Committee
Friends of Brian Bock
Campaign Phone
414-232-6092
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Bachelors of Science in Biology & Chemistry (Valparaiso University, IN)
Personal Pronouns
He/Him
My priorities are to strengthen Wisconsin families by improving access to quality child care, expanding paid family leave, protecting women’s health and maternal outcomes, and making health care more affordable and responsive to patients. I will also focus on practical solutions that support working families, schools, and community well-being.
I bring a strong health care background as a clinical pharmacist and experience in behavioral health, long-term care, medication management, and patient education. I also understand public service through school board finance, campaign work, and community involvement. That combination of health care expertise and local leadership helps me turn good ideas into results.
The most pressing housing issue in Wisconsin is affordability, driven by too few homes and rising costs for renters and buyers. I support policies that increase housing supply, encourage local zoning reforms, and expand affordable housing development so working families, seniors, and young people can actually afford to live here.
I’d back practical steps like streamlining permitting, supporting more multifamily and starter homes, and using state tools to help communities build more housing near jobs, schools, and transit. Housing should be treated as a basic part of family stability and economic growth.
I believe Wisconsin should adopt an independent redistricting process before the next census to ensure fair representation and stop gerrymandering. The legislature should create a bipartisan or independent commission that draws districts based on clear, neutral criteria like compactness, community boundaries, and respect for voting neighborhoods, not to favor any party.
The goal of legislators is to represent the people in their districts, not to protect themselves through manipulated maps. I support a system that is representative of the people in the area, transparent, and accountable to voters. Fair maps strengthen democracy and make sure every Wisconsin voter’s voice matters equally.
I will work to update Wisconsin’s school funding formula so schools receive more consistent, predictable funding that truly supports all students, including those with disabilities. Right now, many districts struggle with gaps that make it hard to hire staff, buy materials, and provide the services students need.
As a school board treasurer/member and someone who works closely with families and students, I know that stable funding is essential for better outcomes. I would support a formula that adjusts for student needs, ensures adequate resources for special education, and gives schools the flexibility to invest in what works best for their communities. Good schools need reliable resources, fair funding, not last-minute fixes.
I would support guardrails that protect Wisconsin’s environment, health, property values, and household budgets while allowing responsible development. For hyperscale data centers and CAFOs, I’d require strong environmental reviews, water-use limits, wastewater management plans, and noise/odor controls to protect communities.
I support transparent permitting with local input, impact assessments on infrastructure and schools, and rules that ensure projects pay for their true costs. Health and environmental protections should not be weakened for large projects. My health care background reminds me that clean air, water, and stable communities are essential to well-being.
Projects should serve Wisconsin residents, not burden them.
Committee
Friends of Ben Brist
Campaign Phone
4142933143
Education
United States Military Academy, Harvard Kennedy School
Personal Pronouns
He/Him
My top priority is the cost of living, especially the costs the state government controls: lasting property tax relief by fixing how we fund schools, housing that families can actually afford, and an economy that allows Wisconsinites to live, work, raise a family, and retire with dignity.
I grew up in a public-service, union household, so I know what it means to work hard and serve your community. I then spent seven years in the Army, directing people, managing budgets, and leading teams under real pressure, where the mission matters more than any differences in background or opinion. After that, policy research and work on Capitol Hill taught me how laws actually move and how to find common ground.
The most pressing issue is affordability, driven by a years-in-the-making supply shortage. Wisconsin has built homes more slowly than the nation for over a decade, the median price has more than doubled, and one in five households spends over 30% of income on housing. The biggest gap is the "missing middle" of starter homes, which we've largely stopped building.
I'd build on the bipartisan housing packages already moving in Madison: expand workforce and first-time buyer loans, cut local red tape that inflates the cost of every new home, and grow missing-middle supply, with protections so renters and current residents aren't displaced as we build.
Wisconsin should create a permanent, independent redistricting process before the next census, and do it now. The principle is simple: voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. New maps took effect in 2024, but the process that drew the old ones never changed, so the Legislature can still draw the next ones the same way.
I'd hand map-drawing to an independent, nonpartisan body, with public hearings and no partisan or incumbent data. I'd lock it in through a constitutional amendment so a future Legislature can't quietly undo it. Fair maps make elections more competitive and rebuild trust, no matter which party benefits in a given decade.
The voucher experiment has not improved student outcomes; it has diverted public money from public schools while operating with less transparency and accountability. Fully funding public schools and treating teachers as the professionals they are shouldn’t be optional or controversial.
Underfunding from the state forces districts to pull from general budgets, raise property taxes, and shortchange every student. I'd push for real transparency in voucher funding and use budget surpluses to restore state funding for local districts.
The state also only covers about a third of districts' special education costs, while private voucher schools already receive 90% reimbursement. Public school kids deserve that same commitment.
Big projects shouldn't offload their costs and risks onto everyone else, and communities deserve a real say.
For data centers, the near-term risk is utility bills. The companies driving new electricity and water demand should pay for that infrastructure, not ratepayers. I'd require transparency on water and energy use and efficient cooling, and keep a pause on new projects on the table until those guardrails are in place. We should make sure the energy powering these projects is clean, too.
For large livestock operations, I'd strengthen protections for groundwater and give local communities more control over siting, setbacks, and runoff. Clean drinking water and property values come first, and that protects responsible farmers, too.
Committee
Friends of Lawanda Chambers
Campaign Phone
414-262-2213
Education
Alverno College- MSCP, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee- Bachelor in Psychology, Washington High School
Personal Pronouns
she/her
My top priorities are affordability, access to quality healthcare, and ensuring safe, thriving communities. Families across Wisconsin are facing rising costs for housing, groceries, childcare, and other necessities, and I believe state government must do more to help working people get ahead.
To effectively address these challenges, I will work collaboratively with elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels to find practical solutions. I believe good policy starts with listening, so I am committed to engaging directly with constituents and understanding their concerns. I will also work across party lines when possible to advance legislation that improves the lives of the people I represent.
The most pressing housing issue in Wisconsin is affordability. Housing costs continue to rise, particularly in Southeast Wisconsin, while wages have not kept pace. As more people move into growing communities, many working families are finding it increasingly difficult to rent or purchase a home.
I support expanding programs that help first-time homebuyers achieve homeownership, including down payment assistance, homebuyer education, and affordable lending initiatives. I would also support efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing and strengthen programs that help Black families and other historically underserved communities overcome barriers to homeownership. Housing should be attainable for Wisconsinites.
Wisconsin has struggled with partisan gerrymandering for far too long. Voters should choose their elected officials, not the other way around. I support establishing a fair, transparent, and nonpartisan redistricting process that prioritizes communities of interest and ensures every voter has an equal voice in government.
The legislature should work toward creating maps that accurately reflect Wisconsin's communities and provide fair representation for all residents. Greater transparency and public input throughout the redistricting process are also essential to restoring trust in our democratic institutions.
I support modernizing Wisconsin's school funding formula to ensure resources are directed where they are needed most. That includes increasing support for students from low-income families, fully funding special education so costs are not shifted onto local property taxpayers, strengthening support for bilingual and multilingual learners, and ensuring funding keeps pace with inflation.
I also support providing additional assistance to rural districts that face unique challenges in delivering educational services. Every child deserves access to a high-quality education, and our funding system should reflect student needs while reducing the reliance on recurring school referendums to maintain basic services.
Large-scale developments such as hyperscale data centers and CAFOs can have significant impacts on local communities, natural resources, and infrastructure. Any project seeking to operate in Wisconsin should be subject to strong environmental protections, transparent public review processes, and meaningful community input.
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