Alex Lasry announces he is dropping out of the Wisconsin race for US Senate, backing Mandela Barnes. It strips communities of resources and funding that comes along with population counts. The United States has a unique responsibility and must play an active role in resetting the peace talks. And every citizen must have confidence that their vote will be counted. Much like the shortage in healthcare professionals and mental and substance abuse professions, there is a shortage of lawyers in rural Wisconsin. Guarantee every worker the right to be a member of a union. When Unions were strong we had a vibrant middle class and robust manufacturing in this country. Finally, we must require employers to publicly report expenditures that are spent on anti-union campaigns. When basic needs go unmet, the taxpayer picks up the tab through subsidizing health insurance, SNAP benefits, etc.
, See also:United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022. Dec 28, 2022. 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. left: 0; max-width: 600px; The growth of employment in the service industry demands labor law that matches the contours of the current situation. In the last year, the child poverty rate has dropped by nearly 40 percent, the biggest drop ever in American history due to the Child Tax Credit. Unions not only raise wages but they also protect our workers and make workplaces safer, stronger, and better. Lasry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The only way to protect voting rights in the future is to pass legislation at the federal level that will override the rash of anti-voter laws passed by Republicans.The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) and the Freedom to Vote Act (FTVA) are two bills that can be passed now to ensure this, and if elected, I will be a yes vote for both. We need to significantly increase the monetary damages for this type of behavior. We should invest federal funds in the UW-Extension to help do this work. I strongly believe that protecting 30% of the United States lands by 2030 is attainable. } The United States is an outlier in the 35 countries in the industrialized world, and other countries already have sector bargaining. This is a crisis that is hurting Wisconsinites all across the state. } If elected U.S. We also dont just talk about a 15 dollars minimum wage; we turned our promise into action. The VRAA will strengthen protections against racially discriminatory voter suppression and redistricting abuses. } We need to emphasize things like the natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, affordability, safety, and the quality of life in a community that is a good place to live and raise a family. } Re-shoring Manufacturing and Improving Supply Chains. These century-old laws must be adjusted to account for todays workforce and our current economic reality. If a company is going to resort to union-busting tactics, then everything spent on those efforts should be reported to the U.S. Department of Labor and be publicly available. .race_header.green { .leg-hnt-title { .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} Capitalizing and Incentivize Business Location Decisions. } Creating More Access to International Trade. This has the potential to greatly benefit rural Wisconsin, as we have a long history of rural manufacturing. Since entering this race, I have traveled to every part of Wisconsin, talking to voters about the issues that matter most to them. Union dues were deductible prior to the 2017 Trump Tax Law. We have shown that progressive values are good for business and the economy. The first two years of public community college or technical school should be free. Lasrys campaign website stated the following: I am running for US Senate because for over a decade Wisconsinites have had only one US Senator fighting for them in Washington. The Republican attacks on voting rights that we have seen in Wisconsin and around the country are a threat to our democracy. height: 22px; Alex Lasry is senior vice president for the Milwaukee Bucks, where he directs the team's digital marketing efforts and leads the company's development initiatives. Its time to pass federal legislation that will ban partisan gerrymandering and establish a federal non-partisan standard for drawing fair maps that will be representative of the diversity in each district. #majorleaguepb #pickleball. box-sizing: border-box; We need to do much more to help keep family farms in the hands of the working families and incentivize and help the next generation to be able to stay on the farm. By raising the minimum wage and ensuring that all Wisconsinites are paid family-sustaining wages, we will help lift up the working and middle class. Congress must work to pass the PRO Act to protect unions, empower workers, and hold big businesses accountable. Voters should have the right to know who is trying to influence their vote. break-inside: avoid-column; He has served on the board of Frontdesk. The federal minimum wage should be immediately raised to 15 dollars an hour, and we should index it to median wage growth so that it increases without the need for politicians to take a vote. We do a great job of giving them a quality education and world class college degrees, but then they leave. Broadband Internet is critical infrastructure that is just as important as roads and electricity. [1][2], .votebox { Alex's father, Marc, immigrated to the US from Morocco when he was seven years old and Cathy grew up in Long Island. We must focus on raising wages just as much as fixing the tax code. background-color: #f9f9f9; The decision means front-runner Mandela Barnes, the. In the twenty years between 1989-2009, Wisconsin saw its labor force grow by 20%. border: 1px solid #aaa; While it has largely been overshadowed by the pandemic, the pandemic has made the situation worse because people have been more isolated and have not had access to the help they need. .non_result_row th { We need action and we need it now. Strengthening Election Security and Ending Foreign Interference. } These are some of the simple things we can do that would drastically decrease . display: inline-block; We need to electrify everything and decarbonize our electricity, while investing in a nationwide electric car infrastructure and large scale battery manufacturing here in the United States. We need to enable and encourage sectoral or industrial level organizing where all the employers in a sector can get to the table to negotiate one contract to set standards across an entire sector or even an entire industry. We should restore these deductions in order to directly help workers take home more pay. We should not only ensure that we raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, but also incentivize businesses to go above and beyond that. overflow-y: hidden; This is especially timely legislation that must pass given the recent passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal that will be injecting 1 trillion dollars into new infrastructure projects around the country. color: white; We shouldnt try to force the service sector into current industrial labor law. We need to incentivize our high schools to set up dual enrollment programs in technical schools that allow for both high school and college credits in technical education the same way that we do for college education. [4][5], After graduating from UPenn, Lasry spent two months with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee followed by four months as an analyst with Goldman Sachs. Workers well-being should not be dependent on who holds power. color: white; Milwaukee Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry announced a 2022 run for Senate in the swing state of Wisconsin. We cannot allow people like Ron Johnson to be at the table when critical issues that impact the daily lives of so many are at stake. .leg-hnt-leadership-title { Abby Choi, . We also ensured 80 percent of the materials and services for building the arena were sourced from Wisconsin. We need to ensure that the communities that need help now are positioned to compete for and win funding to address this critical need. In the Senate, I will be a partner with Senator Baldwin to fight for more investment. Our countrys milk pricing system is out of date and is far too restrictive. Socioeconomic status should not be an indicator of whether a person has access to healthcare. Many rural communities have few, if any, lawyers and the ones that are there often are approaching retirement age. [21], In August 2020, when members of the Bucks supposedly leaked to NBA reporter Shams Charania that they were attempting to reach Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul after the Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake, records show that Lasry texted a staffer of Kaul's to say that he "yelled at the players" over the leak. $('.hideResponses').hide(); Alex has a strong family background. Fortunately, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill contains new funding for rural water projects at historic levels. .race_header { People in every part of our state, whether its in urban, suburban, and rural areas are struggling with many of the same issues. Right now, there are over a dozen states where employers can legally fire workers simply for being gay, and even more where hotels can refuse to service, or landlord can refuse tenants just because they are gay. Mandela Barnes as the top Democratic candidate in the hotly contested primary for what is expected to be one of the most hard-fought Senate races this year. } if (document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content64003192d3c42').classList.contains('leg-hnt-hide')) { } } When we built the Bucks stadium in Milwaukee, we ensured that all the labor was union labor from Wisconsin. } display: none; He and his wife Lauren live in Milwaukee. 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. Congress should act immediately to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. top: 0px; Federal courts | } We still have a lot of work to do to make this a reality, and in the Senate, I will fight to make that happen. .hideResponses { display: none;} font-style: italic; For too long, our country has been in a race to the bottom where we have incentivized companies to ship jobs overseas and produce products for the lowest price possible, no matter what the consequences are. padding-left: 16px; Even as they are covered by Medicare, Wisconsin seniors are getting nickeled and dimed by rising out of pocket costs. } Its time to enact a Workers Bill of Rights. 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. Whether its from PFAs or other contamination in our aquifers, or from aging drinking water infrastructure, an increasing number of communities are confronting challenges to this most basic of needs. Lasry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. } else { flex: 0 0 150px; In the coming years, Congress will need to pass a follow up bill to ensure our critical infrastructure needs are continuing to be addressed. Progressive values are good for business and the PRO Act will ensure that projects like what he did in Milwaukee can happen across the country. [11][12] Since joining the Bucks, Lasry has been on the team's management committee. Ron Johnson is a staunch opponent of voting rights and ensuring access to the ballot. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .leg-hnt-container { .results_row td { Todays Republicans reject this legacy and their attempts to deny the right to vote are undemocratic, un-American, and unpatriotic. .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { This is the only way to ensure that neither side can continue to resort to these unfair tactics. We need to work with and pressure online platforms to do more to push back against dangerous rhetoric when their sites are being used to manipulate Americans and sow distrust in our elections and our government. In both urban and rural areas, people across Wisconsin are struggling with many of the same issues. 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. That means if the federal government pays to replace or rebuild water and sewer lines for example, the steel and iron must be made in places like the Neenah Foundry or Wisconsin Steel and Tube Corporation. column-gap: 1em; (Nov 2019) We pay all our employees family-sustaining wages. .leg-hnt-responsive-columns { padding-bottom: 8px; I believe this is a good transitional step to help bring down current gas prices, stretching gas supplies and increasing demand for biofuels. We need to incentivize conservation reserves on farms across this state by compensating farmers for climate smart agricultural practices. The well-being of workers should not depend on who holds power in Congress or the White House. After losing an election, Republican leadership decided that their only chance to win is to institute new obstacles that will make it much harder for them to vote. font-size: 1.2em; We created a great business, brought economic opportunity to the area, and prioritized progressive values. document.getElementById('leg-hnt-toggle64003192d3c42').addEventListener('click', event => { A June Marquette University Law School poll had Barnes just a few points ahead of Lasry,. Broadband Internet is critical infrastructure that is equally as important as roads and plumbing. padding: 2px 0; I was the first candidate in this race to take the End Citizens United pledge and reject all corporate PAC money. MADISON, Wis. Alex Lasry was easy to miss as he hovered near the counter at Colectivo Coffee on a recent afternoon in downtown Madison. } This is a model that we need to replicate and double down on for new research initiatives across all Wisconsin agriculture. We should require that the federal government only does business with companies who pay living wages, provide a safe workplace, and respect their workers right to organize a union, free from retaliation. background-color: #db0000; School districts | .votebox_legend .non_result_row { Progressive values are good for business and the PRO Act will ensure that projects like what he did in Milwaukee can happen across the country. The opioid crisis is also still raging in our rural communities, and in many ways worse than ever. "Alex Lasry is a New York trust fund baby who wants to buy Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat," Anna Kelly, Communications Director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin wrote in part in a statement to Spectrum News. background-color: #db0000; Alex Lasry's trust is valued at more than $50 million. It is not a coincidence that the decline of union membership in America tracks with the decline in the economic buying power for the entire middle class. Our workers have been punished as a result of companies prioritizing profits over people. Our students are Wisconsins future, and if we dont invest in them, then they wont be able to invest in Wisconsin, which is one of the many reasons why I will fight for equitable broadband access across our state. .survey-result {padding:10px;} .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { The Wisconsin State Legislature has done everything they can to disinvest from the University system over the last dozen years. 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. I am extremely proud of my wife, Lauren, for her work at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to ensure that access to health care from birth control and cancer screenings, to safe, legal abortion is protected for individuals and families across Wisconsin. .leg-hnt-flex-column { Workers in the United States have been losing ground since the early 1980s. font-weight: bold; The boom in remote work during the pandemic is allowing more people and companies the flexibility to do their jobs wherever they want. While Johnson has gotten grief for nonstop gaffes and his. Expanding the right to vote has been a persistent fight since the founding of this country. Like the majority of Wisconsinites, I believe that every person should have autonomy over their reproductive health. I strongly believe in the goal of protecting 30 percent of the United States lands by 2030, but to achieve this goal, Congress is going to need to act to provide the funding and authority to aggressively save the wild lands that we have left. I live in Milwaukee with my wife Lauren, Chief of Staff for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. } Also, as part of the 2017 Trump Tax Bill, Republicans removed the ability for employees to take a deduction for a dedicated home office while maintaining the deduction for business owners. Progressive values are good business. .votebox-scroll-container { font-weight: bold; height: 100%; The Electoral Count Act is a poorly written 19th century law that establishes a convoluted process for certifying each states electoral votes. 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