Below you can hear interviews with each of the 10 Democratic candidates for governor.
The Wisconsin primaries are on August 14th, 2018.
Age: 66
Current occupation: State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Where he lives: Madison
January 2018 campaign finance report
Campaign website: https://www.tonyevers.com/
“We have to change the dialogue in our state to be a more friendly state, a state that respects all opinions.”
Listen to WORT’s full interview with Tony Evers here:
Age: 71
Current occupation: Retired, former partner at Quarles & Brady
Where he lives: Milwaukee
January 2018 campaign finance report
Campaign website: https://forwardwithflynn.com/
“I can’t stand by and watch our strong progressive tradition, our strong Wisconsin tradition, be dismantled by Scott Walker.”
Listen to WORT’s full interview with Matt Flynn here:
Name: Andy Gronik
Age: 60
Current occupation: Businessman
Where he lives: Milwaukee
January 2018 campaign finance report
Campaign website: https://www.andygronik.com/
“My dad’s philosophy was pretty simple: If you can walk you can sweep. So I grew up in a lot of industrial plants sweeping floors and de-greasing machinery … that experience proved really important.”
Listen to WORT’s full interview with Andy Gronik here:
Name: Mike McCabe
Age: 58
Current occupation: President of Blue Jean Nation
Where he lives: Madison
January 2018 campaign finance report
Campaign website: https://www.governorbluejeans.com/
“I think the political system is corrupted and it is resulting in a government that works for just a few at everyone else’s expense.”
Listen to WORT’s full interview with Mike McCabe here:
Name: Mahlon Mitchell
Age: 41
Current occupation: Firefighter, president of Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin
Where he lives: Madison
January 2018 campaign finance report
Campaign website: https://mahlonmitchell.com/
“We have plenty of mantras in the fire service, one of them is we leave no one behind … I’m going to bring that mantra and that leadership style to the state.””
Listen to WORT’s full interview with Mahlon Mitchell here:
Name: Josh Pade
Age: 38
Current occupation: Attorney
Where he lives: Kenosha
January 2018 campaign finance report not available
Campaign website: https://www.padeforwisconsin.com/
“The Republicans have owned the agenda in Wisconsin for several years. It takes a powerful message and a story to pull that agenda back.”
Listen to WORT’s full interview with Josh Pade here:
Name: Kelda Roys
Age: 38
Current occupation: Business owner, attorney
Where she lives: Madison
January 2018 campaign finance report
Campaign website: https://keldaforgovernor.com/
“We deserve a leader with the energy to take on the corrupting influence of money in politics. I think if we use our common sense we can focus on what maters most and what brings us together.”
Listen to WORT’s full interview with Kelda Roys here:
Name: Paul Soglin
Age: 73
Current occupation: Mayor of Madison
Where he lives: Madison
January 2018 campaign finance report not available
Campaign website: https://paulsoglinforgovernor.com/
Click below to listen to an interview with Paul Soglin:
Name: Kathleen Vinehout
Age: 59
Current occupation: State Senator, District 31
Where she lives: Alma
January 2018 campaign finance report
Campaign website: https://www.kathleenvinehout.org/
“I have spent a great deal of time with the state budget, figuring out how to take the same amount of dollars and spend the money differently.”
Listen to WORT’s full interview with Kathleen Vinehout here:
Name: Dana Wachs
Age: 60
Current occupation: State Representative, District 91
Where he lives: Eau Claire
January 2018 campaign finance report
Campaign website: https://www.danawachs.com/
“I’m a progressive, there’s no question about it … I’ve been involved in politics since I was 10 years old, licking stamps for Hubert Humphrey.”
Listen to WORT’s full interview with Dana Wachs here:
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