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Wisconsin Senate, District 19/Senado Estatal de Wisconsin, Distrito 19

Wisconsin Legislative BranchWisconsin’s legislature makes state laws. The legislature has two houses: the Wisconsin Senate and the Wisconsin Assembly. Proposed laws (bills) can originate from either the state senate or assembly. Both houses must approve the bill before it is passed on to the governor for signature or veto. The legislature can override a veto with a two-thirds majority vote in each house. The legislature controls the spending of state funds through appropriation.Wisconsin SenateThe Wisconsin Senate has thirty-three senators. Voters elect state senators to represent their senate district for a four-year term. Each senate district includes three assembly districts. There is no term limit.___PODER LEGISLATIVO DE WISCONSINLa legislatura de Wisconsin produce las leyes estatales. La legislatura consta de dos cámaras: el Senado de Wisconsin y la Asamblea de Wisconsin. Las propuestas de ley pueden originarse tanto en el Senado estatal como en la Asamblea. Ambas cámaras deben aprobar el proyecto de ley antes de transmitirla al gobernador para su firma o veto. La legislatura puede anular un veto con un voto mayoritario de dos tercios en cada cámara. La legislatura controla el gasto de los fondos estatales a través de las leyes de asignación.Senado de WisconsinEl senado de Wisconsin consta de treinta y tres senadores. Los votantes eligen senadores estatales para representar a su distrito senatorial por un período de cuatro años. Cada distrito senatorial incluye tres asambleas de distrito. No hay límite de término.Nota: Las respuestas de los candidatos que aparecen en español se tradujeron de las respuestas originales de los candidatos en inglés.

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    Rachael Ann Cabral-Guevara
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    Emily Daniels Tseffos
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

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

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?

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

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 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 Emily Tseffos for Wisconsin
Campaign Email emily@emilytseffos.com
Campaign Phone (920)850-3010
Campaign Mailing Address PO Box 7102
Appleton, WI 54914
Website http://www.emilytseffos.com
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/emilytseffosforwi/
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/emilytseffoswi/
Education BA, Elementary Education
Personal Pronouns she/her
I want to lower costs for working families, strengthen public education, expand access to affordable health care, and ensure that Wisconsin's economy works for the people who live here. I will focus on policies that help people build stable lives, including expanding access to affordable child care, accepting federal funds to expand BadgerCare, investing in public schools, supporting family farmers and small businesses, and increasing transparency and competition in health care and other essential services.

I am a former educator, a mother of three, and the parent of a child with special needs. Those experiences have given me insight into the challenges so many Wisconsinites face.
Healthcare should be affordable and accessible to every single Wisconsinite. I will work to expand BadgerCare, strengthen protections for patients and providers, and address the growing shortage of health care services in rural communities by working with providers on reimbursement

As a state senator, I will fight to protect and expand access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care, including contraception, IVF, prenatal care, abortion, and postpartum care. I support codifying reproductive freedom into Wisconsin law
As a former educator and the parent of a child with significant disabilities, this issue is deeply personal to me.

I support increasing state funding for public education so schools can hire and retain qualified teachers and staff, reduce class sizes, expand mental health services, and provide students with the individualized support they need.

The state ought to increase the special education reimbursement rate and ensure schools have the resources necessary to provide legally required services without forcing districts to divert funds from general education programs.

I also support investments in early intervention services, school-based therapies, and workforce development initiatives that help address shortages of support staff.
I support a system where proposed maps are drawn using transparent criteria, including population equality, compliance with the Voting Rights Act, keeping communities of interest together when possible, and minimizing unnecessary partisan influence. The process should include public hearings, opportunities for meaningful public input, and clear disclosure of the data and methodologies used to draw maps. This allows for many voices to be present at the table, making representation more effective for all constituents.
I believe we can support economic growth while protecting people and communities who live there. Large-scale projects like data centers and CAFOs should be subject to strong, transparent standards that protect our environment, local infrastructure, and property rights of taxpayers.

Specifically with data centers, the state should examine water usage, energy demand and strain on the grid, and long-term effects to utlities.
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