I understand the unique security risks facing Israel, and I will be a strong, committed friend to the Israeli people from Day One. padding-left: 16px; background-color: #db0000; 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. I dont just talk about the issues; I have delivered on them. We also must reform the H-2A temporary visa process to be streamlined, expedited, and for it to provide certainty for farmers who desperately need workers. .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} We need to help raise wages for all workers and make sure we are bringing manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin. $('.collapse').collapse('show'); display: inline-block; Healthcare simply costs too much, especially for seniors. There is a fundamental flaw in a system that allows candidates on the ballot to attempt to influence the certification of the results. padding-bottom: 5px; padding-bottom: 7px; [8][15], During his US Senate campaign, he has touted his work championing union jobs and a $15 minimum wage with the Bucks[16] which was a requirement in the arena funding deal. People across the country rely on public transportation to have access to family sustaining jobs, healthcare, and a good education. $('.showResponses').hide(); 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. Key Background. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. font-weight: bold; .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} The U.S. Supreme Court has punted on partisan gerrymandering, saying that Congress must address this issue. Alex's father, Marc, immigrated to the US from Morocco when he was seven years old and Cathy grew up in Long Island. border-top: 1px solid #aaa; He has previously worked for Goldman Sachs and in the. flex: 0 0 150px; The sustained attacks on voting rights and the January 6th insurrection proved how fragile our democracy can be and how domestic and international forces are working to destroy it. I will continue to press for additional funding for infrastructure. .hideResponses { display: none;} } Lasry, a New York City native, is . It often seems that the number one export from Wisconsin is our children. margin-bottom:0px; The road to a Democratic Senate runs through Wisconsin, and every single vote will matter. 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 . background-color: #003388; border:1px solid #FFB81F; If a company is going to resort to union-busting tactics, then everything spent on those efforts should be reported to the U.S. Department of Labor and be publicly available. margin-top: 0px; I also helped lead the successful bid for Milwaukee to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention and served as the Finance Chair for the Democratic Conventions Host Committee, raising over $40 million for the Convention. in political science and government from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and an M.B.A. in corporate finance and management from New York University in 2014. There is already a new bulk commodity port facility under construction in the Milwaukee Port that is going to enhance our ability to export to areas around the world. The boom in remote work during the pandemic is allowing more people and companies the flexibility to do their jobs wherever they want. } margin: 5px auto; .race_header.libertarian { .outer_percentage { Guarantee every worker the right to be a member of a union. Corporations have shown us time and time again that when the penalties are too light, they will not always act in the public welfare. Without direct intervention, we are staring down an enhanced rural healthcare crisis that will not be easy to solve. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022. 70, 80% of the public support universal background checks. This shift in attitudes is a tremendous opportunity for rural communities to attract new businesses and workers into their communities. .widget-key { letter-spacing: 0.03em; Our workers have been punished as a result of companies prioritizing profits over people. background-color: #003388; This incredibly effective tool has been championed on a bipartisan basis in the past and was put in place through the COVID Relief package by the Biden Administration in early 2021. width: 35px !important; padding-top: 3px; border: 1px solid #999; We need to incentivize them to do things like plant cover crops on less productive agricultural lands, no till farming, and winter cover crops. This should all be done in an effort to provide local options for students to stay in their communities. Congress should preempt these statewide restrictions and make them illegal in all states. .contact_entity {font-size: 1.0em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0.5em;} We must prevent foreign actors from being able to influence or buy our democracy. Labeled as E15, the blend can save consumers up to 10 cents per gallon on average. 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. Increasing the Participation Rate in Apprenticeships. Workers well-being should not be dependent on who holds power. .top_disclaimer { clear: both; .widget-row.Republican { 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. max-width: 600px; background-color: white; font-weight: bold; We need federal housing incentives that do a better job of incentivizing new rural affordable housing. margin-bottom: .75em; [17][16] Reports also show that specifics of the deal the Bucks agreed to for public financing said they did not have to institute a universal $15 minimum wage until 2023. width: 100%; Lasry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. As a country, we produce more now than we did during that time, but we do it in very different ways. }) .results_row td:first-child { font-size: 1.25em;

   .contact_entity {font-size: 1.5em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} clearInterval(nTimer); But workers still cant deduct them. $('.hideResponses').hide(); That's an amazing nine-year return, and a hedge fund owner home run. (function() { Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? 	background-color: green; 	padding-left: 10px; We need to work cooperatively to ensure that Wisconsin has a seat at the table in order to enact meaningful dairy policy reform in the next Farm Bill or through separate legislation. 		width: 100%; 	color: black; Too many rural healthcare facilities are staffed by medical professionals who are nearing the end of their careers. 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. 	background-color: red; They desperately want to divide and conquer us and are constantly trying to stoke division. One of my first priorities will be to get rid of the filibuster. .widget-img { This has the potential to greatly benefit rural Wisconsin, as we have a long history of rural manufacturing. 		width: 100%; 		background-color: #6db24f; [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. We need to rebuild infrastructure across our state. 		display: inline-block; The United States is the only advanced country that does not currently guarantee paid leave. Income inequality has increased dramatically, and wages have stagnated in multiple sectors across our economy. This unfair treatment between workers and employees once again was specifically designed to privilege owners over their workers. 		.race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry withdrew from the Democratic Senate primary Wednesday afternoon and endorsed Lt. Gov. Legacy rural industries like agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and forestry are all under immense stress. This plan at its core is about investing more in our working families. It also establishes election certification and gives voters legal remedies if partisan ofcials refuse to certify results or try to set aside the results of an election. 	} At least 43% of workers on the arena project consisted of people underemployed or unemployed over the past five years and 30% of service contracts were awarded to minority and disadvantaged businesses. (Nov 2019) We pay all our employees family-sustaining wages. 	display: inline-block; Improving Conservation and Climate Resilience. In Wisconsin, tourism is annually the 2nd or 3rd largest industry. Alex Lasry, an executive with the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team, is ending his bid for the Democratic Senate nomination in Wisconsin, becoming the second candidate this week to exit the race and. The worst part is that we still dont know the full extent of the problem as new pockets of contamination are regularly found. Companies that do things like bringing back manufacturing from overseas, locating their operations in rural communities, investing in the health and wellbeing of the community they are located in, and have a unionized workforce  those are examples of ways they can earn a tax break. That is where strong government enforcement must come in, and in the Senate, I will fight for more stringent environmental guardrails. Its a vicious cycle that we must break. Access to quality child care is a crisis in this country and helping to improve it could help bring more people back into the workforce at a time when we desperately need more workers. 
, See also:United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022. 	} I want to abolish the filibuster. I am one of the few leading candidates in this race to have never taken corporate PAC money. 	} We need to safeguard unions and protect workers for generations to come. Our students are Wisconsins future, and if we dont invest in them, then they wont be able to invest in Wisconsin, which is one of the many reasons why I will fight for equitable broadband access across our state. 		margin: 0px 10px; Companies regularly violate federal labor law during union campaigns because the penalty for doing so is too low. Nothing short of the future of American democracy is at stake and if elected, I will act immediately. 	vertical-align: top; With that said, any agreement should include recognition by Palestinian authorities of Israels right to exist, forceful condemnation of violence perpetrated by extremist groups, and an end to settlement expansion and annexation. I decided to run because for over a decade, Wisconsinites have only had one Senator fighting for them in Washington. Extending paid family and medical leave to the approximately would impact nearly 32 million private sector workers, disproportionately women and people of color. Alex Lasry, a Democratic candidate for the Senate in Wisconsin, plans to drop out of the primary race Wednesday, his campaign confirmed. 	.leg-hnt-leadership > div { 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. As Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Senator Baldwin has worked relentlessly to address the needs of our dairy industry. State legislature | 	} 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. It is vital that we not only protect public transportation but expand and modernize it. Quality childcare would also improve long term educational outcomes for children by providing a secure, nurturing community for childrens early lives that will provide a basis for future growth. 	.leg-hnt-leadership-title { In the coming years, Congress will need to pass a follow up bill to ensure our critical infrastructure needs are continuing to be addressed. 			.votebox-scroll-container { Its long overdue. I strongly believe that protecting 30% of the United States lands by 2030 is attainable. I want to bring a new way of thinking that ensures that the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share, while also prioritizing raising wages and bringing more investment back to the United States. Young workers are leaving rural Wisconsin, often driven by the growing problem of limited rural jobs, which then drives even less workforce availability for prospective employers. For too long, our country has been in a race to the bottom where we have incentivized companies to ship jobs overseas and produce products for the lowest price possible, no matter what the consequences are. We need to continue to fight to expand funding for our Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives, to support dairy entrepreneurs and help Wisconsin dairy businesses develop new markets, reduce costs, and support local farm economies. 		width: 100% !important; div.oneoff-scrollbox.short {  height:250px;  overflow:scroll;  margin:20px;  padding:10px;  border:1px solid gray; } We have shown that progressive values are good for business and the economy. The loss of manufacturing in rural areas has been devastating for local communities. This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. 	} We all share far more in common than we have differences. He was born on July 15, 1987. #majorleaguepb #pickleball. This change would bring more equity to the tax code and result in more money in the pockets of working people. 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. Protecting voting rights used to be a bipartisan goal. Alex Lasry earned a B.A. 		break-inside: avoid-column; 		color:white; Alex Lasry was born in New York City to Marc and Cathy Lasry (ne Cohen). 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. 	} Abolishing the filibuster will allow legislators to move an agenda and deliver real results for our constituents. 

Instead of just talking about what I want to do, I have a proven record of delivering real results for Wisconsinites. background-color: #6db24f; It is also vitally important that this agreement is not pre-negotiated, and all parties avoid setting preconditions for the negotiations. As Senator, I will work with the Biden Administration as an active partner to achieve lasting peace through a two-state solution. We have a mental health crisis in this country and theres nowhere with greater need than our rural communities because these areas often lack any access to mental health services. 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. Congress must also pass the PRO Act to protect unions, empower workers, and hold big businesses accountable. letter-spacing: 0.03em; text-align: center; .leg-hnt-district-number { [4] He graduated from Trevor Day School, where his mother served as a board member. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } Progressive values are good for business and the PRO Act will ensure that projects like what he did in Milwaukee can happen across the country. background-color: grey; I will work in the Senate to get it passed as soon as possible. We need college loan forgiveness programs that eliminate student loan debt in order to attract people to move back to our rural communities to do critical jobs for the community. document.getElementById('leg-hnt-toggle64003192d3c42').addEventListener('click', event => { Click here for 3 full quotes on Jobs OR background on Jobs . Whether it is inadequate access to affordable healthcare, unsafe drinking water, a lack of access to high-speed broadband, crumbling infrastructure, educational challenges, or vanishing economic opportunity, our communities need help. Another less discussed and very important aspect of this legislation is the ending of the militarization of our police forces that occurred through President Bushs administration pushing out equipment returned directly from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to local law enforcement. 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. .leg-hnt-flex-row { CNN Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry ended his US Senate bid on Wednesday just two weeks before Wisconsin's Democratic primary and after spending more than $12 million on his campaign. The drinking water infrastructure in rural communities is rapidly aging and creating a threat to public health. We need to ensure that the communities that need help now are positioned to compete for and win funding to address this critical need. width: 100%; But the wants and needs of our communities are not that different. A senior vice president with the team, Lasry said he will take a. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { height: 50px; He and his wife Lauren live in Milwaukee. We also need to lower the cost of prescription drugs for everyone. ul.key-messages {list-style-type: none; margin-left:10px; } } } float: right; The filibuster is an archaic, Jim Crow-era rule that is stopping legislators from doing what they were elected to do. .leg-hnt-title { For too long, we have deprioritized marginalized communities that have taken the brunt of the environmental impact from climate change, while not enforcing existing environmental protection laws or punishing those that break them. These century-old laws must be adjusted to account for todays workforce and our current economic reality. I am a strong supporter of the Equality Act, which will explicitly prohibit discrimination against people on the basis of sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression in all 50 states. Lyft, DoorDash, and Grubhub force gig workers to either accept changes to their contracts that allow those corporations to take more money away from gig workers, or the workers are blocked from getting additional gigs through the app. I will fight every day to bring back resources to our state and deliver legislation that will help Wisconsinites in their everyday lives. [8] His father donated more than $500,000 to the Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign. text-align: center; .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { We must ensure that those dollars are going to support American workers and American manufacturers. Voting should be easy. Voters want real, actionable change. column-count: auto; We also ensured 80 percent of the materials and services for building the arena were sourced from Wisconsin. During the early part of the pandemic, 27% of adults considering relocation were most interested in a rural location according to a survey conducted by DCI (an economic development marketing firm). } The first two years of public community college or technical school should be free. We must promote local food systems, sustainability, and access to markets for small family farms. The continued loss of family farms and the increased concentration of farmland into larger farms is bad for our state. } According to his latest financial declaration, Alex Lasry, who is the team's senior vice-president, owns an interest worth more than $50mn. letter-spacing: .04em; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; font-weight: 500; Source. 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. } color: white; margin-bottom: 4px; For too long, critical infrastructure that was built more than a generation ago has not received the care and maintenance that it needs. Cyber-attacks on our elections are an immediate threat to U.S. national security and cannot be taken lightly. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .leg-hnt-container { .leg-hnt-flex-column { I worked with both Democrats and Republicans on the successful bid showing that it is possible to work across the aisle to get things done for the people of Wisconsin. 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