The war on labor unions and the resulting large-scale reduction in union membership has hurt our country and our economy. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it. In both urban and rural areas, people across Wisconsin are struggling with many of the same issues. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? We need to rebuild infrastructure across our state. Lasry unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the primary election ballot on August 9, 2022. .leg-hnt-title { color: white; Residents of the District of Columbia overwhelmingly favor statehood, it is constitutional, and would finally right an historic wrong. We need to create legal pathways for farms to get the workers they need. Incumbent Ronald Harold Johnson defeated Mandela Barnes, Adam Nicholas Paul, and Scott Aubart in the general election for U.S. Senate Wisconsin on November 8, 2022. $('.showResponses').hide(); The lack of new construction is also often coupled with older housing stock that is in desperate need of updating. We must start holding polluters accountable and make them pay for the damages they have caused communities. We created a great business, brought economic opportunity to the area, and prioritized progressive values. The United States must continue its historic and special role as Israels strongest ally. Both parties are now engaged in some of the most extreme partisan gerrymandering ever perpetrated on the citizens of the United States. } I will also defend against the continued efforts to limit funding for Planned Parenthood and other reproductive healthcare facilities that provide affordable care to people across the country. vertical-align: top; July 27, 2022. This is a clear and present danger and Congress must act immediately. .leg-hnt-leadership-title { Wisconsin has a proud history of having a geographically diversified manufacturing base. UW-Madison used to be the number 3 university in the country when it comes to receiving annual R & D funding now its 8th. I want to give Tammy Baldwin a true partner in the United States Senate. I will work in the Senate to get it passed as soon as possible. I believe that in order to make real, lasting change we need to protect and preserve all our public lands, because ownership of public lands is an incredible birthright of every American citizen. We must prevent foreign actors from being able to influence or buy our democracy. float: left; color: #6db24f; This unfair treatment between workers and employees once again was specifically designed to privilege owners over their workers. We need to safeguard unions and protect workers for generations to come. I am going to the Senate to get real results for Wisconsin. In recent years, Wisconsin has been losing an average of one to two dairy herds a day. width: 57%; I have proven that progressive values are good for business. I am one of the few leading candidates in this race to have never taken corporate PAC money. Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry explains the reasons he wants to be a U.S. senator, what his legislative priorities would be if elected and why he is running in the Democratic primary on Aug. 9, 2022. . p.survey-response {margin-left:10px;} } Lasry was born and raised in New York and moved to Wisconsin in 2014. According to the Economic Policy Institute, childcare workers in the U.S. are only paid $13.51/hour, and home health care workers are paid 13.81 dollars an hour, roughly half what the average U.S. worker is paid 27.31 dollars. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? We need to ensure that good business practices and good environmental practices go hand in hand and end the false trope that we have to do one or the other. The Made in America Act identifies federal programs that fund infrastructure projects not currently subject to Buy America standards and ensures that materials used in these federal programs are domestically produced. We have seen how vulnerable we are to these cyber-attacks, and it must be an immediate priority of Congress to invest in both the infrastructure and manpower to combat these attacks so that we can secure our election infrastructure at every level of government. When I get to the Senate, I will ensure that equal work equals equal pay for everyone. Source. Instead of just handing out tax breaks to all businesses whether they are good corporate citizens or not, we need to incentivize companies to earn their tax breaks by making decisions that help our communities. The old trope that raising the minimum wage will cost jobs has been disproven time and time again. Re-shoring Manufacturing and Improving Supply Chains. } Elections in 2023 | While we know that short term changes wont fundamentally fix the problems facing all working families and that much needs to be done to help uplift more people into the middle class, its also important that we do all that we can to provide relief to families as soon as possible. We have seen this happen time and time again and its time to ensure that we are protecting voting rights, permanently by amending the Constitution to ensure that no state can restrict or take away the right to vote from any citizen. } a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } font-weight: bold; Congress can help by raising the rural health reimbursement rates for Medicaid and Medicare and establishing more stringent minimum standards to make sure they can afford to provide the services that are needed in our communities. border: 1px solid #aaa; Like the majority of Wisconsinites, I believe that every person should have autonomy over their reproductive health. I want to bring a new way of thinking that ensures that the wealthy pay their fair share while also prioritizing raising wages.Just increasing taxes on wealthy Americans will not put more money into the pockets of working people. word-wrap: break-word; Healthcare simply costs too much, especially for seniors. font-weight: 300; Around the country, we saw non-elected partisan election officials refusing to certify vote counts and effectively ignoring the will of voters at the request of a President that had clearly lost his reelection. NBA owner's son. Voters should choose their elected officials. margin-top: 1px; Alexander Jacob Lasry (born 1987 or 1988[2]) is an American businessperson and executive of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). We need the federal and state government to ensure that all Wisconsinites have access to high speed, accessible and affordable internet. We have seen fewer professors, smaller programs, and hollowed out UW-Extension staffs. .results_row.winner { Along with increasing funding for our public safety programs, we must also increase accountability. We need to increase funding for counseling, mental health, addiction, and homelessness services so police only need to focus on imminent threats to the public. A growing number of communities across Wisconsin are also discovering that they have serious issues with PFA forever chemicals in their drinking water. margin-bottom:16px; Building in rural communities is less dense than in urban areas and often comes at higher costs because of the additional cost for transporting materials and hiring harder to find skilled labor. box-sizing: border-box; With that said, any agreement should include recognition by Palestinian authorities of Israels right to exist, forceful condemnation of violence perpetrated by extremist groups, and an end to settlement expansion and annexation. event.srcElement.innerText = '[show]'; } Please, United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022, https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Alex_Lasry&oldid=9025907, Conflicts in school board elections, 2021-2022, Special Congressional elections (2023-2024), 2022 Congressional Competitiveness Report, State Executive Competitiveness Report, 2022, State Legislative Competitiveness Report, 2022, Partisanship in 2022 United States local elections. There were no incumbents in this race. We are currently one of the only campaigns in the country that has a unionized campaign staff, because we practice what we preach. President Bidens Build Back Better Plan will bring good, union jobs to Wisconsin and help with desperately needed infrastructure improvements across the state. background-color: #6db24f; Recent events have clearly shown that supply chains need to become more diverse and less fragile, with an emphasis on sourcing and production closer to the consumer. Members of Congress are elected to get things done. } Access to quality child care is a crisis in this country and helping to improve it could help bring more people back into the workforce at a time when we desperately need more workers. padding-bottom: 5px; Senators are elected to do the job, not go to Washington and get into political fights. overflow-x: scroll; }) .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { (Nov 2019) We pay all our employees family-sustaining wages. 0:24. But since that time, our state has not experienced any growth, and most areas of the state have seen negative growth. 25% of service contracts to minority/disadvantaged business. Many critical services have been taken out of rural communities as cost savings measures and placed in regional healthcare centers instead of in more convenient locations. Currently, 28 states have right to work laws that take away rights from working people, drive down wages, and weaken labor unions. I want to abolish the filibuster. Alex Lasry gets COVID vaccine early", "Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry to run for Senate in 2022", "Democratic US Senate candidates call for ending filibuster to restore federal abortion protections", "U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry and his wife Lauren buy a historic mansion on Milwaukee's east side", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_Lasry&oldid=1139937974, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 16:32. Wisconsin's next Democratic senator? } In light of soaring gas prices, I support President Joe Bidens order today to expand the use of biofuels, allowing vehicles to use up to 15 percent ethanol blends throughout the summer. Since entering this race, I have traveled to every part of Wisconsin, talking to voters about the issues that matter most to them. } For reasons that extend well beyond workforce needs, we need comprehensive immigration reform. (function() { } Its time to enact Automatic Voter Registration that makes our voter roles more accurate and more secure. This was an unfair targeting of members of organized labor that should be reversed. The Electoral Count Act is a poorly written 19th century law that establishes a convoluted process for certifying each states electoral votes. background-color: #f9d334; The sustained attacks on voting rights and the January 6th insurrection proved how fragile our democracy can be and how domestic and international forces are working to destroy it. .widget-row { height: 50px; One of my first priorities will be to vote to abolish the Filibuster. font-weight: bold; .outer_percentage { flex: 0 0 175px; The only way we can truly follow through on those promises is to pass legislation that will deliver real results to voters. top: -5px; Lasry, a New York City native, is . background: #4c4c4c; This is a significant issue in Wisconsin that affects many communities rendering their drinking water poisonous. I want to help bring real change and real results for the people of Wisconsin and that starts with putting more money back in the pockets of hard-working Wisconsinites. That means paying more than a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage, keeping their supply operations in the United States, and being active partners in the communities that they do business in. .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} Counties | [2][24], Lasry has expressed support for a $15 minimum wage, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, the notion of eliminating the filibuster, and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The VRAA will restore and update many of the protections against racial discrimination that were included in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. display: inline-block; Elected officials should not choose their voters. } .widget-row.value-only.white { Congress must work to pass the PRO Act to protect unions, empower workers, and hold big businesses accountable. Retain, Attract, and Train Rural Workers and Jobs. The road to a Democratic Senate runs through Wisconsin, and every single vote will matter. Protecting voting rights used to be a bipartisan goal. The vast majority of people that go to prison are going to get out, this often means that they will be returning to the community they lived in prior to their incarceration. This incredibly effective tool has been championed on a bipartisan basis in the past and was put in place through the COVID Relief package by the Biden Administration in early 2021. a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } Companies that do things like bringing back manufacturing from overseas, locating their operations in rural communities, investing in the health and wellbeing of the community they are located in, and have a unionized workforce those are examples of ways they can earn a tax break. While we need to strengthen industrial labor law through the federal PRO Act, we must also be aware that todays economys largest sector is the service industry. That alone will not put more money into the pockets of working people. Quality childcare would also improve long term educational outcomes for children by providing a secure, nurturing community for childrens early lives that will provide a basis for future growth. The funds that exist arent enough to make a real impact on the size of the need or opportunity. We need to incentivize them to do things like plant cover crops on less productive agricultural lands, no till farming, and winter cover crops. .inner_percentage.Libertarian { Dec 28, 2022. } In the coming years, Congress will need to pass a follow up bill to ensure our critical infrastructure needs are continuing to be addressed. .race_header { display: block; [16] The team has said they had agreed to speed up the deal and started paying a $15 minimum wage in 2020. This week, Milwaukee Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry announced a 2022 run for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, a seat currently held by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. We need to work cooperatively to ensure that Wisconsin has a seat at the table in order to enact meaningful dairy policy reform in the next Farm Bill or through separate legislation. CNN Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry ended his US Senate bid on Wednesday just two weeks before Wisconsin's Democratic primary and after spending more than $12 million on his campaign. letter-spacing: 0.03em; He lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022. margin-bottom: 0; break-inside: avoid-column; Putting Money in Working Peoples Pockets. We created a great business, brought economic opportunity to the area, and prioritized progressive values. In building the Bucks Arena and the surrounding Deer District, we brought together a public/private partnership that emphasized workforce development. He and his wife Lauren live in Milwaukee. font-size: 16px; I also helped lead the successful bid for Milwaukee to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention and served as the Finance Chair for the Democratic Conventions Host Committee, raising over $40 million for the Convention. In the twenty years between 1989-2009, Wisconsin saw its labor force grow by 20%. position: relative; If Republicans are successful in continuing to block pieces of legislation like the Pro Act, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the For the People Act, it will be my priority to ensure that these get passed when I get to the Senate. They are passing laws in states across the country to decide who gets to vote and who doesnt. Lasry, a Democrat, is a . We saw in 2016, and more recently, how nefarious foreign attempts to undermine confidence in our elections can have disastrous consequences. Public policy. I understand the unique security risks facing Israel, and I will be a strong, committed friend to the Israeli people from Day One. background-color: #003388; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 3px; if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .leg-hnt-container { .non_result_row th { [2][23] She declined the shot because of her pregnancy, and Lasry took it instead.
. This should be coupled with additional tourism grant opportunities to help communities build out offerings and market the opportunities for what is available. His departure. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} justify-content: center; padding: 2px 0; .inner_percentage.Democratic { As such, the team was still hiring non-union labor at a rate of $12.50 to $14/hr depending on experience levels for many years and Deer District workers were only earning $10 an hour as of May 2019. Lasry was a Democratic candidate in the 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin, but withdrew before the primary. Insurrectionists did not like the outcome of the election and they tried to discard the voice of the People. Finally, we must require employers to publicly report expenditures that are spent on anti-union campaigns. position: relative; } Lasry's departure leaves Lt. Gov. Whether it is inadequate access to affordable healthcare, unsafe drinking water, a lack of access to high-speed broadband, crumbling infrastructure, educational challenges, or vanishing economic opportunity, our communities need help. .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { It also has a direct effect on the innovations, patents, and new startups that result from that research. document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content64003192d3c42').classList.remove('leg-hnt-hide'); } I believe that in order to make real, lasting change we need to protect and preserve our public lands, because ownership of public lands is an incredible birthright of every American citizen. .race_header.green { [19][16] Lasry also continues to own shares in Amazon, which he has refused to sell, despite criticizing the company. Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Alex Lasry's wife is Lauren who is the Chief of Staff for Planned Parenthood Wisconsin. } .results_table_container { Alex Lasry, a Democratic candidate for the Senate in Wisconsin, plans to drop out of the primary race Wednesday, his campaign confirmed. The constitution gives you the right to an attorney, but what if no attorney is available? In the U.S. Senate, I will fight to ensure that everyone has access to inclusive, high-quality, and affordable healthcare, and that includes abortion and reproductive care. We all know families are struggling right now with rising costs. .widget-row.Republican { We need to examine and fund additional ways we can enhance Wisconsins export capacities both through the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi, and through enhanced rail connections. } Our agriculture industry, especially our dairy industry, is one of the heaviest utilizers of immigrant labor in the state. [4] He graduated from Trevor Day School, where his mother served as a board member. .results_text { No employer fighting a union should be able to force their employees to sit through meetings specifically designed to thwart the union drive, interrogate workers about the organizing campaign, and disseminate union-busting materials. We need to ensure that the competitive bidding nature of affordable housing credits adequately incentivizes rural affordable housing to spur new construction and renovation. The laws do not work well for todays economy as they are written. .results_table { padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0; 2020 further emphasized the scale of injustice across the United States, whether it was violence against Black Americans, attacks on voting rights, or disparities that were underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic. The race is expected to be one of the most hotly contested in the country with control of the Senate hanging in the balance.
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