Dear Friend:

Wisconsin faces a budget deficit of $3 billion.  However, the hard-working families of Northeast Wisconsincan’t afford the same failed solutions of the past:  higher taxes, more borrowing, and more unsustainable government spending.

Last session, former Governor Jim Doyle and his allies in the Legislature increased government spending by $3.6 billion, and increased taxes by a staggering $4.7 billion, at a time when we could least afford it. 170,000 jobs have been lost in the last four years.  Job creators were hit with new tax increases just as their revenues were shrinking due to the down economy, forcing many to leave the state altogether.

Instead, I’m committed to working to balance Wisconsin’s budget without tax increases.  That’s why I’m cracking down on waste and abuse in government, and standing-up to the powerful Madison-special interests that will stop at nothing to preserve the failed status quo. 

I appreciate your continued support.