The Issue That Will Determine Who Wins In November
“This year every federal race – for House, Senate and President – will be a referendum on whether or not we should have a national abortion ban… Every Wisconsin legislative race will be a referendum on our state’s abortion ban.”
So wrote Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler.
Reproductive health is a fundamental right that includes access to safe abortion services. For voters this year protecting those rights is connected to protecting democracy, free speech, fair elections and all the values we share as Democrats.
We must elect progressive leaders that will move us forward.
Teens Making A Difference
If you missed it, the first Peninsula Pulse Newspaper of the year (January 4) featured an article by editor Debra Fitzgerald on DP-DC youth Board member Yana Zenefski.
Under the subtitle of “Teens Making A Difference,” Fitzgerald listed a dizzying number of organizations Zenefski actively participates in both locally and nationally. These include the High School Democrats of America for which she serves as Wisconsin’s Vice Chair, Midwest Regional Director and the National Disability Caucus Vice Chair.
“Football to others is like government to me” she is quoted as saying.
The full article is published on this website.
Most important currently, Zenefski is campaigning to be an 8th Congressional District delegate to the August Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
WI Supreme Court Orders New Maps
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered that new electoral districts be drawn in time for the November elections. The court ruled 4-3 that the current maps are unconstitutional because districts as they are currently drawn are not contiguous.
Dan Lenz, an attorney for Law Forward, which brought the original lawsuit, called the ruling “a victory for a representative democracy in the state of Wisconsin… For too long gerrymandered maps have distorted the political landscape, stifling the voice of the voters. It challenges the very essence of fair representation and erodes confidence in our political system.”