float:right; Whether thats creating good union jobs, paying a 15-dollar minimum wage, and creating economic opportunity right here in Wisconsin, I dont just talk about the issues, I deliver on them. | .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} Cyber-attacks on our elections are an immediate threat to U.S. national security and cannot be taken lightly. $('.collapse').collapse('show'); Alex Lasry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. We should be assisting countries in protecting their democracies and calling out those that are guilty of human rights violations and repressing democracy. People across the country rely on public transportation to have access to family sustaining jobs, healthcare, and a good education. These efforts are a role model for states across the country in driving down costs and increasing opportunities for students. I want to go to Washington to get things done for all Wisconsinites, no matter where they live, or who they have voted for in the past. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { "This week I was vaccinated!" Lasry tweeted on Friday after the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported it. 		font-weight: bold; 		top: -5px; Its also time to eliminate the tipped minimum wage, which is based in sexism and racism and makes it more likely that these workers live in poverty. Source. We need to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, advocate for more affordable and accessible child care, and ensure a fair wage for child care workers, home health care workers, and long-term care workers. We shouldnt try to force the service sector into current industrial labor law. I want to give Tammy Baldwin a true partner in the United States Senate. 		width: 35px !important; Pao Jo-yee Cheng, a friend of Choi's who offered a $127,000 reward for Alex Kwong's capture before his arrest, . Senator. When we built the Bucks arena in Milwaukee, we ensured that all the labor was union labor from Wisconsin. 	.leg-hnt-leadership {  		left: 0px; 	} That represents tens of millions of research dollars that are not coming into the state and instead are going somewhere else. 		height: 22px; 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. We need the government to incentivize more mental health workers to locate in rural communities and we need to invest more into tele-medicine in order to bring additional services wherever they are needed. 	.race_header.libertarian { 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. State legislature | 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. (function() { I want to bring a new way of thinking that ensures that the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share, while also prioritizing raising wages and bringing more investment back to the United States. 		border-bottom: 1px solid grey; 	.leg-hnt-leadership > div { 		margin: 0 5px; We need labor law that matches the contours of todays economy and protects todays workersa 21st-century labor law written for the 21st centurys economy. background-color: white; . [2] Marc Lasry co-founded Avenue Capital Group with his sister in 1995, and currently has a net worth of $1.8 billion. These century-old laws must be adjusted to account for todays workforce and our current economic reality. Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, received the coronavirus vaccine this week at a senior living center in Milwaukee, despite not being part of a group currently eligible for the shots in Wisconsin. Elections in 2023 | 	float: right; Unions protect our workers, and make workplaces safer, stronger, and better. Every Wisconsinite should be on an equal footing when it comes to opportunity, and universal broadband access would help bridge that gap. Our agriculture industry, especially our dairy industry, is one of the heaviest utilizers of immigrant labor in the state. Abolishing the filibuster will allow legislators to move an agenda and deliver real results for our constituents. [22], Lasry was accused of cutting in line because he received his COVID vaccine at the time when only seniors were eligible for shots in Wisconsin. We need Congress to invest in attracting more proven drug treatment programs and personnel into rural communities. 			document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content64003192d3c42').classList.add('leg-hnt-hide'); We need to attract and retain more staff to small-town facilities. I was the first candidate in this race to take the End Citizens United pledge and reject all corporate PAC money. } 	} 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. Lasry, 33, is a New York native and son of Marc Lasry, a hedge fund billionaire and one of the owners of the Milwaukee Bucks. Strengthening Election Security and Ending Foreign Interference. 	} We can dramatically decrease the cost of college while rapidly increasing the skills of our workforce by offering every student a pathway for two years of college to be free. 		overflow-y: hidden; 	} 	.outer_percentage { We need to incentivize lawyers to move to rural communities at the start of their careers by offering loan forgiveness if they stay in that community for a number of years. .widget-row.value-only.black { 	.leg-hnt-title { 		justify-content: center; 		overflow-x: auto; 70, 80% of the public support universal background checks. Itemized Tax Deductions on Gas Mileage, Work Clothes, Lodging, and Dining for Contract Workers. We also need to continue to open more markets for dairy exports, especially in the specialty cheese categories. } Our workers have been punished as a result of companies prioritizing profits over people. 			} 		padding-bottom: 8px; } 		font-weight: bold; 		border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; We should invest federal funds in the UW-Extension to help do this work. We need to significantly increase the monetary damages for this type of behavior. U.S. President | 	.results_text { 		font-style: italic; [4][7][9] Lasry went on to become Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff to Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, and then Deputy Counselor for Strategic Engagement to the Senior Advisor where he worked on business outreach and the Jobs Council. 	width: 43%; This new wave of restrictive voting laws is the most aggressive assault on democracy in over 100 years. The only way we can follow through on our promises is by passing legislation through Congress, and then letting voters register their approval or disapproval at the ballot box. .widget-img { 	font-size: .9em; 	} The VRAA will strengthen protections against racially discriminatory voter suppression and redistricting abuses. } It will help ensure that getting sick or having to care for a sick loved one wont lead to the choice between losing a paycheck or going to work sick and potentially infecting your co-workers and the community. When Unions were strong we had a vibrant middle class and robust manufacturing in this country. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; }  	} Socioeconomic status should not be an indicator of whether a person has access to healthcare. 0:24. 		width: 100%; This should be coupled with additional tourism grant opportunities to help communities build out offerings and market the opportunities for what is available. Income inequality has increased dramatically, and wages have stagnated in multiple sectors across our economy. [18], Lasry has been involved in Bucks' conflict with the unions caused by hiring non-union workers with lower wages which team reps originally described as "a matter of economics". I will do everything that I can to help raise wages, bring jobs and investment back to Wisconsin, and enact legislation that will make peoples lives better no matter where they live. [2][23] She declined the shot because of her pregnancy, and Lasry took it instead. . 	.election_results_text { Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Alex Lasry, a Democratic candidate for the Senate in Wisconsin, plans to drop out of the primary race Wednesday, his campaign confirmed. 		display: inline; How to vote | 		margin-top: 5px; Lyft, DoorDash, and Grubhub force gig workers to either accept changes to their contracts that allow those corporations to take more money away from gig workers, or the workers are blocked from getting additional gigs through the app. 		line-height: 1.5em; 	} 		display: block; "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. In general, there is a staggering lack of new construction in rural communities. For reasons that extend well beyond workforce needs, we need comprehensive immigration reform. They should have to clean up the mess they made. p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} Guarantee every worker the right to be a member of a union. 	} 		font-size: 16px; 	@media screen and (max-width: 350px) { [4] He graduated from Trevor Day School, where his mother served as a board member. Lasry unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the primary election ballot on August 9, 2022. Instead, we should meet the market reality of the service industry. } Both parties are now engaged in some of the most extreme partisan gerrymandering ever perpetrated on the citizens of the United States. I am committed to fight to help raise wages, bring real investment back to Wisconsin, and work every day to help make peoples lives better. 		font-weight: 100; 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. 		font-size: 1.25em; 	font-weight: bold; We need to ban captive audience meetings. Instead of handing out corporate tax breaks across the board, we should only be rewarding companies that are doing the right thing. The Bucks pay our employees at the Bucks Arena family-sustaining wages because we know that paying our employees fairly is not only the right thing to do, but also translates to higher productivity. 	} 		color: #fff; 		.votebox { Public safety is primarily a local law enforcement issue, but the federal government does have an important funding role to play. Lasry's career experience includes working as the senior vice president of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and a deputy counselor for strategic engagement with the White House. We all share far more in common than we have differences. ", "Bice: 33-year-old Bucks exec Alex Lasry got COVID-19 vaccine, says he was 'lucky' to jump line", "Mandela Barnes gets open path to take on Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson", "U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry's ritzy roots include elite schools, Michael Jackson home, $50 million-plus trust", "Cathy and Marc Lasry, parents | Penn Arts & Sciences Endowed Professors", "Wall Street roots. 		border-radius: 50%; The size and scope of the problem is so large that the federal government is going to need to play a significant role in making sure this problem is dealt with and cleaned up. 		background-color: green;  We all know families are struggling right now with rising costs. 		font-weight: bold; 		font-size: 12px; The results have been certified. 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. I want to abolish the filibuster. Much like the shortage in healthcare professionals and mental and substance abuse professions, there is a shortage of lawyers in rural Wisconsin. Progressive values and economic justice should go hand and hand. Tony Evers vetoed those bills, but other states arent as lucky. We need new federal programs that will quantify this carbon capture and compensate farmers that do climate smart agricultural practices like these. The war on labor unions and the resulting large-scale reduction in union membership has hurt our country and our economy. 	} Like the majority of Wisconsinites, I believe that every person should have autonomy over their reproductive health. Senator Baldwin is taking that work one step further through her Made in America Act to strengthen Buy America requirements for the federal government in order to support American businesses, manufacturers, and workers. The only way we can truly follow through on those promises is to pass legislation that will deliver real results to voters. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. 		flex: 0 0 175px; } 	width: 150px; Congress should preempt these statewide restrictions and allow cities and counties to have the ability to innovate locally on consideration of wages. The boom in remote work during the pandemic is allowing more people and companies the flexibility to do their jobs wherever they want. The old trope that raising the minimum wage will cost jobs has been disproven time and time again. When we built the Bucks stadium in Milwaukee, we ensured that all the labor was union labor from Wisconsin. 	} I am going to the Senate to get real results for Wisconsin. Fortunately, Gov. That's an amazing nine-year return, and a hedge fund owner home run. Just as important as making sure that we have fair maps is ensuring that people are being counted in their communities. This is a crisis that we must address with urgency. 	.results_row td { Prior to 2017, contract workers, like many in the skilled trades who must travel to do their jobs, were allowed to deduct their gas mileage, work clothes, lodging, and dining from their taxes. One of the results of the lack of support is that women work less in the United States compared to other advanced nations. We also dont just talk about a 15 dollars minimum wage; we turned our promise into action. Source. Alex Lasry, a Milwaukee Bucks executive who largely self-funded a Senate campaign in Wisconsin, dropped out of the Democratic primary on Wednesday, leaving Lt . While Johnson has gotten grief for nonstop gaffes and his.    } When employers pay a living wage, it reduces the need for those vital services. Alex Lasry, a senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks and son of the team's billionaire owner, announced Wednesday that he's running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in 2022 for the seat. 		font-size: 2em; 		vertical-align: top; 		background-color: #ccf; 				max-height: 580px; We didnt just talk about a 15 dollars minimum wage; we turned our promise into action. 	} }, 100); Require the federal government only does business with companies that pay at least the living wage of 15 dollars an hour, provide a safe workplace, and respect workers rights to organize a union, The federal government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the country. I have a proven track record of delivering for Wisconsinites  whether its creating good union jobs, paying a $15-dollars minimum wage, and investing in and helping grow Wisconsins economy. 		display: inline-block; 	} 	display: inline-block; We must bridge the gap to ensure an equal footing when it comes to opportunity for every part of our state. 	.inner_percentage.Green {  Its time to enact Automatic Voter Registration that makes our voter roles more accurate and more secure. This plan at its core is about investing more in our working families. This money should come from the federal government to support overstretched municipal budgets. Improving Conservation and Climate Resilience. We need to think differently about our tax policy. $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { 		} 	.race_footer { In the coming years, Congress will need to pass a follow up bill to ensure our critical infrastructure needs are continuing to be addressed. 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