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2010 ELECTION GUIDE Compiled by Scott Girard and Ariel Shapiro
Two Milwaukee executives fight for the Governorship Scott Walker, R • Milwaukee County Executive since 2002 • Plans to repeal corporate income tax and eliminate red tape regulations, which he says drive corporations away from Wisconsin, and eliminate wasteful government spending • He said he plans for the UW System to run more like a businesses and give it more autonomy from the state, similar to what Chancellor Biddy Martin proposed • He is anti-abortion and supports only adult stem cell research • Previously denounced Arizona’s controversial immigration bill, and has since changed his position
Tom Barrett, D • Milwaukee Mayor since 2004 • Published a job creation plan including targeted tax cuts to small businesses and funding of infrastructure projects • He said education is important, but that the state budget deficit is too large to maintain current level of funding • Barrett is pro-choice and supports both adult and embryonic stem cell research • Supports clean energy jobs and the state’s goal of running 25 percent of Wisconsin’s energy use on alternative sources
Newcomer challenges three-term incumbent for his seat in the U.S. Senate Ron Johnson, R • Oshkosh plastics manufacturer • Says his business experience will be an asset in fixing the economy • Strongly disagrees with the healthcare bill passed earlier this year and plans to repeal it if elected • Says he would defer to President Obama on foreign policy issues • Wants to cut government spending and extend the Bush tax cuts • He is anti-abortion and against samesex marriage
Russ Feingold, D • U.S. Senator since 1992 • Supports the health care bill passed earlier this year • Only senator to vote against the Patriot Act • Supports a timeline for getting troops out of Afghanistan, and said the threat from Al-Qaeda is a global one that cannot be solved by ground troops • Helped write the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) • Supports same-sex marriage
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Republican faces veteran Democrat in traditionally liberal 2nd Congressional District
Chad Lee, R • Mount Horeb businessman • Against government spending and plans to bring fiscal responsibility to the House of Representatives if elected • Would like to lower taxes on all citizens • Supports immigration reform, saying the law passed in Arizona this year is a step in the right direction • Would like to implement term limits for representatives, so they do not lose touch with citizens
Tammy Baldwin, D • U.S. Congresswoman since 1999 • Strong supporter of health-care bill passed earlier this year • Supports unlimited federal funding for all types of stem-cell research, believing it will bring important medical advances • Wants to raise the minimum wage • Supports reforming state tax laws that affect Wisconsin small businesses and farms • Pro-choice and supportive of same sex marriage • Wants to redeploy troops out of Iraq election guide page 2
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