Three Democrats running in various assembly districts around Manitowoc County made their pitch to voters during a canvas meeting last week.
First, Steve Welch, who’s running for the 25th assembly, explained that he has two reasons for running, healthcare and education.
He explained that he has two daughters and three grandchildren who are getting married, all of whom could have kids someday.
Welch says he wants them to have the same protections his wife had.
With regards to education, Welch says it’s time to end Act 10 and the voucher program.
“The way things stand right now, our schools keep losing money,” he described. “Every two years, we have to vote in a referendum to give the schools more money, where if we would stop sending vouchers to private schools from the state, we would be able to keep those school’s going.”
He also told supporters he feels he can work across the aisle to get bills passed.
He will run against the winner in the upcoming primary election between Republicans Paul Tittl, the incumbent, and Republican Candidate Dave Wage.
Following him was Kay Ladson, running in the newly redrawn 27th district which stretches into Manitowoc County, getting to the city of Kiel.
She explained she’s a former business teacher and farmer who wants to be more financially prudent, instead of financially conservative.
Ladson explained four issues she wants to run on that also include healthcare.
She says Republicans haven’t been accepting Medicaid expansion, which could have brought $2.1 billion to the state.
“And the worst part of that is that hits areas like this more than it hits Milwaukee or Madison because the urban areas have more resources to begin with,” she said. “And by taking that away, you can’t expand those resources out here, so I would definitely vote for the Medicaid expansion.”
Ladson also said she wants to do more for the childcare crisis and to keep the integrity of Democracy.
Two Republicans will be pitted against each other in the primary in the new 27th district.
They are Lindee Brill and Brian Hilbelink, the Oostburg village president.
A third Democrat is running to try and unseat Shae Sortwell, and her name is Alicia Saunders.
One of the issues she’s running on is better funding emergency services.
“I want to fully fund our fire departments,” she stated. “These (ways of getting equipment) shouldn’t be going to referendum. Why should we be worrying about increasing our property taxes to fund our fire departments?”
Sauders also says she’s also focused on education, reproductive rights, and wants to make sure that Wisconsin’s Legislatures works as a full-time legislature.
Both parties will be out canvassing voters on the way to the August 13th Primary Election.
We will reach out to other candidates running in the other districts to get their issues as well.
