Wisconsin U.S. House, District 4/Representantes de Wisconsin por el Distrito 4 Choose 1
Legislative Branch: U.S. CongressThe United States Congress consists of two bodies: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congress is the law-making body. Congress also allocates federal spending through the budget and appropriation bills. Proposed laws (bills) can start in either the Senate or the House of Representatives. Both houses must pass a bill before sending it to the president for signature or veto. Congress can vote to override a veto.House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives currently consists of 435 members. The elected members are called either representatives or congresspersons. Members of the House represent the people in a state’s congressional district. Each congressional district has roughly the same number of residents. U.S. Census information is used to create the districts. The number of districts in each state depends on the state s population. Wisconsin has 8 representatives. Voters elect representatives to serve for a two-year term. There is no term limit.___PODER LEGISLATIVO: CONGRESO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS:El Congreso de los Estados Unidos consiste de dos cuerpos: la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado. El Congreso es el órgano legislativo. El Congreso también asigna el gasto federal a través del presupuesto y los proyectos de ley de asignación. Las leyes propuestas (proyectos de ley) pueden comenzar en el Senado o en la Cámara de Representantes. Ambas cámaras deben aprobar los proyectos de ley antes de enviarlos al presidente para su firma o veto. El Congreso puede votar para anular un veto.Cámara de RepresentantesLa Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos está formada actualmente por 435 miembros. Los miembros elegidos se llaman representantes o congresistas. Los miembros de la Cámara de Representantes representan a las personas en el distrito congresal de un estado. Cada distrito del Congreso tiene aproximadamente el mismo número de residentes. Para crear los distritos se utiliza la información obtenida del Censo de los Estados Unidos. La cantidad de distritos en cada estado depende de la población del estado. Wisconsin tiene 8 representantes. Los votantes eligen representantes para servir por un período de dos años. No hay límite de términos.Nota: Las respuestas de los candidatos que aparecen en español se tradujeron de las respuestas originales de los candidatos en inglés.
Biographical Information
Please describe your priorities for your term in office and your specific qualifications to effectively address those issues.
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What policies, if any, would you support to promote a healthy economy and lower the cost of living for Wisconsinites?
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What laws, if any, would you change or be in support of to ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot?
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What, if anything, will you do to ensure equitable, accessible, and affordable health care services, including reproductive health care (i.e. contraception, IVF, and abortion) for Wisconsinites?
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What measures, if any, would you propose to ensure the fair and humane treatment of immigrants and refugees while maintaining national security?
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Biographical Information
Committee
Amy Donahue for Congress
Campaign Email
campaign@amydonahueforcongress.com
Campaign Phone
4142613120
Campaign Mailing Address
P.O. Box 12140
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Education
BA (Mathematics/Russian Language & LIterature dual major), Grinnell College, 2005; Master of Library & Information Science, University of Washington, 2007; BS (Cell & Molecular Biology), University of Wisconsin, MIlwaukee, 2016; Master of Genetic Counseling Studies, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, 2018
Personal Pronouns
they/she/he (all, rolling)
Campaign Announcement
http://youtu.be/-C7ZsPU5qzo?si=NiSmw7s8t6rw6rEN
Please describe your priorities for your term in office and your specific qualifications to effectively address those issues.
My highest level priority is to work for and with the people of Wisconsin’s Congressional District 4 to make our lives better. Together, we can topple fascism, authoritarianism, and the billionaire class. I have specific legislative priorities, particularly around affordability, that I discuss in some detail in my other answers. I’m a working class healthcare worker, librarian, public school parent, member of the LGBTQIA+ community, and organizer with a strong, deep, and vibrant network of individuals and groups across the district, from Brown Deer to West Allis. I am not taking any corporate money. I use my communication and relationship building skills to gather allies, building power together to find solutions and get things done.
What policies, if any, would you support to promote a healthy economy and lower the cost of living for Wisconsinites?
Affordability connects public safety, public health, the environment, education, and more. Working people are facing hard decisions between paying for food, transportation, housing, healthcare, keeping the heat on, etc. We are one of the richest countries in the world, and we have to do better. To address affordability, I will start with taxing the ultra rich (H.R. 8085), blocking the use of tax dollars for bombs (H.R. 3565), enacting Medicare for All (H.R. 3069), and enacting a Green New Deal that creates jobs and a more sustainable economy. Once in Congress, I will work with every other member who shares these goals to move these pieces of legislation forward, and hold those who stand in the way accountable to their constituents.
What laws, if any, would you change or be in support of to ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot?
We need to build on the bipartisan Voting Rights Act of 1965 and codify H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. While every Democrat in Congress supports it, there is not a single Republican cosponsor; I will show up and hold our Republican Wisconsin Congressional representatives accountable to their constituents for that decision. I support abolishing the electoral college and support the state legislators who are working to get Wisconsin to join the National Popular Vote Compact. I also support national standardization of: rank choice voting, restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions, and modernizing election administration (including early in-person voting & mail in ballots).
What, if anything, will you do to ensure equitable, accessible, and affordable health care services, including reproductive health care (i.e. contraception, IVF, and abortion) for Wisconsinites?
Immediately cosponsor Medicare for All, which includes fully comprehensive reproductive care (and gender affirming care, vision, dental, and more: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3069/text#toc-H6D37CD32F12544F6BD9CF5C5104E98F6). I will demand accountability from any Wisconsin Congress members who stand in the way. I will support and advocate for Wisconsin state solutions if needed, including a Badgercare public option. As a healthcare provider and as a patient, I know our current for profit healthcare system is running on dangerous staffing ratios, denial of medically necessary care, drug prices dictated by big pharma, and provider networks/employer plans that drive disparities and stifle freedom of choice.
What measures, if any, would you propose to ensure the fair and humane treatment of immigrants and refugees while maintaining national security?
I unequivocally call to abolish ICE and for immigration reform that includes a clear, just pathway to US citizenship. We are not safer when our government rips our communities and families apart; La Migra is a modern day KKK. And I believe our national security depends on deep commitments at home and abroad. Our country originates from European settler colonialism still being built on the genocide of indigenous people and the labor of enslaved African people and their descendants. I support "landback" efforts to restore indigenous sovereignty; reparations for African Americans e.g. via H.R. 40 and H.Res. 414; a focus on global climate change preparedness and response; and a free Palestine, starting with passing H.R. 3565.
Biographical Information
Committee
Moore for Congress
Campaign Email
info@gwenmooreforcongress.com
Campaign Phone
414-367-4765
Campaign Mailing Address
PO Box 16646
Milwaukee, WI 53216
Milwaukee, WI 53216
Website
http://gwenmooreforcongress.com
Campaign Twitter Handle
@Gwen4Congress
Education
Marquette University
Personal Pronouns
She/Her
Please describe your priorities for your term in office and your specific qualifications to effectively address those issues.
My top priorities are lowering everyday costs for working families, protecting Social Security and Medicare, defending reproductive freedom, and safeguarding the right to vote. I bring more than two decades of results for my district. As a Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, I sit where the decisions on taxes, Social Security, and Medicare are made. I was a young single mother who relied on public assistance, and I have never forgotten where I came from. I understand the families I serve because I have lived their struggles, and I will keep fighting for a fair shot for every one of them.
What policies, if any, would you support to promote a healthy economy and lower the cost of living for Wisconsinites?
Costs are too high, and families are working harder for less. On the Ways and Means Committee, I lead the fight to put money back in people's pockets. I championed an expanded, fully refundable Child Tax Credit with monthly payments, which cut child poverty to record lows and helped families cover rent, groceries, and child care. I will keep working to lower prescription drug prices, protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, expand the Earned Income Tax Credit, build more affordable housing, and crack down on the predatory lending and junk fees that drain working families. I want a tax code that rewards work, not just wealth.
What laws, if any, would you change or be in support of to ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot?
The right to vote is the foundation of everything else, and it is under attack. I am a proud cosponsor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore the protections the Supreme Court stripped away and again require states with a history of discrimination to clear voting changes with federal officials. I also support the Freedom to Vote Act to set national standards for early voting, vote by mail, automatic and same-day registration, and an end to extreme partisan gerrymandering. No eligible American should face purges or barriers built to silence their voice. I will keep fighting until every vote is protected.
What, if anything, will you do to ensure equitable, accessible, and affordable health care services, including reproductive health care (i.e. contraception, IVF, and abortion) for Wisconsinites?
Health care is a right, not a privilege. I will protect and build on the Affordable Care Act, lower premiums and prescription drug costs, and defend Medicaid and Medicare from cuts. On reproductive care, I remember life before Roe, and we are not going back. I am fighting to codify the right to abortion through the Women's Health Protection Act, protect access to contraception through the Right to Contraception Act, and safeguard IVF and fertility care so families can decide what is right for them. These are private decisions that belong to patients and their doctors, not politicians. Every Wisconsinite deserves affordable, accessible care.
What measures, if any, would you propose to ensure the fair and humane treatment of immigrants and refugees while maintaining national security?
We can be a nation that is both safe and humane. Right now we are neither. This administration promised to target the worst of the worst, but instead it is separating families, detaining people who have legal status, and sweeping up hardworking neighbors who pay taxes and enrich our communities. I voted no on writing a blank check for these cruel mass deportations. I support a tough but fair pathway to citizenship, protecting Dreamers and DACA recipients, defending due process and the right to a fair hearing, and keeping families together. Real security focuses enforcement on actual threats and stopping trafficking, not on the families and workers who call Milwaukee home.
Biographical Information
Committee
Allies of Purnima Nath
Campaign Email
Purnima@NathPurnima.com
Campaign Phone
(414)243-9397
Campaign Mailing Address
Brown Deer
Brown Deer, WI 53223
Brown Deer, WI 53223
Website
http://PurnimaNath.com
Campaign Twitter Handle
@PurnimaNath
Instagram
http://www.instagram.com/iampurnimanath/
Education
MBA, Northwestern University & Engineer
Personal Pronouns
She/Her
Campaign Announcement
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Please describe your priorities for your term in office and your specific qualifications to effectively address those issues.
My priority is bridging global realities with the needs of Milwaukee and Wisconsin families. My background in strategy and corporate management provides the toolkit to solve complex problems. I am committed to infrastructure investment, economic resilience, and proactive governance. A key pillar is educational equity: I will champion structural reforms to decouple public school funding from local property taxes, ensuring every child receives a quality education without overburdening families. I will bring a results-driven approach to Washington, focusing on rigorous oversight to eliminate federal waste, fraud, and abuse. I will represent this district with professional dedication, focusing on results over partisan theatre.
What policies, if any, would you support to promote a healthy economy and lower the cost of living for Wisconsinites?
A resilient economy requires a level playing field. To promote growth, I advocate for policies that prioritize domestic innovation and streamline supply chains. I support targeted tax cuts for small businesses and entrepreneurs, ensuring they remain the engine of our economy. I support robust antitrust enforcement to curb monopolies and oppose reckless tariffs that act as hidden taxes. My background drives my commitment to eliminating federal waste. By fostering market competition, incentivizing attainable housing, and ensuring fiscal discipline, we can lower costs and create a stable, competitive environment to improve the quality of life for every Milwaukee and Wisconsin family.
What laws, if any, would you change or be in support of to ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot?
The integrity of our electoral process is the cornerstone of our republic. Voting must be equal, accessible, and straightforward. I support federal standards guaranteeing early voting, simplified mail-in procedures, and well-equipped polling locations. My goal is to modernise our infrastructure to eliminate barriers, ensuring the process is a seamless right. Protecting the ballot means guarding against disenfranchisement while investing in transparent systems. Furthermore, I support evidence-based crime reduction: combining community-based prevention with technology-enabled policing to keep neighborhoods safe. I will ensure our laws are fair, inclusive, and reflect the inherent dignity of all—ensuring every voice is heard.
What, if anything, will you do to ensure equitable, accessible, and affordable health care services, including reproductive health care (i.e. contraception, IVF, and abortion) for Wisconsinites?
My view on healthcare is shaped by my Hindu (focused on humanity, peace & harmony) faith and the principle of Dharma—our duty to ensure the well-being of the whole community. Healthcare is a necessity, not a commodity. This includes comprehensive care and reproductive services, which are essential to bodily autonomy. We must prioritise a holistic approach treating the mind as well as the body; therefore, I support expanding mental health resources to combat isolation. We must address environmental health determinants and ensure AI innovation is regulated to protect human safety and privacy. By focusing on preventative care, ecological sustainability, and ethical technology, we build a society where health is accessible, equitable, and dignified for all.
What measures, if any, would you propose to ensure the fair and humane treatment of immigrants and refugees while maintaining national security?
True national security requires a clear, humane system. As a legal immigrant, and a Lincoln Republican - I am deeply committed to equality for all immigrants. My approach is rooted in "strategic restraint"—engaging globally based on national interests rather than costly conflicts that drain resources and undermine domestic affordability. We must end the era of mission creep and prioritise stability. I propose a multifaceted strategy: securing borders with modern technology while modernising our legal system to be efficient, transparent, and fair—not based on race, religion, ethnicity. I am committed to protecting our constitutional integrity and the dignity of all, upholding our humanitarian commitments while ensuring our borders remain secure and our character strong.
Biographical Information
Please describe your priorities for your term in office and your specific qualifications to effectively address those issues.
Candidate has not yet responded.
What policies, if any, would you support to promote a healthy economy and lower the cost of living for Wisconsinites?
Candidate has not yet responded.
What laws, if any, would you change or be in support of to ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot?
Candidate has not yet responded.
What, if anything, will you do to ensure equitable, accessible, and affordable health care services, including reproductive health care (i.e. contraception, IVF, and abortion) for Wisconsinites?
Candidate has not yet responded.
What measures, if any, would you propose to ensure the fair and humane treatment of immigrants and refugees while maintaining national security?
Candidate has not yet responded.