.votebox { .widget-row.Democratic { Lasry's career experience includes working as the senior vice president of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and a deputy counselor for strategic engagement with the White House. That means if the federal government pays to replace or rebuild water and sewer lines for example, the steel and iron must be made in places like the Neenah Foundry or Wisconsin Steel and Tube Corporation. margin-top: 5px; My plan is where I will start, but not where my work will end. [7][25], Lasry lives in Milwaukee with his wife and daughter in a historic mansion on Milwaukee's east side. Lasry's departure leaves Lt. Gov. left: 0px; Alex Lasry announces he is dropping out of the Wisconsin race for US Senate, backing Mandela Barnes. We must use the full power of this law to make sure we go from permanently protecting 12% of Americas land to 30%. [4][5], After graduating from UPenn, Lasry spent two months with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee followed by four months as an analyst with Goldman Sachs. max-width: 600px; div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } This should be coupled with additional tourism grant opportunities to help communities build out offerings and market the opportunities for what is available. Republicans like Ron Johnson want us to believe people in urban and rural areas dont care about the same things, that couldnt be further from the truth. Alex was born in New York City to Marc and Cathy Lasry. padding-bottom: 7px; We need to increase funding for counseling, mental health, addiction, and homelessness services so police only need to focus on imminent threats to the public. Alex's father, Marc, immigrated to the US from Morocco when he was seven years old and Cathy grew up in Long Island. We must replace them with leaders who believe in democracy and the constitutional right to vote. I am going to the Senate to get real results for Wisconsin. He was born in New York City to Marc and Cathy Lasry. This unfair treatment between workers and employees once again was specifically designed to privilege owners over their workers. font-style: italic; Labeled as E15, the blend can save consumers up to 10 cents per gallon on average. The decision means front-runner Mandela Barnes, the. We as a country provide very little support for child care, early education, and support for our aging adults. Senator. Alex Lasry, a senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks and son of the team's billionaire owner, announced Wednesday that he's running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in 2022 for the seat. A full accounting of his holdings is expected to be released in a public filing next week. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { The Wisconsin State Legislature has done everything they can to disinvest from the University system over the last dozen years. This practice disproportionately affects communities of color and must be ended. Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Wisconsin last year, is making a new political move. } Its also time to eliminate the tipped minimum wage, which is based in sexism and racism and makes it more likely that these workers live in poverty. a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } President Bidens Build Back Better Plan will bring good, union jobs to Wisconsin and help with desperately needed infrastructure improvements across the state. Expanding the right to vote has been a persistent fight since the founding of this country. .inner_percentage.Libertarian { This is a crisis that is hurting Wisconsinites all across the state. This has the potential to greatly benefit rural Wisconsin, as we have a long history of rural manufacturing. background-color: #db0000; Broadband Internet is critical infrastructure that is equally as important as roads and plumbing. The childcare plan in the Biden Administrations Build Back Better Act is an ambitious proposal to help millions of families with children under age 6 get affordable childcare for the first time. } Lasry announced this week the. 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. width: 150px; float: right; padding-top: 3px; background-color: #f9f9f9; [4] He graduated from Trevor Day School, where his mother served as a board member. When you look at who to vote for, pay attention to how they run their campaigns and their businesses. I want to help bring real change and real results for the people of Wisconsin and that starts with putting more money back in the pockets of hard-working Wisconsinites. width: 43%; Retain, Attract, and Train Rural Workers and Jobs. They should have to clean up the mess they made. [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. padding-bottom: 5px; We also need to lower the cost of prescription drugs for everyone. [3] He is the son of Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry . I have a proven track record of delivering real results for the people of Wisconsin. Also, as part of the 2017 Trump Tax Bill, Republicans removed the ability for employees to take a deduction for a dedicated home office while maintaining the deduction for business owners. Abolishing the filibuster will allow legislators to move an agenda and deliver real results for our constituents. width: 100%; position: relative; 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. [19][16] Lasry also continues to own shares in Amazon, which he has refused to sell, despite criticizing the company. Re-shoring Manufacturing and Improving Supply Chains. These century-old laws must be adjusted to account for todays workforce and our current economic reality. [20], While running for US Senate, Alex received an extension in May 2022 to not disclose his financial assets until after the Wisconsin Democratic Senate Primary in August 2022. We need the government to incentivize more mental health workers to locate in rural communities and we need to invest more into tele-medicine in order to bring additional services wherever they are needed. font-weight: bold; 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. We must eliminate the filibuster. Legacy rural industries like agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and forestry are all under immense stress. .race_footer { We still have a lot of work to do to make this a reality, and in the Senate, I will fight to make that happen. } Raise the federal minimum wage to 15 dollars, add indexing and parity for tipped workers. This is a model that we need to replicate and double down on for new research initiatives across all Wisconsin agriculture. } If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. background-color: #f9d334; We need to enhance reporting requirements to show voters where campaign funding is coming from. .top_disclaimer { if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .leg-hnt-container { Lasry was a Democratic candidate in the 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin, but withdrew before the primary. I understand the unique security risks facing Israel, and I will be a strong, committed friend to the Israeli people from Day One. 25% of service contracts to minority/disadvantaged business. div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. border:1px solid #FFB81F; Every generation has been called on to defend the hard-fought gains achieved by those who came before. UW-Madison used to be the number 3 university in the country when it comes to receiving annual R & D funding now its 8th. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. (Nov 2019) We pay all our employees family-sustaining wages. We need the federal and state government to ensure that all Wisconsinites have access to high speed, accessible and affordable internet. .non_result_row div { Equity must be at the center of reshaping of this new economy so that America can truly be a land of equal opportunity, not a country where the zip code youre born into can define your health outcomes. Incumbent Ronald Harold Johnson defeated Mandela Barnes, Adam Nicholas Paul, and Scott Aubart in the general election for U.S. Senate Wisconsin on November 8, 2022. padding-bottom: 8px; Alex Lasry earned a B.A. Every Wisconsinite should be on an equal footing when it comes to opportunity, and universal broadband access would help bridge that gap. max-height: 580px; background-color: green; Since the passage of the United States Constitution, the residents of Washington, D.C. have been denied their full citizenship rights that all residents of other states enjoy, including voting representation in Congress. } He lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022. } } Congress can help by raising the rural health reimbursement rates for Medicaid and Medicare and establishing more stringent minimum standards to make sure they can afford to provide the services that are needed in our communities. margin-bottom:16px; .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { font-size: 90%; 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. In the Senate I will join Tammy Baldwin and insist that the federal government buys construction materials that are made in the U.S.A. for all future infrastructure projects. One in four American workers do not have paid family or medical leave. z-index:1; .votebox-scroll-container { Voters should choose their elected officials. font-weight: bold; flex-wrap: wrap; float: left; Unions not only raise wages but they also protect our workers and make workplaces safer, stronger, and better. width: 100%; Progressive values are good for business. .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { According to an August 2021 Pew Research Center report, 16 percent of American adults have earned money through an online gig platform, and one third of workers say its their primary job. } padding: 2px; In building the Bucks Arena and the surrounding Deer District, we brought together a public/private partnership that emphasized workforce development. I am passionate about the creation of good union jobs, raising wages for working people, making sure Wisconsinites have access to quality affordable healthcare, improving infrastructure across the state, and protecting our democracy and environment. background-color: green; The pandemic has laid bare how bad this is for our public health and our economy. } padding-left: 16px; We need businesses to help sponsor young people, get involved in the classroom, and offer scholarships for college that are conditioned on coming back. 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. Senators are elected to do the job, not go to Washington and get into political fights. color: white; The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill makes a good down payment on building out these networks, but there is a lot more that needs to be done all over our state. } State and local courts | For students in Tech School, this would make their pathway into a skilled trade essentially free. color: #6db24f; We need to retain young people by improving career awareness efforts by local businesses in their nearby high schools. We need to do more to help support our industries to make investments to modernize, helping them save money while also protecting the environment. Congress must also pass the PRO Act to protect unions, empower workers, and hold big businesses accountable. Lasry, a Democrat, is a . 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. .votebox-scroll-container { We need to make sure law enforcement agencies arent overburdened and instead expand funding for intervention services so that law enforcement can focus on imminent threats to the public. Source. State legislature | font-size: 2em; When there is a physical or mental health emergency, people are often forced to drive an hour or more to receive the care they need. We are currently one of the only campaigns in the country that has a unionized campaign staff because we practice what we preach. We must protect our democracy. } .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} If they choose to not do any of these things, then they will not be eligible for tax breaks. background-color: red; This allows workers to vote their preference without fear of harassment or intimidation. A summer 2020 survey of site selectors said that 31 percent of responding businesses were more likely to consider locating new businesses operations to rural locations, compared to the only 10 percent considering large urban areas. } A growing number of communities across Wisconsin are also discovering that they have serious issues with PFA forever chemicals in their drinking water. Im on leave as the Senior Vice President of the Milwaukee Bucks. div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } Protecting voting rights used to be a bipartisan goal. As a country, we produce more now than we did during that time, but we do it in very different ways. Many critical services have been taken out of rural communities as cost savings measures and placed in regional healthcare centers instead of in more convenient locations. margin: 0; In the last almost two years during COVID, we have seen first-hand what a lack of access to affordable broadband really means for schools, healthcare facilities and small businesses as we transitioned to a completely online world. width: 100%; We will finally be able to fix our crumbling roads and bridges, fund environmental remediation projects, and prioritize broadband to get all Wisconsinites covered with reliable internet. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { width: 100% !important; $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { (Nov 2019) Pass the PRO Act to protect unions, empower workers. I was proud to march shoulder to shoulder in the streets of Milwaukee after Jacob Blake was shot and proud to back up the Bucks players who protested on the court bringing needed national attention to this issue. I brought together the public/private partnership to build the Bucks Arena. The surge in the numbers of gig workers over the last decade presents long-term challenges for a large portion of the workforce. width: 100%; margin: 8px auto; Please, United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022, https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Alex_Lasry&oldid=9025907, Conflicts in school board elections, 2021-2022, Special Congressional elections (2023-2024), 2022 Congressional Competitiveness Report, State Executive Competitiveness Report, 2022, State Legislative Competitiveness Report, 2022, Partisanship in 2022 United States local elections. Often, app companies like Uber. Healthcare simply costs too much, especially for seniors. One of my first priorities will be to vote to abolish the Filibuster. Through the right mix of job training, tax deductions and incentives, investing in and buying American, and strengthening our unions, we can raise wages and bring more jobs and investment to Wisconsin. But we cant stop there. When you look at who to vote for, pay attention to how they run their campaigns and businesses. Alexander Jacob Lasry (born 1987 or 1988 [2]) is an American businessperson and executive of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Fortunately, Gov. text-align: left; $('.pastResponses').show(); } Incumbent Ronald Harold Johnson defeated David Schroeder in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin on August 9, 2022. .race_header.green { We can dramatically decrease the cost of college while rapidly increasing the skills of our workforce by offering every student a pathway for two years of college to be free. By Reid J. Epstein. })(); See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection. overflow-x: auto; MADISON, Wis. Alex Lasry was easy to miss as he hovered near the counter at Colectivo Coffee on a recent afternoon in downtown Madison. [18], Lasry has been involved in Bucks' conflict with the unions caused by hiring non-union workers with lower wages which team reps originally described as "a matter of economics". margin: 5px auto; .widget-img { This plan at its core is about investing more in our working families. padding-left: 0; .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { background-color: #003388; background-color: #dac113; As the next Senator from Wisconsin, I will prioritize racial and social justice, and ensure that we are creating economic opportunities for everyone, regardless of where they live or what they look like. overflow-y: hidden; Counties | [4] He then went on to graduate cum laude with honors in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and receive his MBA from the New York University Leonard Stern School of Business in 2014. 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 incentivize our high schools to set up dual enrollment programs in technical schools that allow for both high school and college credits in technical education the same way that we do for college education. 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. Ron Johnson is a staunch opponent of voting rights and ensuring access to the ballot. My plan has been to talk directly with every voter that we can, whether its in an urban, suburban, or rural area. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { [4][7][9] Lasry went on to become Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff to Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, and then Deputy Counselor for Strategic Engagement to the Senior Advisor where he worked on business outreach and the Jobs Council. top: 0px; color: #fff; These efforts are a role model for states across the country in driving down costs and increasing opportunities for students. } $('#candidate-connection-email-97840').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); This is especially acute in education. In doing so, we not only created jobs, but also made sure that people often left out of major construction work got a chance to expand skills, find jobs, and build wealth. margin-right: 12px; Since entering this race, I have traveled to every part of Wisconsin, talking to voters about the issues that matter most to them. We need to rebuild infrastructure across our state. We need to do more to spur on the development of additional affordable housing in rural communities. I am extremely proud of my wife, Lauren, for her work at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to ensure that access to health care from birth control and cancer screenings, to safe, legal abortion is protected for individuals and families across Wisconsin. The U.S. Supreme Court has punted on partisan gerrymandering, saying that Congress must address this issue. Progressive values and economic justice should go hand and hand. padding-top: 8px; Investing in Agricultural Research and Development through the UW-System. There are growing markets in the Middle East and Asia for our dairy products, and we need to ensure that any and all trade negotiations help open these markets to Wisconsin farmers. .leg-hnt-responsive-columns { margin-bottom: 4px; We are in an unprecedented time in recent history where both business and the government understand the vital need to bring back critical manufacturing to the United States. The growth of employment in the service industry demands labor law that matches the contours of the current situation. 70, 80% of the public support universal background checks. There were no incumbents in this race. But retaining our local students wont be enough. How to run for office | 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. Cyber-attacks on our elections are an immediate threat to U.S. national security and cannot be taken lightly. .clearfix { Alex Lasry's trust is valued at more than $50 million. font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccc; .race_header.democratic { Additionally, most low-wage workers do not have equal access to paid leave. Residents of the District of Columbia overwhelmingly favor statehood, it is constitutional, and would finally right an historic wrong. letter-spacing: 0.03em; Nothing short of the future of American democracy is at stake and if elected, I will act immediately. That doesnt just mean roads and bridges, but also ensuring that Wisconsinites in all parts of the state have access to reliable, affordable broadband, clean drinking water, and other vital parts of our infrastructure like expanding and improving rail access to ship products. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. We need to establish strong federal safeguards to empower the American workforce to unionize, strengthen existing and established unions, and protect all workers for generations to come. Wisconsin has seen the success that Tammy Baldwin has had with bringing new research and development dollars to our state, most recently through Dairy Business Innovation Funding. I am committed to fight to help raise wages, bring real investment back to Wisconsin, and work every day to help make peoples lives better. } Alex Lasry (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Wisconsin. Republicans are actively blocking this crucial legislation. The Build Back Better Plan also contains real, substantive investments to fight climate change. Without direct intervention, we are staring down an enhanced rural healthcare crisis that will not be easy to solve. If they choose to become a state, the U.S. should grant Puerto Rico full representation in the U.S. Congress and the electoral college. Restoring the Home Office Deduction for Everyone. Income inequality has increased dramatically, and wages have stagnated in multiple sectors across our economy. We need to substantially update and modernize our environmental protection laws to meet the challenges of today and enforce stronger consequences that actually dissuade people and corporations from violating these tougher standards. position: absolute; That means paying more than a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage, keeping their supply operations in the United States, and being active partners in the communities that they do business in. Its time to pass federal legislation that will ban partisan gerrymandering and establish a federal non-partisan standard for drawing fair maps that will be representative of the diversity in each district. font-weight: bold; Lasry unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the primary election ballot on August 9, 2022. flex: 0 0 150px; People across the country rely on public transportation to have access to family sustaining jobs, healthcare, and a good education. The opioid crisis is also still raging in our rural communities, and in many ways worse than ever. While we need to strengthen industrial labor law through the federal PRO Act, we must also be aware that todays economys largest sector is the service industry. It is also vitally important that this agreement is not pre-negotiated, and all parties avoid setting preconditions for the negotiations. 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