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Tony Evers on Abortion
Click here for 4 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
  • I will veto any bill that takes away reproductive freedom. (Jan 2024)
  • Challenge 1849 law: overturn state abortion ban. (Oct 2022)
  • Veto requiring false information given to abortion patients. (Jun 2019)
  • Government out of women's personal health decisions. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Budget & Economy
Click here for 4 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.
  • $150M for small business & Innovation Grants. (Jan 2023)
  • Repaired over 5800 miles of roads, nearly 1600 bridges. (Jan 2023)
  • Use surplus to give $150 surplus refund to every resident. (Feb 2022)
  • $40 million for Rural Innovation Fund. (Jan 2021)
Tony Evers on Civil Rights
Click here for the full quote on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.
  • Fight clandestine discrimination against LGBTQ people. (Jul 2018)
Tony Evers on Corporations
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  • Cap corporate credit to pay for tax relief. (Jan 2019)
Tony Evers on Crime
Click here for 4 full quotes on Crime OR background on Crime.
  • As long as I'm governor, we back the blue!. (Jan 2021)
  • Reform laws to help victims of sex trafficking. (Jan 2021)
  • Veto increase placement in Serious Juvenile Offender Program. (Feb 2020)
  • Granted the first pardons in our state in nine years. (Jan 2020)
Tony Evers on Drugs
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  • Legalize medical use; referendum on recreational use. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Education
Click here for 9 full quotes on Education OR background on Education.
  • Invest $20 million to increase literacy-related programming. (Jan 2023)
  • Teach a full accounting of history in our schools. (Oct 2022)
  • Tuition freeze at state university for in-state students. (Feb 2022)
  • COVID: Hold schools harmless for enrollment reductions. (Jan 2021)
  • Education debt affects not just students, but their families. (Jan 2020)
  • $600M to restore special needs funding. (Jan 2019)
  • Increase school funding $1.4B; freeze charters. (Oct 2018)
  • Increase investments in our technical schools & UW system. (Oct 2018)
  • AdWatch: should have fired teacher caught viewing porn. (Aug 2018)
Tony Evers on Energy & Oil
Click here for 2 full quotes on Energy & Oil OR background on Energy & Oil.
  • We brought science back to the state of Wisconsin. (Jan 2020)
  • Global warming is a real, serious threat. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Environment
Click here for 2 full quotes on Environment OR background on Environment.
  • Republicans should release $125M funding to combat PFAS. (Jan 2024)
  • More than $100M to take a three-pronged approach on PFAS. (Jan 2023)
Tony Evers on Families & Children
Click here for 4 full quotes on Families & Children OR background on Families & Children.
  • Paid leave is the right thing to do for kids and families. (Jan 2024)
  • 54% of Wisconsinites today live in a child care desert. (Jan 2023)
  • $130 million tax relief through child/caregiver tax credits. (Feb 2022)
  • All Wisconsinites should be able to marry who they love. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Foreign Policy
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Tony Evers on Free Trade
Click here for 2 full quotes on Free Trade OR background on Free Trade.
  • Build Wisconsin's dairy brand in international markets. (Jan 2020)
  • Opposes Trump's tariffs on China. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Government Reform
Click here for 5 full quotes on Government Reform OR background on Government Reform.
  • Fixing broken unemployment system is a priority. (Jan 2021)
  • End gerrymandering, stop legislature from destroying records. (Jan 2021)
  • Create a nonpartisan redistricting commission. (Jan 2020)
  • Overturn Citizens United: limit political donations. (Oct 2018)
  • Close the chapter of voter suppression in Wisconsin. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Gun Control
Click here for 2 full quotes on Gun Control OR background on Gun Control.
  • Responsible gun owners don't worry about red flag laws . (Oct 2022)
  • Universal background checks; ban bump stocks. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Health Care
Click here for 10 full quotes on Health Care OR background on Health Care.
  • We're going to develop a statewide Mental Health Action Plan. (Jan 2024)
  • New resources to expand school-based mental health services. (Jan 2023)
  • $5 million for mental health and wellness for National Guard. (Feb 2022)
  • No one should call an ambulance and wonder if it will come. (Feb 2022)
  • New public school funding for mental health services. (Feb 2022)
  • Fund state alternatives to ObamaCare. (Jan 2021)
  • Veto discrimination by providers in direct care agreements. (Feb 2020)
  • Healthy Communities Initiative: increase access via Medicaid. (Jan 2019)
  • Exit Obamacare lawsuit; keep pre-existing coverage. (Jan 2019)
  • Support ObamaCare; support Medicaid expansion. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Homeland Security
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Tony Evers on Immigration
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  • Protect DREAMers brought to US illegally as kids. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Jobs
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  • Repeal right-to-work law; reinstate collective bargaining. (Oct 2018)
  • Raise minimum wage to $15/hr; index for inflation. (Oct 2018)
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Tony Evers on Principles & Values
Click here for 2 full quotes on Principles & Values OR background on Principles & Values.
  • I believe that there is more that unites us than divides us. (Feb 2022)
  • 95% of bills in first year had bipartisan support. (Jan 2020)
Tony Evers on Social Security
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Tony Evers on Tax Reform
Click here for 5 full quotes on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.
  • Big tax breaks for wealthiest 20% of earners is reckless. (Jan 2023)
  • 15% middle class tax cut of largest in state history. (Feb 2022)
  • Incentivize in-state pharmaceutical, medical equipment. (Jan 2021)
  • Provided a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families. (Jan 2020)
  • Raise taxes on wealthy to pay for public services. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on Technology
Click here for 4 full quotes on Technology OR background on Technology.
  • More than $340 million into expanding high-speed internet. (Jan 2023)
  • Ongoing investment in rural broadband expansion. (Jan 2021)
  • Declares 2021 to be Year of Broadband Access. (Jan 2021)
  • Support Net Neutrality: treat internet like a utility. (Oct 2018)
Tony Evers on War & Peace
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Tony Evers on Welfare & Poverty
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  • No work requirement for adults under 50 receiving Medicaid. (Jan 2020)


VoteMatch Responses
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Based on these stances:
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Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
Government out of women's personal health decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Veto requiring false information given to abortion patients: Strongly Favors topic 1
Challenge 1849 law: overturn state abortion ban: Strongly Favors topic 1
I will veto any bill that takes away reproductive freedom: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+5 points on Social scale)
Fight clandestine discrimination against LGBTQ people: Strongly Favors topic 3
All Wisconsinites should be able to marry who they love: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Support ObamaCare; support Medicaid expansion: Strongly Favors topic 5
Healthy Communities Initiative: increase access via Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5
Exit Obamacare lawsuit; keep pre-existing coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Fund state alternatives to ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5
No one should call an ambulance and wonder if it will come: Strongly Favors topic 5
Veto discrimination by providers in direct care agreements: Strongly Favors topic 5
New resources to expand school-based mental health services: Favors topic 5
We're going to develop a statewide Mental Health Action Plan: Strongly Favors topic 5
No work requirement for adults under 50 receiving Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Increase school funding $1.4B; freeze charters: Strongly Opposes topic 7
$600M to restore special needs funding: Strongly Opposes topic 7
COVID: Hold schools harmless for enrollment reductions: Opposes topic 7
Invest $20 million to increase literacy-related programming: Strongly Opposes topic 7
New public school funding for mental health services: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(+5 points on Social scale)
More than $100M to take a three-pronged approach on PFAS: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
Granted the first pardons in our state in nine years: Strongly Opposes topic 9
As long as I'm governor, we back the blue!: Favors topic 9
Reform laws to help victims of sex trafficking: Strongly Favors topic 9
Veto increase placement in Serious Juvenile Offender Program: Strongly Opposes topic 9
AdWatch: should have fired teacher caught viewing porn: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Universal background checks; ban bump stocks: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Responsible gun owners don't worry about red flag laws : Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Cap corporate credit to pay for tax relief: Strongly Favors topic 11
$130 million tax relief through child/caregiver tax credits: Favors topic 11
Raise taxes on wealthy to pay for public services: Strongly Favors topic 11
Provided a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families: Opposes topic 11
15% middle class tax cut of largest in state history: Favors topic 11
Big tax breaks for wealthiest 20% of earners is reckless: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
Protect DREAMers brought to US illegally as kids: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Opposes Trump's tariffs on China: Favors topic 13
Build Wisconsin's dairy brand in international markets: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-5 points on Social scale)
$5 million for mental health and wellness for National Guard: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
Close the chapter of voter suppression in Wisconsin: Strongly Favors topic 16
Create a nonpartisan redistricting commission: Strongly Favors topic 16
End gerrymandering, stop legislature from destroying records: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Global warming is a real, serious threat: Strongly Favors topic 18
We brought science back to the state of Wisconsin: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
Legalize medical use; referendum on recreational use: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
$40 million for Rural Innovation Fund: Strongly Favors topic 20
Use surplus to give $150 surplus refund to every resident: Strongly Favors topic 20
$150M for small business & Innovation Grants: Strongly Favors topic 20
Republicans should release $125M funding to combat PFAS: Strongly Favors topic 20
54% of Wisconsinites today live in a child care desert: Strongly Favors topic 20
Incentivize in-state pharmaceutical, medical equipment: Strongly Favors topic 20

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