Policy Positions
Climate(3)
Supports legislation mandating transparency on data center water consumption and requiring data centers to pay for their own energy and water usage.
"I am calling for full transparency on all data center water consumption (there currently is none) and a push for legislation charging these major tech companies for utilizing our water."
Supports modernizing the power grid and reducing energy costs through competition, and tying data center proposals to infrastructure updates that bring down energy costs.
"I will back legislation to reduce energy costs through competition and modernization of the power grid."
Supports modernizing the power grid to reduce energy costs and tying data center proposals to infrastructure upgrades that expand clean energy capacity.
"I will back legislation to reduce energy costs through competition and modernization of the power grid."
Criminal Justice(2)
Supports legalizing marijuana and moving beyond rescheduling cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, arguing criminalization wastes taxpayer dollars.
"Donald Trump did the right thing moving Cannabis from a schedule I drug to a schedule III, but we need to go further. Pharma lobbyists have spent billions of dollars fighting cannabis and hemp legalization not because it's bad for you, but because it's bad for their business. We waste billions of tax payer dollars per year criminalizing hardworking Americans when we could be boosting our economy by providing a new cash crop that will help our farmers."
Supports legalizing marijuana, going beyond rescheduling from Schedule I to Schedule III, arguing criminalization wastes taxpayer dollars and suppresses economic opportunity.
"Donald Trump did the right thing moving Cannabis from a schedule I drug to a schedule III, but we need to go further. Pharma lobbyists have spent billions of dollars fighting cannabis and hemp legalization not because it's bad for you, but because it's bad for their business. We waste billions of tax payer dollars per year criminalizing hardworking Americans when we could be boosting our economy by providing a new cash crop that will help our farmers."
Economy(19)
Opposes trade deals like NAFTA and TPP that outsource manufacturing jobs, and supports federal programs for companies that hire locally.
"I will oppose bad trade deals (like NAFTA and TPP) backed by both parties that outsource manufacturing jobs and support federal programs for companies that hire locally."
Supports passing the PRO Act to protect workers' right to organize, strengthen labor law enforcement, and defend pensions.
"I will fight to pass the PRO Act, to protect the right to organize by strengthening labor law enforcement and cracking down on companies that illegally fight unions."
Opposes trade deals like NAFTA and TPP that outsource manufacturing jobs, and supports federal programs for companies that hire locally.
"I will oppose bad trade deals (like NAFTA and TPP) backed by both parties that outsource manufacturing jobs and support federal programs for companies that hire locally."
Supports enforcing 'Buy American' rules, tying federal contracts to companies that manufacture and hire locally, and workforce development programs.
"I will enforce 'buy American' rules and tie federal contracts to companies that manufacture and hire in our district."
Supports passing the PRO Act to strengthen union organizing rights, protecting worker pensions, and ensuring safe working conditions.
"I will fight to pass the PRO Act, to protect the right to organize by strengthening labor law enforcement and cracking down on companies that illegally fight unions."
Supports enforcing 'Buy American' rules, tying federal contracts to domestic manufacturers, and workforce development programs for skilled workers.
"I will enforce 'buy American' rules and tie federal contracts to companies that manufacture and hire in our district."
Supports cutting taxes for middle-class families and expanding the child tax credit.
"I will push for an expanded child tax credit that will make life more affordable for working families."
Supports cutting taxes for middle-class families and expanding the child tax credit.
"I will push for an expanded child tax credit that will make life more affordable for working families."
Supports cutting costs and taxes for small businesses, enforcing right-to-repair laws, and preventing large corporations from squeezing out small manufacturers.
"I will relentlessly go after monopolies and prevent large corporations from squeezing out small manufacturers, cutting costs and taxes to help small businesses grow without cutting worker protections."
Supports closing corporate tax loopholes to lower the tax burden on the middle class without raising the deficit.
"We can lower taxes for regular Americans without raising the deficit by closing corporate tax loopholes, targeting wasteful government spending, and cracking down on fraud."
Supports banning members of Congress and the president from trading cryptocurrency.
"Ban members of congress and the president from trading stocks & crypto currency"
Supports closing corporate tax loopholes to reduce the tax burden on the middle class without raising the deficit.
"We can lower taxes for regular Americans without raising the deficit by closing corporate tax loopholes, targeting wasteful government spending, and cracking down on fraud."
Supports cutting costs and taxes for small businesses, opposing monopolies that squeeze out small manufacturers, and enforcing right-to-repair to protect small repair shops.
"I will relentlessly go after monopolies and prevent large corporations from squeezing out small manufacturers, cutting costs and taxes to help small businesses grow without cutting worker protections."
Supports banning members of Congress and the president from trading cryptocurrency.
"Ban members of congress and the president from trading stocks & crypto currency"
Supports reducing the deficit by closing corporate tax loopholes and cutting wasteful government spending rather than raising taxes on regular Americans.
"We can lower taxes for regular Americans without raising the deficit by closing corporate tax loopholes, targeting wasteful government spending, and cracking down on fraud."
Opposes raising the deficit but believes closing loopholes and cutting wasteful spending can fund tax cuts without increasing debt.
"We can lower taxes for regular Americans without raising the deficit by closing corporate tax loopholes, targeting wasteful government spending, and cracking down on fraud."
Thurow, himself a union fire captain, implicitly supports working people and union labor as central to his campaign identity.
"He's a union fire captain, a father of four, and a Mequon native running as an Independent for Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District."
Opposes an economy built for the wealthy and corporations, advocating instead for an economy that works for working people.
"Both political parties have sold out the American people and allowed corporations and the rich to build an economy that works for them at the expense of us. I am running to build an economy that works for working people, not billionaires."
No explicit position on minimum wage stated on this page.
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Education(1)
Supports expanding apprenticeships and vocational training in partnership with community colleges and local employers.
"I will push for legislation to expand apprenticeships and vocational training in partnership with community colleges and local employers."
Healthcare(6)
Supports Medicare negotiating all drug prices directly, capping prices on drugs developed with taxpayer dollars, and stopping large pharmaceutical subsidies.
"Medicare needs to negotiate all drug prices directly. Block private equity firms from taking over health care services and senior care centers. Stop giving giant subsidies to Big Pharmaceuticals who enrich their executives and board members while leaving the American people to die overcharging for drugs their tax dollars helped develop. If US tax payer dollars are used in a drug's development, a price cap should be placed on the drug when sold in the US."
Supports Medicare negotiating all drug prices directly, capping prices on drugs developed with taxpayer funds, and stopping large subsidies to pharmaceutical companies.
"Medicare needs to negotiate all drug prices directly. Block private equity firms from taking over health care services and senior care centers. Stop giving giant subsidies to Big Pharmaceuticals who enrich their executives and board members while leaving the American people to die overcharging for drugs their tax dollars helped develop. If US tax payer dollars are used in a drug's development, a price cap should be placed on the drug when sold in the US."
Supports empowering Medicare to negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies.
"Medicare needs to negotiate all drug prices directly."
Supports Medicare negotiating drug prices directly as part of broader healthcare reform.
"Medicare needs to negotiate all drug prices directly."
Supports investing in mental health resources for first responders, including PTSD prevention and recovery programs.
"I will invest in modern training, equipment, and mental health resources, including programs for PTSD prevention and recovery."
Supports investing in mental health resources for first responders, including PTSD prevention and recovery programs.
"I will invest in modern training, equipment, and mental health resources, including programs for PTSD prevention and recovery"
Social Issues(1)
No explicit position stated on racial equity or racial justice.
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