display: inline-block; Democrat Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, announced Wednesday that he's running for the U.S. Senate in 2022 for the seat held by Republican Ron Johnson. We created a great business, brought economic opportunity to the area, and prioritized progressive values. .results_row td { State legislature | Instead of handing out corporate tax breaks across the board, we should only be rewarding companies that are doing the right thing. } [2] He said his wife's uncle contacted her about unused doses that would go to waste. I am one of the few leading candidates in this race to have never taken corporate PAC money. Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam have agreed to purchase Marc Lasry's 25% stake of the Milwaukee Bucks in a deal that puts the value of the NBA franchise at $3.5 billion, a person . He lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022. The lack of universal health care is also bad for our economy and stifles innovation. We need to ensure that the competitive bidding nature of affordable housing credits adequately incentivizes rural affordable housing to spur new construction and renovation. State and local courts | Voters want real, actionable change. The Republican attacks on voting rights that we have seen in Wisconsin and around the country are a threat to our democracy. We must replace them with leaders who believe in democracy and the constitutional right to vote. . That represents tens of millions of research dollars that are not coming into the state and instead are going somewhere else. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { .leg-hnt-leadership > div { } Many rural communities have few, if any, lawyers and the ones that are there often are approaching retirement age. Companies regularly violate federal labor law during union campaigns because the penalty for doing so is too low. Whether thats creating good union jobs, paying a 15-dollar minimum wage, and creating economic opportunity right here in Wisconsin, I dont just talk about the issues, I deliver on them. background-color: #003388; Employers should also be more flexible with adjusting work hours and schedules, and we should guarantee every employee paid leave. We shouldnt try to force the service sector into current industrial labor law. .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, } .results_table_container { ", "Bice: 33-year-old Bucks exec Alex Lasry got COVID-19 vaccine, says he was 'lucky' to jump line", "Mandela Barnes gets open path to take on Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson", "U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry's ritzy roots include elite schools, Michael Jackson home, $50 million-plus trust", "Cathy and Marc Lasry, parents | Penn Arts & Sciences Endowed Professors", "Wall Street roots. $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); .results_table { font-weight: bold; We cannot have a properly functioning legal system without more rural lawyers. .race_header.republican { We also need to lower the cost of prescription drugs for everyone. Wisconsin has seen the success that Tammy Baldwin has had with bringing new research and development dollars to our state, most recently through Dairy Business Innovation Funding. position: relative; [19][16] Lasry also continues to own shares in Amazon, which he has refused to sell, despite criticizing the company. The rural health facilities that do exist often have limited usefulness if they cannot provide the services that are needed. .results_row { color: black; U.S. Congress | background-color: grey; clearInterval(nTimer); This shift in attitudes is a tremendous opportunity for rural communities to attract new businesses and workers into their communities. We need to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, advocate for more affordable and accessible child care, and ensure a fair wage for child care workers, home health care workers, and long-term care workers. We created a great business, brought economic opportunity to the area, and prioritized progressive values. Level the playing field for union organizing. display: block; Alex Lasry announces he is dropping out of the Wisconsin race for US Senate, backing Mandela Barnes. position: relative; Alex was born in New York City to Marc and Cathy Lasry. We need to think differently about our tax policy. We have since seen other candidates take that pledge, but it rings hollow when candidates that have taken corporate PAC money in the past now claim to reject it. letter-spacing: 0.03em; We also must ensure that the public option is set up so people can seamlessly transition in and out of the public plan. Without direct intervention, we are staring down an enhanced rural healthcare crisis that will not be easy to solve. I want to be that Senator. Lasrys campaign website stated the following: I am running for US Senate because for over a decade Wisconsinites have had only one US Senator fighting for them in Washington. This is a significant issue in Wisconsin that affects many communities rendering their drinking water poisonous. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. July 27, 2022. background-color: red; It will stop partisan efforts to seize control of election administration, and it limits the ability to manipulate outcomes by ensuring all valid votes are counted. We need to emphasize things like the natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, affordability, safety, and the quality of life in a community that is a good place to live and raise a family. top: -1px; .votebox_legend { We need to attract new workers to move into our rural communities. We have shown that progressive values are good for business and the economy. } Retain, Attract, and Train Rural Workers and Jobs. .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } We need to enhance reporting requirements to show voters where campaign funding is coming from. My plan is where I will start, but not where my work will end. .leg-hnt-flex-row { } Senator. If Republicans are successful in continuing to block pieces of legislation like the Pro Act, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the For the People Act, it will be my priority to ensure that these get passed when I get to the Senate. Republicans are trying to silence voters who dont support them in order to get themselves back in power. [4][6] At the time, Lasry's father was a client of Goldman Sachs. Our workers have been punished as a result of companies prioritizing profits over people. Restoring the Home Office Deduction for Everyone. display: table; One of the results of the lack of support is that women work less in the United States compared to other advanced nations. Alex Lasry earned a B.A. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lasry's responses. | Since the passage of the United States Constitution, the residents of Washington, D.C. have been denied their full citizenship rights that all residents of other states enjoy, including voting representation in Congress. This also means we need to strengthen our democracy at home. We need to work with and pressure online platforms to do more to push back against dangerous rhetoric when their sites are being used to manipulate Americans and sow distrust in our elections and our government. We have seen fewer professors, smaller programs, and hollowed out UW-Extension staffs. margin-bottom:0px; We should support companies that pay a family supporting wage, build their supply chain and manufacturing operations right here in the United States, and are active partners that invest in the communities that they do business in. overflow-y: auto; }) I dont just talk about the issues, I have delivered on them. font-weight: bold; [21], In August 2020, when members of the Bucks supposedly leaked to NBA reporter Shams Charania that they were attempting to reach Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul after the Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake, records show that Lasry texted a staffer of Kaul's to say that he "yelled at the players" over the leak. text-align: center; The 34-year-old basketball executive could easily have been mistaken for a young professor at the nearby public university or perhaps a government employee in the Capitol building across the street. The race is expected to be one of the most hotly contested in the country with control of the Senate hanging in the balance. (Nov 2019) We pay all our employees family-sustaining wages. font-weight: 500; $('.pastResponses').hide(); In light of soaring gas prices, I support President Joe Bidens order today to expand the use of biofuels, allowing vehicles to use up to 15 percent ethanol blends throughout the summer. font-size: 20px; Misinformation online is a threat to our democracy. The laws do not work well for todays economy as they are written. letter-spacing: .04em; } } display: flex; Many of these same expenses were continued for business owners and in fact, in the 2021 COVID relief bill, business meal deductions were expanded to allow for them to be 100 percent deductible as a way to help restaurants recover from the pandemic. 25% of service contracts to minority/disadvantaged business. [16] The team has said they had agreed to speed up the deal and started paying a $15 minimum wage in 2020. width: 150px; I want to go to Washington to get things done for all Wisconsinites, no matter where they live, or who they have voted for in the past. As we fight climate change, we must remember that communities of color too often bear the brunt of its devastating effects, while sharing in few of the economic opportunities presented by the clean energy economy. } } No employer fighting a union should be able to force their employees to sit through meetings specifically designed to thwart the union drive, interrogate workers about the organizing campaign, and disseminate union-busting materials. border-radius: 50%; ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } }. Alex was instrumental in the Bucks re-brand and the historic public-private partnership for a new arena and 30-acre development project in downtown Milwaukee . One in four American workers do not have paid family or medical leave. In the last year, the child poverty rate has dropped by nearly 40 percent, the biggest drop ever in American history due to the Child Tax Credit. Estimates of workers access to paid leave across the country suggest that only between 19 percent to 50 percent of all employees have either formal access to paid family leave through an employer or can take paid time off even in the absence of a formal benefit plan. They have severely restricted voting before, and they are trying to do it again. Congress should require every employer to guarantee 20 days of paid leave per year for every full-time employee. $('.hideResponses').show(); I strongly oppose all efforts to undermine the Antiquities Act and, in the Senate, will ensure it stays in place. We need to do much more to help keep family farms in the hands of the working families and incentivize and help the next generation to be able to stay on the farm. We need to incentivize health professions, teachers, lawyers, mental health counselors, substance abuse counselors, and other professionals to work where our rural communities are facing severe shortages. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { Wisconsin farmers need more access to developing markets around the world, especially in emerging markets like North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. This unfair treatment between workers and employees once again was specifically designed to privilege owners over their workers. }) Voters should have the right to know who is trying to influence their vote. Instead of handing out corporate tax breaks across the board, we should only be rewarding companies that are doing the right thing. We need Congress to invest in attracting more proven drug treatment programs and personnel into rural communities. People across the country rely on public transportation to have access to family sustaining jobs, healthcare, and a good education. } .leg-hnt-leadership-title { We cannot have someone who believes that only Republicans should decide who gets to vote and administer elections in Congress when voting rights are being discussed. clear: both; Unions protect our workers, and make workplaces safer, stronger, and better. One of my first priorities will be to vote to abolish the Filibuster. The median age in rural counties is now approximately 44.4 years old, and its steadily getting older. Lasry, who has raised nearly $2 million since January according to the Federal Election Commission data, believes his unique background of working in White House and working locally in. Source. } font-weight: bold; The FTVA creates national standards to protect the right to vote and helps end extreme gerrymandering. For areas where the offending companies cant be identified or have long gone out of business, we are going to need a Super Fund type program. In Wisconsin, we have seen firsthand how dangerous these laws can be, and Scott Walker and the Republican legislature passed this law as a part of their war on organized labor. The growth of employment in the service industry demands labor law that matches the contours of the current situation. } .votebox { } But we cant stop there. We need to incentivize them to do things like plant cover crops on less productive agricultural lands, no till farming, and winter cover crops. We set very high goals on equity and inclusion, ones that no other arena in the U.S. has met, and beat those goals. We still have a lot of work to do to make this a reality, and in the Senate, I will fight to make that happen. A lot of politicians will tell you the only solution is to raise taxes on the wealthy or big companies. The only way we can follow through on our promises is by passing legislation through Congress, and then letting voters register their approval or disapproval at the ballot box. .top_disclaimer { We need to create a workers bill of rights to safeguard workers right to fair working hours, safe working conditions, and humane treatment. Access to universal health care will free workers to take a chance, get a better education, train for new skills, or even start the next great Wisconsin business. All these practices are well known for helping control soil erosion, but they are also good ways to help sequester carbon. background-color: green; No plan that seeks to strengthen rural communities will ever address every issue. This new wave of restrictive voting laws is the most aggressive assault on democracy in over 100 years. Strengthening Election Security and Ending Foreign Interference. It often seems that the number one export from Wisconsin is our children. The Made in America Act identifies federal programs that fund infrastructure projects not currently subject to Buy America standards and ensures that materials used in these federal programs are domestically produced. We should be assisting countries in protecting their democracies and calling out those that are guilty of human rights violations and repressing democracy. Voters should choose their elected officials. We can do this through empowering unions and giving power back to the workers. Our countrys milk pricing system is out of date and is far too restrictive. The size and scope of the problem is so large that the federal government is going to need to play a significant role in making sure this problem is dealt with and cleaned up. padding-left: 16px; This is especially timely legislation that must pass given the recent passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal that will be injecting 1 trillion dollars into new infrastructure projects around the country. According to the Economic Policy Institute, childcare workers in the U.S. are only paid $13.51/hour, and home health care workers are paid 13.81 dollars an hour, roughly half what the average U.S. worker is paid 27.31 dollars. We must find a new way to lower the prices of the medications that so many Americans depend on. } .results_row.winner { Around the country, we saw non-elected partisan election officials refusing to certify vote counts and effectively ignoring the will of voters at the request of a President that had clearly lost his reelection. Systemic racism can be seen everywhere from policing practices to environmental impacts on communities of color to housing and employment discrimination. Sequestering carbon while improving water quality by reducing runoff of soil, fertilizers, and pesticides benefits everyone and we should make sure that it is economically sound for farmers. width: 35px !important; One of my first priorities will be to get rid of the filibuster. The only way we can truly follow through on those promises is to pass legislation that will deliver real results to voters. The United States must be an active champion for democracy worldwide. .widget-row.Republican { That's an amazing nine-year return, and a hedge fund owner home run. (Nov 2019) Alex Lasry on Principles & Values. We need to make sure law enforcement agencies arent overburdened and instead expand funding for intervention services so that law enforcement can focus on imminent threats to the public. We need the penalty for these activities to be high enough that companies wont consider engaging in these union-busting activities. overflow-y: hidden; These are some of the simple things we can do that would drastically decrease . display: flex; We also need to reinvest in our police training too. Lack of access to high-speed Internet is a problem in both rural and urban communities across Wisconsin. He isnt only dangerous for Wisconsin, but for the entire country. The Democratic Majority in the U.S. Senate, the preservation of the right to vote, and protecting our democracy could very well come down to who wins in Wisconsin. } Milwaukee Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry announced a 2022 run for Senate in the swing state of Wisconsin. } The road to a Democratic Senate runs through Wisconsin, and every single vote will matter. The boom in remote work during the pandemic is allowing more people and companies the flexibility to do their jobs wherever they want. Incentivizing Companies To Do the Right Thing. Its time to enact a Workers Bill of Rights. .leg-hnt-leadership { (Nov 2019) Pass the PRO Act to protect unions, empower workers. We need to create legal pathways for farms to get the workers they need. We need to examine and fund additional ways we can enhance Wisconsins export capacities both through the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi, and through enhanced rail connections. 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