Risser has long been a supporter of health care, ethics and campaign finance reform.
| Incumbent | Incumbent Web Page | Personal Web Page | Who funds the incumbent? |
Fred Risser (D) |
Fred Risser | Risser's Personal Page | Follow the Money |
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Dennis Amadeus deNure (I) |
624 E. Dayton |
A+ - Public funding of judicial campaigns |
(SB171)
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.
2/19/08 Sequence No. 200
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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 (and also supported it in
2006).
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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.
Project Vote-Smart Rating |
INCUMBENT
REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO
PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2004 NATIONAL
POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST Ratings by Interest Groups: http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS021372 Votes by Category: |
Wisconsin Conservation VotersRated Incumbent at 100% acceptance |
Conservation Scorecard on your state
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Vote Tracker -- SB1 Ethics Bill Past Scorecards:
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2006 record below |
A+ Universal Health Care |
Incumbent has been supportive of universal health care (Miller's AB 807) |
A+ Campaign Finance Reform |
Incumbent has supported campaign finance reform (Pocan's AB626 and Risser's SB479). |
A+ Ethics Reform |
Incumbent voted to pass an Ethics Reform bill (SB1). |
| Bill - SB1 (11/1/05 Sequence 239) | The Issue | How Senate Voted | Your Representative |
Senate Bill 1 - Establish a Government Accountability BoardIntroduced by Mike Ellis (R) in the Senate and
It was killed by the Assembly Republicans. This was a vote on whether to bring the ethics bill to the floor and allow a complete up-or-down vote. By voting against an open floor vote the assembly legislators effectively killed the bill and did not have to go on record as officially opposing ethics reform. |
Proponents claim: This bill would establish an independent ethics commission to oversee the state legislature and governor.
See www.wisdc.org
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Passed by a vote of 28 to 5 Voting for reform:
Voting to block reform:
See entire assembly roll call vote here and the senate roll call here. |
+ + + + + + + * Incumbent voted FOR bringing SB1 to the floor for a vote (this was the vote preferred by reform advocates) + + + + + + + |
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Opponents claim: It is too intrusive, requiring the disclosure of personal finances.
(Isn't that what ethics is all about? How can they legitimately vote on an issue without disclosing any conflicts of interest?)
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Republicans voting against reform were Grothman, Lasee and Reynolds, Democrats voting against reform were Decker and Taylor