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Wisconsin U.S. House, District 6/Representantes de Wisconsin por el Distrito 6

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.

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    Matthew Arndt
    (WIGP)

Biographical Information

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

What policies, if any, would you support to promote a healthy economy and lower the cost of living for Wisconsinites?

What laws, if any, would you change or be in support of to ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot?

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 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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My priorities in Congress are to break up monopolies, enact Medicare for All, strengthen wages and workers' bargaining power, end forever wars, hold powerful interests accountable, and put American communities first. I believe government should serve working people, not Wall Street, corporate monopolies, defense contractors, or foreign interests.

As a CPA and small business owner, I work every day with families, workers, retirees, and business owners facing rising costs and economic uncertainty. My professional experience gives me firsthand insight into how government policies affect real people. I am not a career politician. I am running to bring independent thinking, accountability, and practical solutions to Washington.
I support breaking up monopolies, strengthening labor rights, and raising wages because strong wages build strong communities. One person's spending is another person's income. I also support Medicare for All to reduce healthcare costs that burden families and businesses. Congress should invest in infrastructure, affordable housing, and domestic manufacturing while reducing the influence of Wall Street and large corporations over public policy. We must end policies that concentrate wealth at the top and instead build an economy that rewards work, competition, and productive investment. My goal is an economy where working families can afford housing, healthcare, childcare, and retirement.
To ensure all voters have an equal opportunity to cast their ballot, I support ending partisan gerrymandering through independent redistricting commissions, expanding early voting opportunities, and maintaining accessible absentee voting for eligible voters. Every community should have adequate polling locations, trained election workers, and voting systems that are accessible to people with disabilities. I also support making voter registration simpler while maintaining accurate voter rolls and strong election security measures, including auditable paper ballots and transparent vote counting. Our election system should protect both the integrity of elections and every citizen's right to participate fairly and equally.
Healthcare is a human necessity, not a privilege. I support a Medicare for All system that guarantees every American access to comprehensive healthcare regardless of income, employment, or preexisting conditions. I support protecting access to contraception and IVF, and I believe reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion, should remain between a patient and their healthcare provider rather than politicians. I will also work to lower prescription drug prices, strengthen rural hospitals and clinics, and challenge pharmaceutical and insurance industry influence that drives up costs. No Wisconsin family should be forced into debt or bankruptcy because they get sick.
To ensure fair and humane treatment while maintaining security, expand community-based alternatives to detention for low-risk individuals. Restrict enforcement by prohibiting racial profiling, requiring judicial warrants, and mandating agent ID and body cameras. Guarantee due process by providing access to legal counsel for all detainees to prevent wrongful deportation. Enforce strict, transparent detention standards with independent oversight of medical care and living conditions. Regular public reporting and inspections of all facilities would further ensure accountability, creating a system that is targeted, fair, and respects fundamental rights without compromising safety.
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