If you are making less than $750,000 per year, I think your state income tax rate is already high enough.

Working families and small-business owners are paying more for housing, health care, child care, utilities, insurance, and property taxes. They should not be Madison’s first answer whenever the budget gets tight.

Before asking ordinary taxpayers for more, Wisconsin should review ineffective tax breaks, corporate giveaways, administrative waste, and policies that allow powerful interests to shift their costs onto everyone else.

I will not vote to raise state income-tax rates on anyone earning less than $750,000 per year.

Because a state senator should work for the district, not for a party.

You may not agree with me on every issue. I do not expect you to. But I will show up, explain my votes, respond to constituents, examine what legislation actually says, and tell you when I think my own party is wrong.

I believe in work, accountability, responsible budgeting, personal freedom, strong public schools, functioning markets, and rules that apply equally to everyone. Those are not exclusively Democratic or Republican values. They are Wisconsin values.

No. I am a business attorney who has spent my career helping businesses, lenders, nonprofits, and property owners complete transactions and solve problems.

Wisconsin needs successful employers, entrepreneurs, farms, and family-owned businesses. But supporting business does not mean supporting every subsidy, monopoly, non-compete agreement, or special exemption requested by a powerful corporation.

A healthy economy rewards businesses that compete, innovate, treat people well, and create value. Government should establish clear rules, enforce them consistently, and stop giving an advantage to whoever has the most lobbyists.

I do not believe either political party has a monopoly on good ideas.

Democrats sometimes assume that spending more money proves that a problem has been solved. It does not. Programs should be judged by whether they work, government should eliminate waste, and new rules should be written so small businesses and ordinary people can realistically comply with them.

I also believe Democrats should talk more about work, personal responsibility, competition, public safety, and the dignity that comes from being able to support yourself and your family.

I am a Democrat because I believe government must stand up for working families when concentrated power rigs the rules against them. But I will evaluate proposals based on their substance, not which party introduced them.

Wisconsin has shifted too many state responsibilities onto local property taxpayers.

The state should reliably fund the obligations it imposes, especially special education and essential local services. I also support targeted relief for homeowners whose property-tax bills consume an excessive share of their income.

Long term, we must build more starter homes and workforce housing, modernize outdated land-use rules where appropriate, and make new developments pay their fair share of the infrastructure they require.

Property-tax relief should be structural and lasting, not a temporary check mailed shortly before an election.

I respect the constitutional right of law-abiding Wisconsinites to own firearms for hunting, sport, and personal protection.

I also believe rights come with responsibilities. I support enforcing existing laws, improving background-check reporting, holding people accountable when they knowingly provide firearms to prohibited individuals, and using a fair judicial process when credible evidence shows that someone poses an immediate danger to themselves or others.

I do not support treating responsible gun owners like criminals. Public-safety policy should focus on dangerous conduct and genuine risks, not symbolic measures that burden lawful ownership without making people safer.

I believe decisions about pregnancy should be made by a woman in consultation with her doctor, not by politicians in Madison.

Wisconsin should protect access to contraception, fertility treatment, prenatal care, and medically appropriate abortion care. Government should not force someone to continue a pregnancy, nor should it interfere when a physician must act to protect a patient’s health.

People hold sincere and deeply personal beliefs about abortion. I respect that. But the government should not impose one person’s religious or moral judgment on every Wisconsin family.

I am not opposed to data centers, but they should move forward only when they make sense for the community and when the company, not the public, bears the costs and risks. That means a transparent accounting of electricity, water, roads, transmission, emergency services, and other infrastructure before a project is approved.

Families and small businesses should not see higher electric rates to finance power plants, grid upgrades, or stranded costs created for one large customer. Developers should pay the costs they create, and I am skeptical of using TIF simply to increase the profitability of some of the world’s largest companies.

Every major project should also have a financial “living will” before construction begins. The developer should have a binding wind-down plan and money set aside for decommissioning, environmental cleanup, unpaid infrastructure obligations, and other costs if the project closes, changes course, or fails.

Every proposal has to be paid for, and “the government will cover it” is not an answer. Taxpayers are the government’s source of money.

I support a more disciplined budgeting process that requires agencies to explain what they need, what outcomes taxpayers are receiving, and where existing spending can be redirected. I also support reviewing tax credits and subsidies to determine whether they are actually producing jobs, higher wages, or meaningful public benefits.

Some investments also reduce costs elsewhere. Better state funding for special education can lower pressure on property taxes. Affordable child care helps parents work and employers fill jobs. Greater health care competition can reduce costs for families, employers, and government alike.

The question should not simply be, “Does this cost money?” It should be, “Does this solve the problem, and is it worth what taxpayers are being asked to pay?”

I support requiring state agencies to build their budgets from demonstrated needs rather than automatically treating last year’s spending as the starting point.

That does not mean forcing every agency to repeatedly defend its very existence or pretending government can operate without continuity. It means asking what services are required, what they should reasonably cost, what results are being achieved, and whether money can be used more effectively.

Budgeting should be based on present needs and measurable results, not inertia.

Parents should have choices, but public money must come with public accountability.

Any school receiving taxpayer dollars should meet comparable standards for financial transparency, academic accountability, nondiscrimination, and student access. Taxpayers should be able to see where their money is going and whether a school is serving the students whose education the public is funding.

I oppose continually expanding programs without honestly accounting for their cost to local public schools and property taxpayers. Choice should not mean one set of rules for public schools and another for politically connected private institutions.

Yes. Workers should have the freedom to organize and negotiate collectively if they choose.

Collective bargaining is not a guarantee that workers receive everything they request. It is a process in which both sides negotiate wages, benefits, working conditions, and expectations. Employers should bargain honestly, and unions should be accountable to their members.

A functioning free market requires workers to have meaningful bargaining power, not merely the theoretical freedom to quit a job they cannot afford to leave.

Wisconsin should legalize and regulate marijuana for adult use.

Our current system sends Wisconsin money to neighboring states, consumes law-enforcement resources, and creates criminal consequences that are often more damaging than the conduct itself. Legalization should include age restrictions, product testing, impaired-driving enforcement, responsible taxation, and clear rules for employers and public safety.

Regulation is more honest and effective than pretending prohibition has eliminated marijuana use.

Government should treat every Wisconsin resident equally under the law.

Adults should be free to live their lives, form families, and make personal decisions without unnecessary government interference. I support marriage equality and protections against discrimination in employment, housing, education, and public accommodations.

On difficult questions involving children, schools, and medical care, decisions should be made carefully by families, qualified professionals, and local communities. Politicians should not use vulnerable people as props in a national culture war.

Health care should work more like a functioning market and less like a maze designed to prevent patients from understanding the price.

I support greater price transparency, stronger oversight of insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, protections for independent pharmacies, and allowing small employers to explore buying coverage through larger purchasing pools.

Patients should be able to learn what care will cost, understand why a claim was denied, and challenge improper decisions without hiring a lawyer. Doctors should be rewarded for keeping people healthy, not forced to spend their time fighting paperwork.

By listening, identifying the actual problem, and focusing on results rather than who receives the credit.

Republicans are right about some things. Democrats are right about some things. Most Wisconsinites are less interested in partisan scorekeeping than in whether their schools are strong, their communities are safe, their bills are manageable, and their government is honest.

I will work with anyone who is serious about solving a problem. I will not support a bad proposal merely to appear bipartisan, but I will not reject a good one because a Republican introduced it.

Yes. I expect to continue practicing law in a substantially reduced capacity, subject to strict ethical safeguards.

Wisconsin legislators are permitted to maintain outside employment, and many do. I believe continuing limited legal work will help me stay connected to the practical challenges facing families, workers, and businesses.

I will disclose potential conflicts, recuse myself when appropriate, and never use public office to benefit a client or employer. My responsibilities to the people of the 33rd District will come first.

I mean treating people like human beings again.

Politics has become too focused on humiliation, outrage, personal attacks, and making the other side angry. That may generate attention, but it does not lower costs, improve schools, fix roads, or make government work better.

Decency does not mean avoiding difficult issues or pretending every idea is equally good. It means telling the truth, listening to people, arguing about the substance, and refusing to treat disagreement as a reason to demean someone.

We should expect public officials to show up, behave responsibly, admit mistakes, and remember that they work for everyone in their district, including people who did not vote for them.

I am running to bring that basic standard back.

I will explain significant votes, hold regular listening sessions throughout the district, make it easy for constituents to contact my office, and report back on what I am working on.

I will listen to supporters, critics, Republicans, Democrats, and people who do not identify with either party. When I make a mistake, I will acknowledge it. When I change my position, I will explain why.

Public service means showing up, doing the work, treating people with decency, and answering to the people who hired you.