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District #49 - Phil Garthwaite (D)

Wisconsin State Representative
(Newly elected - Nov 2006)

To see Loeffelholz's (the previous legislator's page) go HERE.

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On the issues - 2008 (See the legislator's 2006-2007 position on health care, ethics and campaign reform below)

A+ - Public funding of judicial campaigns

(AB250) Incumbent voted FOR passage of public funding of campaigns for judges. In a recent study by Citizen Action, in 75% of the cases reaching the Supreme Court level there was a campaign contributor on one side or the other. Campaigns for judges are being financed by attorneys and business leaders. How's that for justice? ALL Supreme Court Judges came out in support of this bill. 2/27/08 Sequence No. 195

On the issues - 2007 (See the legislator's 2006 position on health care, ethics and campaign reform below)

A+ Healthy Wisconsin

Incumbent SUPPORTED the Healthy Wisconsin amendment to the state budget. All Democrats voted for it and all Republicans voted against it. Healthy Wisconsin was opposed by the insurance industry and business associations (though not the business members themselves). For more on the benefits of Healthy Wisconsin see Sen. Joe Leean's article HERE

A+ Ethics Reform

(SB1) Incumbent voted to pass an Ethics Reform bill in January 2007.

Many politicians refuse to answer the questions in the Project Vote-Smart solicitation because they don't want voters knowing where they stand on the issues! They like being able to fudge and evade when being asked about an issue, and having it on record and posted on the web is the last thing they want. Especially when it can be compared to their voting record while in session.

Here is how Phil Garthwaite responded to the League of Women Voters' questionnaire. Let's see how well he keeps his promises:

Assembly, District 49	Question 1	Question 2	Question 3	Question 4	Question 5	Question 6
Phil Garthwaite (Democrat)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Garthwaite: My priorities are include taking a serious look at how we fund our schools. There are some options out there that just need to be debated, rather than hidden in the file cabinet. I'd like to ensure that every Wisconsinite has access to affordable medical coverage. The Wisconsin Health Security Act, Wisconsin Health Plan, and other plans need to be discussed. I'd like to see Wisconsin become a Clean Elections state, much like Arizona and Maine have.