Our Priorities

The Democratic Party of Jefferson County is fighting at all levels to make things better for working people. Our top issues include:

VOTING RIGHTS

  • Expand options for mail-in and early voting.
  • Pass state laws to end gerrymandering and assure fair maps.
  • Pass the Freedom to Vote Act, setting national reform standards.

WORK and EDUCATION

  • Expand unions so that more workers can participate in collective bargaining.
  • Enact paid family leave laws
  • Protect workers and families from catastrophe with safety net programs.
  • Invest in quality public education for all ages

WELCOMING MIGRANTS

  • Support our workers in health care, education, agriculture, and manufacturing who make Wisconsin more competitive.
  • Enact fair and humane Federal immigration policies; invest in refugee processing; expand pathways to citizenship.

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE

  • Expand Medicaid coverage.
  • Pass legislation that protects contraception and abortion services.

SAFE COMMUNITIES

  • Adopt common sense background checks and waiting periods to keep guns out of the hands of people who are a danger to themselves or others.

CLEAN WATER

  • Remove harmful chemicals in our state’s waterways
  • Provide funding and allow the DNR to investigate and fix problems in our water.

FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Support the Governor’s Renewable Energy Action Plans for municipalities.
  • Invest in clean energy.
  • Invest in public transit.