Policy Positions
Positions as of July 12, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(2)
Supports reducing carbon emissions, having led Milwaukee County to reduce emissions by 48% ahead of 2030 targets through a county climate action plan.
"Under David's leadership, Milwaukee County created its first-ever climate action plan and has already reduced emissions by 48%, well ahead of 2030 targets."
Supports investment in clean energy infrastructure, including electric buses, green infrastructure, and LED lighting upgrades to cut emissions.
"He has invested in electric buses, added green infrastructure in parks, upgraded County facilities to include emission cutting LED lighting, and made climate investments that prioritize job creation and resilience."
Criminal Justice(1)
Supports replacing large youth prisons with smaller, trauma-informed facilities closer to communities, having co-authored legislation to close Wisconsin's scandal-plagued youth prisons.
"He co-authored legislation to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, Wisconsin's scandal-plagued youth prisons, replacing them with smaller, trauma-informed facilities closer to home."
Economy(3)
Supports expanding access to capital and technical support for small businesses, particularly in underserved communities, through programs like the Building Bridges Small Business Program.
"David launched the Building Bridges Small Business Program, a first-of-its-kind effort to grow storefront businesses, activate commercial corridors, and create local jobs across Milwaukee County. The program provides grants to small, brick-and-mortar businesses in partnership with municipal governments — with investments targeted in every one of the County's 19 municipalities."
Supports union-backed jobs, touting the creation of good-paying, union-backed employment as a result of federal and state infrastructure investments.
"The result? Tens of thousands of new jobs since he took office—good-paying, union-backed, future-focused work."
Supports using federal and state infrastructure funds to fuel local job creation and economic activity.
"He brought in federal and state infrastructure funds that are fueling job sites and paychecks across the county."
Education(1)
Opposes moving backward on public education, signaling support for maintaining or expanding public school investment.
"Wisconsin cannot afford to move backward on reproductive freedom, public education, healthcare, or economic opportunity."
Healthcare(2)
Supports expanding healthcare access, having secured over $100 million in state and federal aid to expand health care access and modernize transit.
"Crowley's administration brought in more than $100 million in state and federal aid to expand health care access, invest in safer housing, and modernize transit."
Opposes moving backward on healthcare, implying support for maintaining or expanding healthcare access.
"Wisconsin cannot afford to move backward on reproductive freedom, public education, healthcare, or economic opportunity."
Social Issues(3)
Supports abortion access, having co-sponsored legislation declaring abortion is health care, and pledges continued support for reproductive freedom.
"He co-sponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 10 (2017), which declared that abortion is health care — taking a stand for reproductive freedom years before the Dobbs decision. His leadership came at a time when few in the legislature were willing to step up — and he will never back down."
Supports racial equity in public health data and economic investment, including launching the nation's first COVID-19 dashboard tracking data by race and ethnicity and targeting small business investments in historically underserved communities.
"During the pandemic, his administration implemented a nationally recognized COVID-19 dashboard–the first in the nation to track COVID-19 data by race and ethnicity."
Opposes rollback of reproductive freedom, implying support for reproductive rights in Wisconsin.
"Wisconsin cannot afford to move backward on reproductive freedom, public education, healthcare, or economic opportunity."