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Wisconsin Assembly, District 94/Asamblea de Wisconsin, Distrito 94

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    Steve Doyle
    (Dem)

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    Keith Purnell
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Biographical Information

Please describe your priorities for your term in office and your specific qualifications to effectively address those issues.

What do you see as the most pressing housing-related issue in Wisconsin, and what policies, if any, would you support to address the issue?

What redistricting process, if any, do you believe the legislature should put in place before the next national census to ensure fair representation for voters?

What, if anything, will you do to ensure our schools have the resources to improve outcomes for its students, including those with disabilities?

What guardrails, if any, would you support to protect our environment, health, property values, and household budgets from large projects such as hyperscale data centers and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)?

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Committee Friends of Steve Doyle
Campaign Email doyleforassembly@gmail.com
Campaign Phone 6513878241
Campaign Mailing Address N5525 Hauser Rd
Onalaska, WI 54650
Website http://doyleforassembly.com
Facebook http://facebook.com/doyleforassembly
Education Aquinas High School 1976; BA University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 1980; JD University of Wisconsin Law School 1986.
Affordability is my top priority. Everything is more expensive now: gas, groceries, healthcare, etc. We need to lower middle class taxes, cut property taxes, rein in healthcare costs, and work with farmers and grocers to make food more affordable. We have a 2.5 billion dollar surplus that should be put to work right away, and that’s just the start. My whole life has been about bringing people together to solve problems. As a mediator, I work with competing interests to find solutions. On County Board, I brought the public and private sector together to create the West Salem Business Park. And as a State Rep., I have been the most bipartisan legislator, meaning I have been a key vote moving critical policy forward when gridlock bogs it down.
The most pressing issue is affordability. There are a number of proposals I support to try to make housing more affordable and attainable for all. First, housing is expensive because it is in short supply. We need to continue revolving loan programs started in the last two legislative sessions to ensure more workforce housing is constructed. Second, I would support first-time homebuyer grant programs.Third, I support proposals to limit the amount of housing a venture capital company can purchase - homes in our communities should be purchased by those who want to live in our communities. Finally, I support increased state funding for our schools which will lower the cost of property taxes.
Redistricting should be done by a nonpartisan panel of former judges with no involvement from the legislature.
I believe our school funding formula needs a reset. For too long our schools have been asked to do more with less. We should return to the days when the state provided at a bare minimum two-thirds funding for our schools. I look forward to being a part of that conversation as the school funding formula gets reworked to ensure our schools have the resources they need to be successful.
For data centers I support strong guardrails to protect the data privacy, safeguard against the harms of AI, and protect our natural resources. I would also support prohibiting retailers from utilizing personalized pricing algorithms to set prices for consumers. In fact, La Crosse County recently voted to place a moratorium on data centers to ensure these guardrails are in place before any new project is approved. As for CAFOs and other large-scale farming operations I support strong environmental protections to ensure everyone has access to clean water. The PFAS regulation and mediation legislation we passed into law this session was a good start, and I will continue to work to make sure everyone has access to clean water.
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