During election season, candidates do a lot of talking. They talk about their priorities and the kinds of legislation they intend to champion. They tend to tailor their message to the audience they are addressing at the moment. And who is this audience they are talking to?
Sometimes, the audience is YOU. Your job is to make sure that candidates are talking about the issues that matter most to you—issues that impact the lives of kids and families in Wisconsin—and to make your voting decisions on the basis of where the candidates stand on these issues. Unfortunately, candidates usually talk VERY LITTLE about children’s issues. After all, kids don’t vote or make campaign contributions. That’s why it’s imperative that those of us who care deeply about these issues do our best to make them an important part of electoral campaign debate and discussion.
We believe, and think our elected officials should believe, that:
- Every young child should have access to high quality early learning.
- Every child deserves a world class education; and our nation can afford to give it to them. In fact, we can’t afford not to.
- Every child should have enough to eat and a stable home to live in.
- Every child should have access to health care.
- Every child should be safe from violence at home, at school, and in their communities.
Every Wisconsinite should be able to go to the polls knowing where the candidates stand on critical kids’ issues, and what they intend to do to improve the lives of every child in the state.
