Wisconsin U.S. House, District 8/Representantes de Wisconsin por el Distrito 8 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.Looking for more information on the candidates? Check out https://wiseye.org/campaign-2022/___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
Committee
Rick Crosson for Congress
Campaign Email
info@rickcrosson.com
Campaign Phone
3216890712
Campaign Mailing Address
PO Box 11321
Green Bay , WI 54307
Green Bay , WI 54307
Website
http://www.RickCrosson.com
Education
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and Master Army Aviator, with advanced degrees and extensive military and professional training in leadership, logistics, and operations, applied at the national & international level, including service as Military Liaison to Mexico with diplomatic status.
Personal Pronouns
He/Him
Campaign Announcement
http://youtu.be/t_U9lYCb4q0?si=3N_HhWiqnTJdXv8c
Please describe your priorities for your term in office and your specific qualifications to effectively address those issues.
Affordability and economic stability are a key priority. That means a living wage tied to the real cost of living, universal healthcare, fixing the tax system so the super rich and large corporations fairly contribute their share, stable supply chains, and a revived middle class, so families can cover the basics: food, housing, and health care. We also need an immigration system that reflects today's economy, with real pathways to citizenship and a way for willing, skilled workers to contribute without fear and exploitation.
We need to restore America's standing in the world through real diplomacy, strong alliances, and peace that removes the threat of war, and treaties that deliver real results, not just signatures.
What policies, if any, would you support to promote a healthy economy and lower the cost of living for Wisconsinites?
A healthy economy and a lower cost of living for Wisconsinites come from investing in the things that make us productive:
Invest in our people. Healthy, housed, and educated people contribute best, and that lowers costs for everyone. Invest in our infrastructure. Land, sea, air, cyber, and space all need sustainable infrastructure to move goods and keep prices down. Invest in education, pre-K through trade school, college, and professional training, for the skilled, innovative workforce our communities need. Encourage innovation, helping businesses and individuals invent, scale, and bring new ideas to market.
When we invest in people and lower the costs that squeeze them, Wisconsin families and businesses both thrive.
What laws, if any, would you change or be in support of to ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot?
Every eligible citizen should be able to vote without unnecessary obstacles. I oppose the SAVE Act, which would require documents like a passport or birth certificate to register and could block millions of eligible voters, including married women whose names have changed. I support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which restores protections against discrimination at the ballot box. Beyond those, I support practical access that both parties' voters use and rely on: early voting, secure mail and absentee ballots, and well-funded local election offices so no one waits hours to cast a ballot. Making it easier to vote and keeping elections secure are not in conflict; they go together.
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 fundamental human right, not a privilege for those who can afford it. I would close coverage gaps by expanding Medicaid, so more Wisconsinites can see a doctor without going broke. I would support funding for hospitals in underserved and rural areas, so care stays close to home and is accessible, especially in emergencies. Reproductive health care is health care: contraception, fertility treatment like IVF, abortion, and the full range of services. These are care decisions for a woman and her doctor, not politicians writing laws to interfere. Wisconsin families deserve care that is affordable, accessible, and there when they need it, no matter their income or where they live.
What measures, if any, would you propose to ensure the fair and humane treatment of immigrants and refugees while maintaining national security?
Our immigration system needs a long-overdue comprehensive overhaul. It no longer reflects the realities of today’s world. The backlogs are the crisis people do not see: legal pathways that exist on paper but leave families, workers, and students waiting years or decades for visas or work authorizations. The solution is to clear those backlogs and modernize legal pathways to meet the times. End arbitrary and for-profit detention. Create an independent Article I immigration court, so cases are decided by neutral judges, not the same department prosecuting them. Find ways to say yes to those who want to contribute and chase their American Dream. We can protect national security without sacrificing constitutional protections or our humanity.
Biographical Information
Committee
Friends of Katrina deVille
Campaign Email
katrinadevilleforcongress@gmail.com
Campaign Phone
920979-4802
Campaign Mailing Address
851 COUNTY ROAD G STE 2
Suite 2
NEENAH, WI 54956
Suite 2
NEENAH, WI 54956
Website
http://devilleforcongress.com
Campaign Twitter Handle
@@Deville4Congrss
Instagram
http://instagram.com/katrina_deville
Education
6 years of college at UW Green Bay
Personal Pronouns
she/her
Please describe your priorities for your term in office and your specific qualifications to effectively address those issues.
My priorities are making life more affordable, working on real social changes needed by Americans to live better lives, and defending our Constitution and our Constitutional rights in a time of authoritarianism, systemic oppression, and widespread abuse by our government. I'm a Transgender Democratic Socialist running for Medicare For All, Universal Childcare, $22 Minimum Wage, Ending Citizens United, Body Autonomy, Human Rights, and Impeaching Trump on Day 1. I staunchly defend LGBTQ and trans rights, women's rights, the rights of all marginalized groups and push for equal pay for all.
As a trans candidate, I bring the perspective of both genders with me. This gives me a significant advantage in leadership and truthful authenticity.
What policies, if any, would you support to promote a healthy economy and lower the cost of living for Wisconsinites?
I support Medicare For All, eliminating for-profit health insurance companies from the equation. Healthcare as a human right.
I support a $22 Minimum Wage, along with equal pay for women, LGBTQ, minorities and immigrants. Taxing the Rich and lowering taxes for middle class Americans.
I support Universal Childcare. People shouldn't have to spend half of their family's income and childcare.
I support free college tuition.
I support utilizing rent caps to keep housing within the means of the people.
I support the ending of Unconstitutional wars, and ending the out of control budget increases to the Defense Department and ICE.
I support ending the unlawful Trump tariffs.
What laws, if any, would you change or be in support of to ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot?
I would vote against the Unconstitutional SAVE Act.
I would author a new version of the Voters Rights Act of 1965, now that the SCOTUS has destroyed the protections of the original.
I would author a bill enshrining absentee ballots, mail in ballots, and electronic ballots federally; for all Americans.
I would file Articles of Impeachment against our rogue president, putting an end to his continued attacks on our voting systems.
I would support or author a bill designating federal election days as paid holidays.
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?
I'll work tirelessly to get Medicare For All passed for all Americans.
I'll author or support a bill guaranteeing body autonomy For ALL.
I will work to enshrine funding for Planned Parenthood and defend the institution of Planned Parenthood through legislation.
I will work to repeal and reject PL119-21.
I will author or support a new budget bill to ensure funding for rural medical facilities across the nation.
What measures, if any, would you propose to ensure the fair and humane treatment of immigrants and refugees while maintaining national security?
I will work relentlessly to Abolish ICE and replace the hateful institution with a properly and respectfully functioning Homeland Security group which adheres to the Constitution and habeas corpus.
I will support or author new legislation guaranteeing fair and humane treatment of immigrants, including but not limited to the morally respectful and equitable treatment of custodially detained immigrants and refugees.
Biographical Information
Committee
Mark Scheffler for Congress
Campaign Email
mark@mark4wi.info
Campaign Phone
920-257-3094
Campaign Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1022
Appleton, WI 54911
Appleton, WI 54911
Website
http://www.mark4wi.info
Education
Bachelor of Music, Lawrence University of Wisconsin (1992)
Personal Pronouns
He/Him
Please describe your priorities for your term in office and your specific qualifications to effectively address those issues.
Mark is running on three key pillars of sustainability: economic, social and environmental. These three pillars address issues common to nearly all voters, including building a prosperity economy that works for everyone (not just those already at the top), strengthening and protecting our democratic institutions (especially restoring Congress as a functioning branch of our Federal government), and working tirelessly to protect our air, our water and our land and to protect the critical support systems of or planet. Mark is exceptionally qualified to lead in all three key areas and has extensive career experience in the field of sustainable economics, he has experience as a teacher in America's public schools, and is a lifelong naturalist.
What policies, if any, would you support to promote a healthy economy and lower the cost of living for Wisconsinites?
For decades, we’ve been told that economic growth alone is the ultimate goal. More production, more consumption, more debt, and more expansion have been the markers of progress. But this approach has come at a cost: there’s a genuine inability for millions of Americans to feel economically secure, we witness environmental degradation, social inequality, and a growing sense of instability. It’s time to rethink what prosperity truly means.
Mark supports modernizing our tax code (#TinyTax) to relieve the burden on working families and to shift that burden to the wealthiest corporations and individuals, he supports increasing investments in shared infrastructure, and he supports strategic investments in housing, education and job training.
What laws, if any, would you change or be in support of to ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot?
Mark supports "Fair Share Democracy," his plan to forever neutralize the effect of partisan gerrymandering across America. He supports "vote from home" and other ways to make voting easier and secure, and he supports universal voter registration.
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?
Mark supports "CitizenCare CORE," his plan to offer universal primary health insurance coverage for every American from birth through Medicare age (currently 65), which includes both pre- and post-natal care, annual wellness checks, mental health screenings, vision and hearing exams, annual dental cleanings, etc all without a premium. This program would be fully funded by his #TinyTax proposal.
What measures, if any, would you propose to ensure the fair and humane treatment of immigrants and refugees while maintaining national security?
Mark supports a bipartisan comprehensive framework for immigration reform which includes a SAFE national immigrant registry for undocumented workers, amnesty for all workers currently employed by American businesses, the paying of any back taxes owed by either the worker or employer), demonstrating basic english functionality, temporary protected status for all registered immigrants, and a pathway to either permanent residency or citizenship (conditional on being free of any non-violent convictions and maintaining employment status).
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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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