election results they disagree with. LaFollette strongly supports worker's rights, advocates for environmental protection and for investing in local economies, supports women's rights including reproductive rights, and believes in decentralization of power, particularly with respect to election administration. LaFollette's opponent is Republican state legislator Amy Loudenbeck, who, like many of her Republican legislative colleagues, has perpetuated the Big Lie and now wants to get rid of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and consolidate election oversight power in the Secretary of State office. LaFollette is the progressive choice in this race.

A fifth-generation Wisconsinite and the current mayor of Fitchburg in Dane County, Aaron Richardson is running for Wisconsin State Treasurer to ensure state investments are done with intelligence, excellence and safety, to support home ownership in our state by creating new opportunities for Wisconsinites to become first-time home owners and create generational wealth, working to ensure Wisconsin is investing in companies that are acting responsibly about protecting the environment, and restricting the predatory payday lending industry. Richardson's opponent is John Leiber, who is a long-time Republican political operative and legislative staffer. Richardson is the progressive choice in this race.

Elder rights attorney, dispute resolution specialist, and former Planned Parenthood advocate Andrea Gage-Michaels is an experienced public policy leader who is running to represent the 1st Senate District. Gage-Michaels promises to fight for improved access to healthcare particularly for women, stand up for reproductive rights, expand broadband access for all, and provide adequate funding for public schools. She will work to ensure every community in Northeast Wisconsin has clean water and to bring jobs and resources back into our communities. She is challenging Republican Andre Jacque, who is one of the most extreme and prolific authors of anti-choice bills in the state legislature and authored a bill censoring educators from providing accurate, honest, factual information to students about events like the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement. Jacque is endorsed by a group that wants to ban abortion without exception, even when the pregnant person's life is at risk, and also signed a January 2021 letter asking then-Vice President Pence to refuse to certify the 2020 presidential election results. Gage-Michaels is the progressive choice in this race.

Roberta Thelen is a registered nurse, care coordaintor, and Baileys Harbor town supervisor who is running for the 1st Assembly District. Thelen strongly opposes Wisconsin's criminal abortion ban, which she says is unjust. She is also calling for sensible gun policies, sustainable agriculture, and fact-based, quality education for all Wisconsin students. Thelen is challenging Republican incumbent Joel Kitchens, who has cast consistently anti-healthcare, anti-public education, anti-worker, and anti-middle class votes and who is endorsed by an extreme right wing group that supports Wisconsin's criminal abortion ban, which prohibits abortion even in cases of rape or incest. Thelen is the progressive choice in this race.

Born and raised in northeast Wisconsin, Renee Gasch is an agricultural educator, freelance writer, and dedicated community volunteer from De Pere who is running to represent the 2nd Assembly District. Sustainable agriculture and renewable energy are particular interests of Gasch, who serves on the De Pere Sustainability Commission, where she has helped increase clean energy and pollinator habitats in her home community. Gasch also lists safe, fully funded public schools, a fair economy, access to quality, affordable health care, child care and elder care as top priorities. Gasch has been an outspoken defender of reproductive rights for all Wisconsinites, and promises to support gun safety reform laws like background checks and red flag laws for domestic abusers. She is challenging Republican incumbent Shae Sortwell, who in 2021 compared a nonprofit children's museum to the Nazi Party, who signed a January 2021 letter asking then-Vice President Pence to refuse to certify the 2020 presidential election results, and who is endorsed by an extreme right wing group that wants to ban abortion without exception, even when the pregnant person's life is at risk. Gasch is the progressive choice in this race.