THE VISION

Taxes should be based on income and one’s ability to pay them. There is no reason a billionaire should pay less in taxes than someone working two jobs just to make ends meet. Fair taxation across the board ensures that Wisconsin has the resources to properly fund our schools, infrastructure, and essential services that benefit everyone.

Josh supports a single-payer healthcare option for Wisconsin, which can be accomplished by expanding our current BadgerCare system. Josh also believes that we need to prevent the closure of hospitals in rural areas. Wisconsinites have a right to life and adequate care.

We must restore workers’ rights by reversing Act 10 and making it easier to join a union. Every worker deserves paid leave, safe working conditions, and fair pay without loopholes that deny overtime when it is earned.

In their current form, AI data centers will lead to job loss, depletion of natural resources, and increased utility costs for residents. I support a complete moratorium on the construction of new AI data centers until all of the following conditions, at minimum, have been written into law:

-New AI data centers will be built using ONLY union labor.

-AI data centers must operate on their own complete, on-site, green renewable energy resources. They must put a stop to the irresponsible overconsumption of our natural resources, and put more energy back into the grid than they use. This will, in turn, lower energy costs for residents.

-AI data centers will be subject to environmental regulation and inspection to ensure they do not contaminate our water and soil.

-AI companies will pay their fair share in taxes. Revenue from those taxes will provide property tax relief and a stipend to residents who have lost their jobs to AI.

-AI companies will be required to fund career re-education programs for residents have lost their jobs to AI.

Hard working Wisconsinites deserve decent and affordable housing.  Whether it be homeownership or as a renter. We need to increase new construction and make it affordable to do so, and we need to make sure those who choose to rent are protected from unscrupulous landlords.

I support Rep. Hong’s initiative to legalize cannabis on a state level and use the revenue to fund infrastructure projects such as rural broadband.

We need to make it easier for new childcare providers to open their doors and ensure existing providers have the funding they need to thrive. Families should be able to afford safe, high-quality, well-regulated childcare they can trust. When parents have reliable care for their kids, they can go to work with peace of mind, and that strengthens our entire economy.

Every person deserves the fundamental right to make their own decisions about their body.

We need an adequate living wage directly influenced by inflation and the rising cost of living, that allows working families in Wisconsin to meet their basic needs with dignity. No one who works full-time should be living in poverty.

We need to make it easier to start a family farm and protect existing farms so they can be passed down to the next generation.

One of my priorities as your next state representative is to work towards a state funded program that will purchase food directly from Wisconsin farmers to provide free school meals for all children.

During a recent meeting with a local farmer, I learned that dairy farmers in Wisconsin are not legally permitted to sell milk directly to consumers. We must change this. Allowing direct-to-consumer sales would enable farmers to escape the volatility of the commodities market and increase their profit margins.

We should be fully funding education at the state level so that local communities are not forced to shoulder the burden through rising property taxes.

Every child deserves the chance to learn without the distraction of hunger. School should be a place where kids feel safe, supported, and ready to focus on their education, and that starts with making sure they have enough to eat.

Real local control means having a true say over how local dollars are raised and spent. Right now, many communities in Wisconsin only have the illusion of that control.

Everyone deserves the peace of mind of knowing that when they call 911, help will arrive. The people who answer those calls and show up in our hardest moments are true heroes, and it is time we support them as such.

District 50’s rural communities depend on reliable roads that are well maintained and cleared quickly in the winter. Safe, passable roads are essential for daily life and for protecting our farmers’ livelihoods.

We must protect our land, air, and water for future generations. The health of our communities depends on the health of the environment we share.