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Mandela Barnes on Free Trade

 

 


Higher costs from tariffs harming small businesses

He says for small bike shops and other businesses, taking on additional costs from tariffs can be detrimental to business. "If larger retailers, the Walmarts in the world, are able to absorb those costs, but places like this bike shop are not, then what does that do to the fabric of our community? We need to ensure that these operations that are providing a real service to our neighborhood are able to not just weather the storm, but to thrive," Barnes said.
Source: WKOW ABC-27 on 2026 Wisconsin Gubernatorial race , Dec 8, 2025

Will only back trade deals that puts Wisconsin first

Unfair trade deals like NAFTA are partially to blame for the economic setbacks that Wisconsin has faced. Mandela will fight to renegotiate old deals and only back trade deals that put Wisconsin workers and manufacturers first.
Source: 2022 Wisconsin Senate campaign website MandelaBarnes.com , Jul 31, 2022

Bring manufacturing supply chains home for jobs here

Wisconsin has always done big and bold things. We must build on this success and make further investments into creating thousands of manufacturing jobs. Let's bring manufacturing supply chains home so good jobs like my dad's are being created in Wisconsin, not overseas. Let's make sure the next generation of solar panels, turbines and batteries are manufactured in the same Wisconsin communities that built today's America.
Source: The Capital Times OpEd for 2022 Wisconsin Senate race , Aug 26, 2021

Other governors on Free Trade: Mandela Barnes on other issues:
WI Gubernatorial:
Francesca Hong
Jonathan Wichmann
Kelda Roys
Rebecca Kleefisch
Sara Rodriguez
Tim Michels
Timothy Ramthun
Tom Tiffany
Tony Evers
WI Senatorial:
Alex Lasry
Chris Larson
Eric Hovde
Phil Anderson
Ron Johnson
Sarah Godlewski
Tammy Baldwin
Tom Nelson

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