Rebecca Kleefisch

Democratic Platform

Democrats support progressive taxation, with higher rates on top earners and corporations to fund public investment. The party favors raising the minimum wage, strengthening unions, and expanding worker protections. Democrats generally support government investment in infrastructure, education, and social programs as drivers of broad economic growth.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Kleefisch supports lower taxes, deregulation, and a business-friendly economic environment modeled on the Walker administration's approach. She opposes large government spending packages and supports cutting regulations she argues burden Wisconsin's manufacturing and agricultural sectors.

Republican Platform

Republicans favor lower taxes across income levels, with particular emphasis on cutting corporate and capital gains taxes to stimulate investment and job creation. The party supports deregulation, reduced government spending, and free market solutions over federal programs as the primary engine of prosperity.

Democratic Platform

Democrats support expanding access to affordable healthcare, including protecting the Affordable Care Act and moving toward a public option or expanded Medicare coverage. The party broadly favors government negotiation of prescription drug prices and opposes removing protections for pre-existing conditions.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Kleefisch supports market-based healthcare reforms and opposes full Medicaid expansion under the ACA, favoring instead the Walker-era approach of maintaining Wisconsin's Medicaid eligibility at 100 percent of the federal poverty level without accepting ACA expansion funds. She supports consumer-directed healthcare and expanded health savings accounts.

Republican Platform

Republicans have generally sought to repeal or significantly reform the Affordable Care Act, favoring market-based solutions. The party supports expanding health savings accounts, increasing competition among insurers across state lines, and reducing federal mandates on coverage requirements.

Democratic Platform

Democrats generally support pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, and favor comprehensive immigration reform. The party supports increased resources for legal immigration processing and a humanitarian approach to asylum seekers at the border.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Kleefisch supports border security and enforcement-first immigration policy. She backs stronger cooperation between state and federal immigration enforcement and opposes policies she views as encouraging illegal immigration. She supports legal immigration pathways that address Wisconsin's agricultural and dairy industry labor needs.

Republican Platform

Republicans prioritize border security and strict enforcement of existing immigration law. The party broadly supports completing physical border barriers, ending policies they view as incentivizing illegal entry, and reforming legal immigration to favor applicants with marketable skills.

Democratic Platform

Democrats favor robust federal investment in public K-12 education and higher education, along with policies to reduce or eliminate student loan debt. The party generally opposes using public funds for private school vouchers and supports universal pre-K and affordable childcare.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Kleefisch is a strong advocate for school choice and has made education savings accounts and charter school expansion central to her platform. She supports parental rights in education and opposes what she characterizes as federal and progressive overreach in Wisconsin school curricula.

Republican Platform

Republicans support school choice, including voucher programs for private and religious schools, and local control over curriculum decisions. The party generally opposes federal education mandates and broadly supports parental rights in schooling. Many Republicans oppose student loan forgiveness as unfair to borrowers who repaid their loans.

Democratic Platform

Democrats broadly support stricter gun safety measures, including universal background checks, red flag laws, and restrictions on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. The party frames these regulations as consistent with the Second Amendment and necessary to reduce mass shootings.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Kleefisch is a consistent supporter of Second Amendment rights and has opposed new gun control legislation. She has criticized Governor Evers's executive actions on firearms and supports law enforcement-centered approaches to reducing gun violence over new restrictions on law-abiding Wisconsin gun owners.

Republican Platform

Republicans strongly defend Second Amendment rights and generally oppose new gun control legislation, arguing that existing laws should be enforced more effectively. The party emphasizes mental health intervention, the right to self-defense, and opposes what they view as infringement on law-abiding gun owners.

Democratic Platform

Democrats view climate change as an urgent crisis requiring immediate government action. The party supports transitioning to clean energy through federal investment and regulation, reducing carbon emissions across the economy, and meeting international climate commitments. Democrats generally oppose expanding fossil fuel development on public lands.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Kleefisch supports Wisconsin's energy production, including the state's manufacturing-heavy economy's need for affordable and reliable energy. She is skeptical of aggressive climate mandates and opposes regulations she argues raise energy costs for Wisconsin businesses and families.

Republican Platform

Republicans emphasize American energy independence through domestic production of oil, gas, and coal alongside renewable development. Many in the party are skeptical of aggressive climate regulations they argue harm economic growth and jobs. Republicans generally prefer market-based energy solutions over government mandates and oppose restrictions that raise energy costs for families.

Democratic Platform

Democrats generally support a multilateral approach to foreign policy, emphasizing alliances, international institutions, and diplomacy as the first line of engagement. The party broadly supports maintaining NATO commitments, providing aid to democratic allies, and engaging international bodies to address shared challenges.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Kleefisch supports a strong U.S. military and has engaged foreign policy debates primarily through their effects on Wisconsin's export-dependent dairy and manufacturing industries. She has backed federal policies that protect Wisconsin producers from unfair foreign competition.

Republican Platform

Republicans emphasize American sovereignty, a strong military as a deterrent, and bilateral relationships over multilateral institutions. The party broadly supports robust defense spending and is skeptical of international agreements they view as constraining American action or requiring open-ended foreign commitments.

Democratic Platform

Democrats oppose cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits and support expanding both programs. The party generally favors raising the Social Security payroll tax cap on high earners to ensure long-term solvency and opposes any form of privatization.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Kleefisch has publicly opposed federal proposals to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits for Wisconsin seniors. She supports structural fiscal reforms that reduce government spending broadly without targeting retirement program benefits for current or near-term beneficiaries.

Republican Platform

Republicans support reforming Social Security and Medicare to ensure long-term fiscal solvency, which some in the party argue requires adjusting benefits or eligibility ages. The party opposes tax increases to fund the programs and some members have supported personal investment account options.

Democratic Platform

Democrats broadly support criminal justice reform, including reducing mandatory minimum sentences, addressing racial disparities in policing and incarceration, and investing in community-based alternatives. The party generally supports police accountability measures and evidence-based approaches to reducing recidivism.

Rebecca Kleefisch

Kleefisch strongly supports law enforcement and has been critical of criminal justice reforms she views as reducing accountability for offenders. She has backed increased resources for law enforcement agencies and focused on combating violent crime and fentanyl trafficking as Wisconsin's primary public safety priorities.

Republican Platform

Republicans emphasize law and order, strong support for law enforcement, and tough penalties for crime. The party generally opposes reducing mandatory minimum sentences for violent offenses and supports prosecutors pursuing strong sentences. Republicans broadly oppose policies they view as undermining police authority or creating leniency for criminals.