APRIL 2023 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER GUIDE: Regular Joe’s Picks for the April 4th Election
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice JUSTICE DANIEL KELLY – Endorsed by REGULAR JOEDaniel Kelly is everything conservatives would want in a Supreme Court justice. A demonstrably consistent Constitutionalist with a passion for upholding the proper role of the judiciary. Further, his work in the private sector defining the checks and balances between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government have been so groundbreaking that they are quickly becoming archetypal at the state government level. Perhaps most importantly, Justice Kelly has something no other candidate in the race has: an unblemished record writing and/or concurring with key decisions as a member of the high court. |
City of Green Bay-Mayoral CHAD WEININGER – Endorsed by REGULAR JOEChad Weininger is the right choice for Green Bay’s next mayor. He has a long history of service to the city and surrounding county and has a plan to help revitalize our state’s third largest city. The incumbent—the corrupt, invisible Mayor Eric Genrich—has been an unmitigated disaster for Green Bay. His unabashed partisan political approach to everything has left the city in disarray, including the latest revelation that he’s been secretly recording private conversations. Green Bay deserves a mayor who will be accountable to its people and will operate in their best interest. Chad will be that leader. |
Wisconsin State Senate – District 8 – Special Election DAN KNODL (R) |
De Pere City Council-District 2 NOAH TETZNER – Endorsed by REGULAR JOE |
De Pere City Council- District 3 DEAN RAASCH – Endorsed by REGULAR JOE |
De Pere School Board MELISSA NIFFENEGGER (Nonpartisan)– Endorsed by REGULAR JOE |
| West De Pere School Board (two seats) Jason Dorn– Endorsed by REGULAR JOE Justin Czachor– Endorsed by REGULAR JOE |
Appleton Area School District – At-Large Seat SAM BLACKWELL (Nonpartisan)– Endorsed by REGULAR JOE DEB TRUYMAN (Nonpartisan)– Endorsed by REGULAR JOE |
| Appleton City Council District 13 District 15 |
New London School Board CHRIS MARTINSON (incumbent)– Endorsed by REGULAR JOE JOHN HEIDEMAN (incumbent)– Endorsed by REGULAR JOE |
| Pulaski School Board Zone 2 DENNIS KAMINSKI– Endorsed by REGULAR JOE |
THREE REFERENDA ON THE APRIL 4 BALLOT
Did you know the statewide ballot on April 4 will include three important referenda?
Two of them, Questions 1 and 2, are related. They amend Section 8(2) of Article I of the state constitution.
Question 1 authorizes the state legislature to define “serious harm” in relation to the conditions a judge imposes on an accused person released before conviction. A “yes” vote supports amending the state constitution to allow the state legislature to define what “serious harm” means in relation to the bail conditions that judges impose on accused persons released before their criminal trial, for the purpose of “[protecting] members of the community from serious harm.”
Question 2 authorizes judges to impose cash bail on a person accused of a violent crime based on circumstances, like the need to protect the community from serious harm and the probability the accused will not appear in court. A “yes” vote supports amending the state constitution to authorize judges to consider the following conditions when imposing and setting cash bail:
- a previous conviction of a violent crime,
- the probability the accused will not appear in court,
- the need to protect the community from serious harm as defined by the state legislature,
- the need to prevent witness intimidation, and
- the potential affirmative defenses of the accused.
In addition to Questions 1 and 2, there is:
Question 3: an advisory referendum advising the state legislature to require able-bodied childless adults to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits. A “yes” vote supports advising the state legislature to require “able-bodied, childless adults … to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits.”
We urge you to vote “yes” on all three referenda and to talk to your family, friends, and neighbors about them. They represent good reasons to VOTE ON APRIL 4!