Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers join pro-democracy effort

Hailing from one of the few battleground states that will decide the Nov. 5 election, a bipartisangroup of current and former Wisconsin elected officials is joining a national effort to preserve free and fair elections by encouraging voter participation.

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Incumbent

Mark Pocan

U.S. Representative

WI-02

Former Elected Official

Reid Ribble

Former U.S. Representative

Wisconsin

democracyFIRST Promise

As public officials who have sworn an oath to the Constitution, and who have the responsibility of overseeing elections in our jurisdictions, we commit to our fellow citizens that we will place our loyalty to our country, republic, and democracy first.

We commit to respecting the checks and balances defined in our Constitution, and preserving our electoral processes, democratic institutions, and norms, which protect the rights, freedoms, liberties, and opportunities guaranteed to all Americans.

In all cases, I will:

Support every eligible American citizen’s freedom to exercise their right to register and vote in free, fair, accessible, safe, and secure elections.

Denounce any attempt to intimidate, harass, threaten, or incite violence against election workers or against the opponents or supporters of any candidate for office.

Restore trust and faith in our democracy, and never undermine our electoral process by knowingly propagating falsehoods and misinformation

Accept the final election result and certify the results in accordance with the law after all ballots are counted. We will support the peaceful transfer of power and certification of the election. Any claims of election irregularities, or requests for recounts of election contests, will be reviewed in good faith under the law without intimidation, violence, undermining faith in elections through disinformation or other unlawful means.

We promise to partner, across partisan division and across the country, to support and defend these foundational principles of our democratic republic.

Wisconsin Coalition Leaders

Elected Officials

Incumbent

Brad Pfaff

State Senate, District 32

Wisconsin

Incumbent

Clinton Anderson

State Assembly, District 45

Wisconsin

Incumbent

Francesca Hong

State Representative, District 76

Wisconsin

Incumbent

Greta Neubauer

State Representative, Disrict 66

Wisconsin

Candidates

Candidate

Alicia Marie Belchak

Grand Rapids City Commissioner, Ward 1

Michigan

Candidate

Alison Page

State Assembly, District 30

Wisconsin

Candidate

Ann Roe

State Assembly, District 88

Wisconsin

Candidate

Ben DeSmidt

State Assembly, District 65

Wisconsin

Former Elected Officials, Community Leaders, and Organizations

Former Wisconsin State Senator

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Former Wisconsin State Representative

Jeff Stone is a businessman and former Wisconsin state representative. He served...

Former State Senate Candidate

John Imes ran for Wisconsin State Senate in 2020. He is a...

Former Wisconsin State Senator

“In serving the public, we must place the country’s well-being and constitutional...

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