The platform
Where I Stand
These commitments come from things this county just lived through. Each one links to the full plank, with the receipts.
A Jail That Meets Constitutional Standards
The Sheriff calls his own jail "borderline unconstitutional" while the county pays over $207 million for a new one that was made less humane to save money. Diagnose less. Fix more.
Read the full plank →Standing With the Deputies Who Keep Us Safe
Dozens of unfilled positions, mandatory overtime, a schedule locked in the past, and no retention investment. The people doing the work deserve better than this.
Read the full plank →De-escalation First, Real Limits on Crowd-Control Weapons
Tear gas and less-lethal rounds were used on nonviolent people on April 18th, and not one officer was harmed. Force must be a last resort, never an opening move.
Read the full plank →Equal Enforcement of the Law
Felonies for the people who exposed cruelty, a pass for the facility and the man who drove into a crowd. One law, for everyone, is the whole job.
Read the full plank →A Department That Answers to the Public, Not Private Interests
On April 18th, deputies took direction from private security contractors. Command of public law enforcement is not for hire.
Read the full plank →Transparency and Real Oversight
No disabled comment sections, no telegraphed inspections, no stonewalling the County Board. Sunlight, not spin.
Read the full plank →Spend on People, Not Surveillance and Spectacle
A defunded surveillance network, crowd-control munitions, and yearly budget brinkmanship, while deputies work mandatory overtime. A budget is a statement of priorities.
Read the full plank →Dane County Law Applies to Everyone, Including ICE
No 287(g) agreements, no data-sharing with the deportation system, and no federal exception to Wisconsin criminal law. Everyone in this county is protected by the law, and bound by it.
Read the full plank →Enforce Wisconsin's Anti-Cruelty Law
A judge found probable cause of felony animal cruelty, and it took a special prosecutor from another county to force any accountability. Never again.
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