FOR WISCONSIN’S WORKING FAMILIES, HEALTHCARE
MATTERS IN THIS
ELECTION
Too many Wisconsinites are struggling to make ends meet as healthcare and prescription drug costs continue to soar. Meanwhile, big insurance companies and corporate interests keep raking in record profits at our expense.
That’s why the April 1st Wisconsin Supreme Court election matters. The judges we elect make decisions that affect our healthcare coverage and determine whether working people get a fair shake. We need to make sure there are judges who will stand up for us—not for the wealthy corporations and insurance companies that put profits over people.
This election is a choice between a court that protects affordable healthcare and fair treatment—or one that lets insurance companies and special interests keep calling the shots.
SEE INSIDE TO LEARN where the candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court stand on healthcare for Wisconsin’s workers.
WORKERS’ HEALTHCARE UPDATE
Learn more about the candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court.
JUDGE SUSAN CRAWFORD
Dane County Circuit Court
Judge Crawford is a former prosecutor with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, where she worked to protect healthcare coverage for working people and retirees.
Crawford also fought healthcare fraud to protect Wisconsinites and prosecuted those who stole from the state Medicaid fund.
Source: Heartland Signal, 1/15/2025
JUDGE BRAD SCHIMEL
Waukesha County Circuit Court
As the former Wisconsin Attorney General, Brad Schimel led the effort to overturn the Affordable Care Act. If he had been successful, more than 310,000 working Wisconsin families could have lost affordable healthcare coverage.
Schimel declined to hold drug companies accountable for creating the opioid crisis that has devastated Wisconsin families, while also accepting campaign money from Purdue Pharma PAC.
Sources: Up North News, 12/9/2024; Wisconsin Public Radio, 2/27/2018; Urban Milwaukee, 6/4/2018, 11/14/2017
WISCONSIN
“In Wisconsin, workers know that it’s more important than ever to have a pro-worker majority on the State Supreme Court. In addition to protecting union rights, I am also deeply concerned about protecting Medicaid. I have a child covered by Medicaid and have seen firsthand how vital it is to patients and their families.”
Annake R., CNAandunionmember,LaCrosse
“People are being taken advantage of by the insurance companies—it’s really gotten out of hand. We need someone on the Supreme Court we can trust to give working people a fair shot and hold the corporations accountable.”
Karen T., Retired educator and unionmember,Stoughton
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court makes decisions that impact our daily lives—from our wages to our rights to our access to affordable healthcare. When we elect judges who put people first, we are working toward a future where healthcare is accessible, affordable, and fair.
That’s why it’s so important to vote in the April 1st election for Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Election Day: Tuesday, April 1st
Polls Open: 7am – 8pm Find your polling place and early voting information: myvote.wi.gov
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