Assembly Districts BOLD NAMES ARE PRIMARY WINNERS Races without links = one or more candidates have no response / not enough information for an article. (I) = Incumbent Assembly District 1: Republicans Kitchens (I) vs Swagel. Kitchens is yes to medical and decriminalization. Assembly District 4: Republicans Steffen (I) vs Darwin Behnke Assembly District 4:…
Phelps Wins! A competitive Assembly District race, but likely Democrat says the analysis I read. Wispolitics.com said that the dynamics of the race that Republican Incumbent Warren Petryk was drawn into this district. Petryk was first elected in 2010 and decided to retire rather than face a defeat. This retirement dealt a blow to GOP…
Listed as a competitive assembly district with the likely advantage going to the Democrats with a projected 55.7% of the vote. The Assembly District 46 new maps had drawn in a freshman incumbent, but she (Melissa Ratcliff) will be seeking a Senate seat, leaving this district as an open seat. I highly expected a primary…
Fitchburg, Stoughton and McFarland will be blue, it is just a matter of who. Jimmy Anderson (D) was elected to the Assembly in 2016 and passed up running for reelection to this seat. Anderson has chosen to seek seat in the Wisconsin State Senate and that means a job opening for someone who can win…
Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie area of the state is Assembly District 65 and the current Rep is retiring. Still labeled a competitive district by most standards but a 55.9% Very Likely Democrat district draws in Brian Gonzales (R-Kenosha) as the lone GOP candidate on the ticket. But there will be a primary for this open…
Past district performance is over 68% Republican in Assembly District 57. There is a Democrat and Independent that will be on the final ballot in November. Can Incumbent Republican Kevin Peterson hold off his GOP challenger in the primary battle? It is hard to say. Located in central Wisconsin, the district 57 comprises nearly all…
The Assembly District 19 is a solid Democrat District in Milwaukee and draws no Republican to the final race, making it an uncontested Democrat win in November 2024. The Incumbent will face a primary challenger come August. Ryan Clancy (D-Milwaukee) Incumbent Ryan Clancy has marijuana legalization as a priority on his campaign website and you…
In the redrawn 69th District — which includes all of Clark County, a portion of Taylor County that includes Medford and the Athens area — former Abbotsford mayor Lori Voss will face Rep. Karen Hurd, who used to represent Assembly District 68 and recently moved to the Thorp area. Voss, owner of Hawkeye Dairy in…
The Incumbent in Assembly District 11 Dora Drake will be running for Senator. That leaves the district wide open and with no Republican in sight for this race, the primary takes the cake and the job of State Assembly Representative. Democrat Primary Maybe don’t bank on Banks yet. Rick Banks (D) may not have made…
The new maps placed three Republican Incumbents into this district and they all are either retired, moving to run in a different district or are running for another seat. That should be our first clue to how this story is going to end. Senator Cowles retired, Senator Wimberger is going to run for the 2nd…
Senate District 8 is listed many places as a competitive Senate race to keep our eye on for sure. What some call a “toss up district” others are giving the Republican a small advantage. There are 5 competitive Senate Races and 2 out of those 5 are listed as toss ups. The other 3 races…
A repeat of last year election candidates in the 52nd District. The new maps give this area of the state the new label of Assembly District 60. The new Assembly District 60 centers around Fond du Lac but includes areas to the north around Eldorado and also the areas around Lamartine, Oakfield and Eden. There…
Assembly District 22 now includes Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, northwest Mequon, and the Town of Germantown. There are about 29 out of 99 Assembly Districts to watch in the 2024 Fall General Election. Many more if you count primary battles, but in reality, those 29 seats are labeled as competitive by some standard. There are about…
The 5th Congressional District is covering most of Milwaukee’s northern and western suburbs. It presently covers all of Washington and Jefferson counties, most of Waukesha County, and portions of Dodge, Milwaukee and Walworth counties. Three Democrats will work hard to get on the ballot for a primary election in Congressional District 5 held by prohibitionist…
The Wisconsin State Assembly District 25 district boundaries changed under the new maps, but it is still a Republican favorite by 59.5%. I use the Ballotpedia entry to look at the before and after maps of the district to get a better lay of the land. I know for sure that there are a high…
Even though the maps changed and redistricting happened, the “political experts” crunching the voting data from the past have labeled the 8th, 14th, 18th, 30th and 32nd Senate Districts as ‘competitive’ in the overall Senate races in 2024. Only half of the 33 Senators are up for election in 2024, so we are stuck with…
District 92 will be the new home to Rep. Clint Moses (R) under the redistricting maps for the 2024 general election as he is drawn into the district. Some political map experts give this district a small half point percentage to the GOP candidate, which really makes this a toss up district. While other election…
Republican Todd Novak has been the Mayor of Dodgeville since 2012. In 2014 he won a four (4) way primary battle to get the Republican spot in the general election for state assembly. In that same 2014 general election we had a three (3) way race between Novak (R), Cates (D) and Laufenberg (L). Talk…
Grant and Crawford County in the SW portion of Wisconsin is silent, candidate wise. Although very likely a Republican win, this race is at least on the watch screen of 29 competitive assembly races in Wisconsin. So where are the Assembly District 49 Cannabis Activists? We need you! Incumbent Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) Representative Travis…
Assembly District 27: Plymouth, Greenbush, Elkhart Lake, Kohler, Cascade, St. Cloud, Malone, Sheboygan Falls, Waldo, Howards Grove, Saint Peter, Mount Calvary, Kiel and Oostburg 67.5% Republican favored district. The Republican Incumbent Katsma is the 19th member of the Assembly to announce plans to retire or to seek another office. Six of them are Republicans. Current…
Assembly District 82 is 57.5% favored Republican District and the new maps did not disrupt much of Incumbent Rep. Scott Allen and his plans to run again for the state assembly. Two potential Democrat challengers could produce a primary. Although very likely a Republican win, this race is at least on the watch screen of…
Assembly District 1 – Kewaunee county, Door county and the 3 townships from the north to south on the east side of Brown county. The Sturgeon Bay area is where Rep. Kitchens calls home and thanks to the work for field activists in the area, cannabis possession in your own home in Sturgeon Bay no longer…
Assembly District 5 slightly changed under the redistricting process and map process. Primarily the Little Chute, Seymour, Hobart, Nichols, Oneida and the Oneida Reservation area. Goeben (R – Hobart) Incumbent first elected in 2022. Owner of Joyful Hearts Family Childcare, YWCA swim team board member, Christ Alone Church Leadership board member, Green Bay Area Christian Homeschoolers…
Assembly District 4 or 6 could have saw incumbent pairings that could lead to a primary battle. Let’s examine the candidates in these fights. UPDATE: Republicans will see a primary battle in both the 4th and 6th Assembly Districts, while Democrats will have a primary only in the 4th Assembly District. Battlefield Locations: AD4: Howard,…
Assembly District 3 has a potential Incumbent pairing that could lead to a primary battle in August 2024. The redistricting process still has this area has a GOP stronghold with predictions of up to 63% red votes. Tusler told WisPolitics he hadn’t made a decision on the fall yet, saying he and Bodden were “Tony-mandered”…
The new 99th Assembly District seems to be a victory to the Republicans in this district. The redrawn 99th District that ends at Watertown on the west, and is extended east to include Hartland, no longer including Wales and Dousman but stretching north into Dodge County. It is a heavily favored Republican stronghold district. This…
District performance predicted at 55.8% Democratic the WisPolitics article and 54.8% Democrat on the DavesRedistricting information was one thing to make this district appear on the competitive race list. The Projects.cnaAnalysis show this district as very likely Dem with a 14.5% margin and you would think that a strong Democrat candidate would have already emerged….
Receiving a high grade in previous sessions by co-sponsoring a variety of bills and leading the way on Industrial Hemp is Baraboo Rep. Dave Considine. He was critical in drafting our Industrial Hemp bill that was first passed into law and cosponsored adult use legislation three consecutive sessions. First elected in 2014, he will be…
The Assembly District 42 has changed and will most likely go from red to blue, chasing off an incumbent or two. Ballotpedia has the comparison maps of AD 42 if you care. Assembly District 42 includes parts of Columbia and Dane County including the Poynette, Lodi, Prairie Du Sac, Morrisonville, Deforest, Winsor, Fall River, Doylestown,…
The Assembly District 90 is a Democrat stronghold of sorts and after the redistricting process the new maps for this district heavily favor the Democrat. I am not sure why some articles indicate this as a race to watch and possible even competitive. I will be watching to see who the new Democrat will be….
I know it is hard to keep track of all the numbers and changes in the districts under the new maps. So much change is coming and that means new faces in the new districts. The old 4th Assembly District is now the new 89th Assembly District and includes Ashwaubenon and most of the west…
Rep John Macco (R) has represented the 88th AD since his 2014 election. Macco told WisPolitics earlier this spring that he’s “looking at it now” as he considers his next steps for the upcoming 2024 election. The new maps and district lines remove him from the 88th Assembly District, and places him into the 2nd…
The Assembly District 94 as a result of redistricting shifted slightly north to northwest. Depending on who you talk to, each has a different reason for why this is considered a toss up race. The note on district performance from WisPolitics is 53.6% Republican. Davesredistricting is 50.3% Democratic lean and the Projects.cnalysis shows this race…
Clicking on the maps it looks like the old Assembly District 84 morphs into the 61st Assembly District with some slight changes in district lines. Republican Bob Donovan currently holds the title of Representative of the 84th District, but under the new maps he does not live in the new 61st Assembly District. Will all…
State Rep. Sue Conley, D-Janesville, announced she won’t run for reelection in the Assembly after serving in the chamber for four years. Conely has been a consistent supporter of cannabis reform in Wisconsin and we thank her for your work on the issue. The last bill introduced by 25 (out of 35) Democrat Representatives included…
What about Assembly District 30 Update: After the primary elections the forecast for this district changed to Tilt Republican. Republican Shannon Zimmerman from River Falls won the 2022 election by 58% and the 2020 election by 56% of the vote. The new district maps for Assembly 30 changed, but does it matter? The district does…
Assembly District 21 is now occupied by Republican Jessie Rodriguez from Oak Creek. The district will change slightly under the new maps by loosing South Milwaukee and gaining the Garden District, which makes this district much more competitive now. Will the Democrats carry this district by 6% like some experts think? Some more conservative projections…
Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, announced that she will leave the legislature in order to run to replace retiring Dane County Executive Joe Parisi in 2024. History Senator Agard was one of the first lead elected officials to really push hard for full legalization of cannabis and will be well remembered. Her tireless…
LRB 0510 (Assembly Bill 861) was circulated for co-sponsorship and is the decriminalization legislation for the 2023-24 session supposedly led by Republicans and bi-partisan in nature. The co-Sponsorship analysis of this bill has to mention that the basics of this legislation of creating a state level statue for non criminal charges for simple marijuana possession…
The decriminalization bill for the 2023-24 legislation session is currently being circulated. Do not dig too deep into this. We will be providing some additional analysis and updates as we go. But right now, we need people in the fields to make some noise about co-sponsoring this decriminalization bill, especially in Republican districts. Bill Highlights…
Medical mushrooms, sometimes referred to as magic mushrooms, for Wisconsin? In all honesty the “traditional market” has supplied mushrooms to many in Wisconsin and prohibition of these fungi will never stop demand for shrooms. Micro doses of these mushrooms makes main stream media reports often enough and legalization efforts in other states dominate drug policy…
Republicans present legalization bill 2021 started off with Republicans submitting Assembly Bill 130 / Senate Bill 164 which would have decriminalized simple marijuana possession at the state level to $100. The 2023-24 legislation session is in full swing and wrapping up and while Democrats unveiled their adult use legalization measures, Republicans have yet to submit…
Wisconsin Adult Use Cannabis Legislation Senate Bill 486 and Assembly Bill 506 have been introduced on October 9th, 2023. These bills would legalize cannabis in Wisconsin for both adult-use consumers and qualified medical patients. Adults over the age of 21 will be legally permitted to possess up to five ounces of cannabis, and may grow up to 12…
The March 13th, 2023 email update from Congressman Derek Van Orden contains a constituent survey. Unfortunately cannabis reform must not even be on the radar screen of this former Navy Seal now that he is in office because the topic did not make his survey. Fortunately there is a chance to simply check the box…
Action Alert For Immediate Release February 19th, 2023 WHO: Wisconsin Cannabis Advocates and Media WHAT: Cannabis Grassroots Advocacy Day WHEN: February 22, 2023 WHERE: Madison State Capitol WHY: Wisconsin Needs Legal Cannabis On February 22, 2023, The Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network will hold a grassroots advocacy day in Madison at the State Capitol Building. Governor…
WisPolitics.com conducted interviews with all four Senate District 8 candidates. Republican Primary is Feb 21, 2023 General Election is Tuesday April 4th, 2023 Republicans Thiensville Village President Van Mobley, RAge: 54Occupation: Economics professorCampaign website: https://www.vanmobleyforwisconsin.com/ Mobley also said the Legislature should look at legalizing medical marijuana for those with a doctor’s prescription. I tired to contact him…
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WLUK) — A Winnebago County board supervisor is pushing an ordinance that would reduce simple marijuana possession to a $1 fine. The county’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee considered the measure Monday night. A Winnebago County board supervisor is pushing an ordinance that would reduce simple marijuana possession to a $1 fine…
Town Hall Meetings, Listening Sessions, In District Office Hours and/or Mobile Office hours are an excellent time to meet with your elected officials one on one. No matter what they call them or label these events, they are your opportunity to either start or continue to build a relationship with your elected officials. Always remember…
Those of you active with cannabis reform know that at the state level everything legislative moves slow right until it moves and than it moves fast. That is not so much the same for local marijuana reform, which moves quickly and is usually over before anyone even knows. Municipality leaders, such as county board supervisors…
We have 95 emails of members/supporters of cannabis reform with the Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network in the Republican Senate District of 30 (Eric Wimberger). Bottom line, that is not enough. If you live, work or know of people in this area, now is the time to act. If you want to travel to this area…
It is 2023-25 Budget time and agencies are again putting together proposals for the Governor to help craft a budget for the State of Wisconsin. Throughout past budgets cycles under Republican Governor Scott Walker, many key agencies have requested changes in the cannabis laws in Wisconsin. I reported on one key agency a few times…
Some hail the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation (WFBF), in specific lobbyist Rob Richard, as the reason industrial hemp is legal in Wisconsin. I tend to think the passing of hemp reform in Wisconsin came through cultivation of years of support from all strains of activists in Wisconsin. I will give the Wisconsin Farm Bureau a…
2022 Fall Cannabis Referendum Results I covered the 2022 Wisconsin Marijuana Referendums and candidate implications in an earlier blog. Wisconsin Cannabis Activists predicted high support for these referendums and voters validated our work. It is important to note Wisconsin does not have a state wide binding ballot initiative. That means we cannot collect signatures to…
The stages are set for the General Election on November 8th, 2022. We have documented the 2022 Wisconsin State Assembly Candidates feelings and actions about marijuana reform and created a comprehensive data base. We hope you find this information helpful when it comes time to vote. One reason why it is important to contact and…
The stages are set for the General Election on November 8th, 2022. We have documented the 2022 Wisconsin State Senate Candidates feelings and actions about marijuana reform and created a comprehensive data base. We hope you find this information helpful when it comes time to vote. One reason why it is important to contact and…
It is election time and close to Halloween politicians say scary things about laced marijuana and try to trick you. I wrote an article awhile back entitled Misinformation about marijuana in Halloween candy in which we uncovered the real danger is not pot in your kids candy. It is being struck by a motor vehicle…
In 2018 marijuana referendums, the people of Milwaukee County clearly stated their support for an end to marijuana prohibition: 70% of residents voted in support of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. In fact, a majority of the residents of every Milwaukee County municipality supported marijuana legalization. Why would any Alderman of the City of Wauwatosa…
Gov Evers special session on ballot initiatives would have created a statewide binding referendum process through a constitutional amendment, allowing voters to file petitions with the Wisconsin Elections Commission and ultimately hold a vote during a general election to repeal laws, propose new state laws and constitutional amendments. If enough signatures by qualified electors are validated…
Listen as Jay Selthofner, Director of Operations for the Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network, joins Ben Cominos of Outside the Box with some insight into the debate surrounding the legalization of weed and other cannabis products. He lists what he hopes to see happen and what obstacles are in the way.
Vote YES Eau Claire campaign: Launches to campaign for the legalization of marijuana ahead of the November advisory referendum. On Monday, August 22nd, 2022, the Vote YES! Eau Claire campaign, chaired by Matthew Lehner, a local leader and activist and President of UW-Eau Claire College Democrats, officially launched ahead of the non-binding referendum question that…
Wisconsin Governor Race – Republican Primary August 9th, 2022 Rebecca Kleefisch, Timothy Ramthun and Tim Michels are not supporting reforming cannabis laws. Neither was Kevin Nicholson who dropped out of the race in July 2022. Michels, Kleefisch, Nicholson and Ramthun said they would not even sign a medical marijuana bill into law if they are…
Wisconsin Lt. Governor Race Former State Assembly Rep. Sara Rodriguez co-sponsored the 2021-22 legislation to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin. Also running is Peng Her from Madison. Wisconsin Secretary of State Incumbent Doug La Follette faces challenger Alexia Sabor of Madison. Wisconsin US Senate Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes is in the race, along with State Treasurer…
As reported by WisPolitics.com, Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) during a hearing on her bill to legalize medical marijuana asked speakers to focus on the legislation at hand and not on legalizing the drug for recreational use. The Legislature has already gaveled out for the session, so it’s too late to send the bill to Gov….
On April 14th, 2022 Senator Melissa Agard sent out an email entitled “Important Cannabis Update”. In the email she provided some great public hearing 101 information, a summary of the medical marijuana bill being addressed at the hearing, offered her full legalization of cannabis bill as a comparison, and indicated she plans to testify against…
All politics are local and a local activist from Kenosha that admins the facebook page Kenosha Residents for Cannabis Reform has been working very hard to have a dialog with and document the stance of candidates for office at the local level. Locally elected officials have the power to lower fines for cannabis possession in…
Marijuana legalization Support for legalization of marijuana has grown since the question was first asked in 2013, with 61% in favor of legalization and 31% opposed now. The trend is shown in Table 28. Table 28: Legalization of marijuana trend, October 2013-February 2022 Poll dates Yes, legal No, illegal Don’t Know Refused Oct. 21-24, 2013 50 45…
The last time we had a public hearing on marijuana reform in the in Wisconsin was back in 2009. We all know it is high time Wisconsin legalizes cannabis for responsible adults and we are sick of waiting. But to not even hold a public hearing on the bills seems cruel and unusual punishment. Republican…
Competing medical marijuana bills are in session again for the close of the 2022 legislation cycle. The big question on our minds is, to which committee will Republicans send medical cannabis bills to die? The first Republican decriminalization bill quickly disappeared from news after Governor Evers included taxation of adult use marijuana in his second…
The last time we had a public hearing on marijuana reform in the in Wisconsin was back in 2009. We all know it is high time Wisconsin legalizes cannabis for responsible adults and we are sick of waiting. But to not even hold a public hearing on the bills seems cruel and unusual punishment. Republican…
The last time we had a public hearing on marijuana reform in the in Wisconsin was back in 2009. We all know it is high time Wisconsin legalizes cannabis for responsible adults and we are sick of waiting. But to not even hold a public hearing on the bills seems cruel and unusual punishment. Senator…
WHAT LRB 0250/1 is presented for co-sponsorship by two Republican Senators (Felzkowski and Bernier) and 11 Assembly Reps Snyder, Schraa, Rozar, Edming, Kitchens, Krug, Loudenbeck, Macco, Novak, Sortwell, and Tittl). The legislation would create a Medical Marijuana program that tightly regulates the cultivation, processing,testing, and dispensing of medical marijuana to ensure patients have legal, safe,…
The Senate Bill 790 decriminalization legislation co-Sponsorship analysis has to mentioned that the basics of this legislation of creating a state level statue for non criminal charges for simple marijuana possession has seen consecutive sessions in which Republicans had taken the lead on this issue. Early in 2021 before the budget process even began, SB…
The Past I remember back to the 2000 through 2008 reign as Rebecca Kleefisch (R) was the Lt. Gov to Scott Walker. I checked my archives and Rebecca Kleefisch did not give any positive news statements about marijuana reform as an elected official. Her eight year run as Lieutenant Governor did not leave me with…
One of the tools citizen activists can use is the Wisconsin Ethics Commission – Eye on Lobbying Website. We will make sure to also add the link to our “Fact Sheet” section. Past lobbying information is archived. This tool will provide useful going forward as reform looms in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Cannabis Activists will need to…
Wisconsin’s historic bipartisan cannabis decriminalization bill in 2017 included a number of sponsors of cannabis law reform legislation not seen before. The legislators on this bill included a few Republicans and were led by Rep. Adam Jarchow (R-Balsam Lake). There were five other GOP cosponsors, Kathleen Bernier (R-Lake Hallie), Reps. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) Dale…
Lodi hosts prevention prohibitionist Ben Cort – As legalization looms, the Republicans and coalition groups are taking this opportunity to zoom information into Wisconsin. Not every “industry expert” brought into Wisconsin by organizations concerned about marijuana legalization are friendly. The battle over information is just starting. Lots of organizations concerned about youth prevention and use…
Have you heard of Senate Bill 545 yet? It is a comprehensive legislation addressing cannabis reform. Adult use/medical marijuana combination bill (LRB-4361) has been assigned the Senate Bill Number of 545. The bill is awaiting an assembly bill number assignment. For the first time in the history of Wisconsin legislation, a majority of the Democratic…
Conversation on Cannabis legalization Thu, Sep 16, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Frank L. Weyenberg Library (Tolzman Conference Room) at 11345 N Cedarburg Rd, Mequon 53092 A 1 hour open discussion to meet and discuss marijuana legalization. Collect signatures of support. Confront Republican opposition and gain Republican allies is always on the agenda….
Wisconsin is ready to grow our future by legalizing cannabis. What LRB-4361 (Senate Bill 545) will help build safe communities and a healthy future. Agricultural business will bloom and the economic benefits will be felt by Wisconsinites as the state legalizes cannabis. The legislation is currently being circulated for co-sponsorship. Who Over 60% of Wisconsinites…
William Penterman (R) is the focus of my attention today. I wrote an article back in May about a special strategy needed to be developed for special elections which I have been discussing since. If gerrymandering does not end, a new strategy will be needed to replace politicians who continue to fail voters. We will…
When asked about his “stance on cannabis reform”, Pete Adams (D) had this to say, “I am in support of the legalization of recreational marijuana and on top of that taxing it and using the money from said tax to fund other state projects like fixing roads.” He has also giving additional public statements to…
N.E.W. Patriots presents “A panel discussion on Marijuana” Panel members: Against Reform: Julaine Appling (President, WI Family Council) and Joe Giganti (Radio Host) Pro-reform: Shae Sortwell (State Representative) and Kris Teegarden (Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network) Since Colorado and Washington became the first in 2012, now 16 states and D.C. have legalized marijuana for adults and…
Earlier this month, the Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley confirmed her non support of adult use marijuana legislation. At the time of the original airing of the story on June 7th, 2021, the twelve (12) Democrat Senators were noted as split 50/50 on the issue of recreational marijuana and that is probably what lead her…
Recently Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley (D) made some main stream marijuana news. How? By stating what to me seemed obvious….there are some Democrats who are not in favor of total legalization of cannabis, and she is one of them. Well those were not her exact words. Not only is she one of them, but…
Governor Evers first budget in 2018 asked for decriminalization of personal possession of marijuana and a medical cannabis program. The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) said NO. In the Spring of 2019, many Republican Assembly Members team up to conduct a “Spring GOP Survey“. The 2019 GOP Assembly Spring Survey was worded like this: Legalization of…
Republican Primary for the special election in Assembly District 37 (MAP) will be held on June 15th, 2021. Wisconsin Assembly District 37 is comprised of the cities of Columbus, Waterloo and Watertown, along with the Towns of Bristol, Elba, Emmet, Ixonia, Lebanon, Lowel, Portland, Shields and York. AD 37 also include the villages of DeForest,…
As reported by WBAY News Menasha Republican has announced his candidacy for Wisconsin’s Sixth Congressional District. These means Republican Mullenix will primary Grothman. Before Grothman, the seat was held by Republican Tom Petri for 18 sessions going back to 1979. Douglas Mullenix, is kicking off 120 days of campaigning by taking part in town halls…
From Bayview to Sherman Park, we all want our families to be whole and our communities to be vibrant. But far too often — at cookouts and at ballfields, near our community centers and on our blocks — Milwaukee police lean on outdated cannabis laws to stop, harass and arrest Black and Brown people, in…
Back in November 2020 I wrote an article digesting who was appointed to the 2021-22 Joint Finance Committee. As we know, Governor Evers proposed decriminalization and medical marijuana in his first budget proposal, which was gutted out by the Joint Finance Committee Members. Republicans followed up by having a misleading question on their own 2019…
WORK IN PROGRESS (WIP) Last updated 01/12/2023 Assembly District # – Name – Occupation – Stance on Marijuana A=Adult Use M=Medical LM=Limited Medical (Pill only) D=Decriminalization 1 Joel Kitchens (R – WI): Large animal veterinarian. M/D 2 Shae Sortwell (R – WI): Former U.S. Army Sergeant, U.S. Army Reserve Chemical Corps, 2009–2018. A/M/D 3 Ron Tusler (R –…
Make Marijuana a Priority in Wisconsin. As a resident of Wisconsin, we need you to help our state lawmakers move swiftly to end the failed policy of marijuana prohibition and criminalization. Session after session legislation stalls in committees and Wisconsin falls further behind on the issue. Never in modern history has there existed greater public…
The Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network volunteers from the Oshkosh and Appleton area recently embarked on an mission to reach out to their local elected officials at the city and county level. Activism is a marathon, not a sprint. Relationship building and education is key. Regional leaders with the network, Tess and Kris developed a cannabis…
Petition to form The Wisconsin Cannabis Caucus Wisconsin needs elected officials who sponsored the various bills throughout past sessions, and the newly elected legislators supporting reform on the campaign trail, to work together towards sensible cannabis reform in a bi-partisan nature. With public support for reforming marijuana laws at an all time high, we request…
I was a major contributor to a variety to marijuana voter guides for the 2020 general election. During the research of the project I was able to find out the views about marijuana reform from many candidates running for office. A record number of candidates on the Republican side supported reform when questioned and it…
Back in January 2021, I did an article entitled WISPOLITICS.COM VIRTUAL LUNCHEONS SHOULD ADDRESS MARIJUANA REFORM. The purpose of the article was to highlight as the 2021-22 Wisconsin Legislation cycle begins, to expect a lot of virtual meetings, town halls and forums. I reminded activists to use them as your opportunity to engage your elected…
As Senator Scott Fitzgerald now a congressman-elect he will be leaving his seat as Senate Majority Leader,. Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted early in November 2020 to name Senator Devin LeMahieu as new Majority Leader. LeMahieu will be the new head of their caucus following an election that increased their hold on the Senate chamber by two seats. The 9th District…
Wisconsin Marijuana Legalization MADISON (WLUK) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-23 budget proposal proposes regulating and taxing marijuana. For Wisconsin, the topic of legalizing marijuana is not a new one. Jay Selthofner grows hemp on his farm in Green Lake County and grows marijuana in Michigan where it is legal. He’s been following the state’s debate over…
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