US Senator and Congress Surveys

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1 US Senator and Congress Surveys The following pages contain responses for all candidates that participated in our candidate survey. Candidates that are grayed out did not make it through the primary election. To find your sample ballot and your district number, please click here.

2 United States Senate Open Race Tommy Thompson R Eric Hovde R Mark Neumann R Jeff Fitzgerald - R Tammy Baldwin - D Question Tommy Thompson Eric Hovde to survey Mark Neumann Jeff Fitzgerald Tammy Baldwin to survey

3 United States Congress, 1st District Paul Ryan - R, Incumbent Rob Zerban-D, Challenger Question Paul Ryan Rob Zerban

4 United States Congress 2 nd District Open Race Chad Lee R Kelda Helen Roys D Mark Pocan D Matt Silverman - D Dennis Hall - D Question Chad Lee Kelda Helen Roys to survey Mark Pocan Matt Silverman Dennis Hall to survey

5 United States Congress, 3rd District Ron Kind - D, Incumbent Ray Boland - R, Challenger Question Ron Kind Ray Boland

6 United States Congress, 4th District Dan Sebring - R, Challenger Gwen Moore - D, Incumbent Question Dan Sebring Gwen Moore Business Experience? Currently owns or has owned a private business Health or Health Benefits Industry Experience Views on the Affordable Care Act Views on Exchanges Views on Employer Sponsored Health Benefits Ideas to Improve Cost Has not worked in the health or health benefits industries I would vote to repeal PPACA in its entirety Exchanges are a good idea if they are privatized and no run by the government Health insurance coverage linked to employment should not be required of employers by government edict. It should be an option employers can offer or not. The federal government does not have the Constitutional authority to mandate employers provide health insurance or what health insurance provided by employers as an option must cover. Inasmuch as the federal government doesn't have the Constitutional authority to mandate employers provide health care insurance. It can move the idea forward that it doesn't have the Constitutional authority to mandate employers provide health care insurance.

7 United States Congress, 5th District Jim Sensenbrenner - R, Incumbent Dave Heaster - D, Challenger Question Jim Sensenbrenner Dave Heaster

8 United States Congress, 6th District Tom Petri - R, Incumbent Lauren Stephens - R, Challenger Joe Kallas D, Challenger Question Tom Petri Lauren Stephens Joe Kallas Business Experience? to survey Currently owns or has owned a private business. Is currently or has been a business executive. I work for a small business. Farmed for 9 years Health or Health Benefits Industry Experience Has not worked in the health or health benefits industries Has not worked in the health or health benefits industries Views on the Affordable Care Act Would vote to repeal PPACA in its entirety. Would support the repeal of the excise tax on higher cost health plans scheduled to take effect in I absolutely oppose employer mandates. Supports most or all of PPACA provisions. I feel that this Act is the first step toward universal health insurance which is my ultimate goal. Not for profit insurance coverage for everyone. Views on Exchanges I do not support exchanges. Exchanges and related subsidies will provide a safety net for those with lower incomes. Views on Employer Sponsored Health Benefits I would vote to uphold ERISA. The US should move toward a system where health insurance coverage is not linked to employment. Opportunity for General Comment Please allow me to be very direct here, I am challenging a 17 term career politician who has repeatedly failed to understand the needs of businesses and who has constantly supported unions and union mandates, which of course, greatly effects health care costs to unionized businesses. I believe a business should be able to offer whatever type of insurance they prefer, or self-insure, or offer no insurance at all. That is between the employer and employee. Additionally, I will immediately move to repeal PPACA and/or initiate impeachment proceedings against any sitting President who engages in these kinds of business killing and unconstitutional regulations. Feel free to have your members contact me directly if they have any questions. Our campaign can use all the support we Health insurance costs are a heavy burden to employers. To get costs down, health providers need to publish their charges like everyone else. They need to justify their costs and no longer be able to charge whatever they like. If health insurance was no longer tied to employment, many more people would be hired and new businesses started.

9 can get. Thank you! Ideas to Improve Costs 1. No insurance mandates to employers or to citizens. 2. Allow self-insurance for employers. 3. No mandatory health care coverage of any kind, such as a requirement to cover birth control, Viagra, abortions, pre-existing health issues, etc. Let people shop around for the coverage that suits them best. Again, force health providers to post their charges. If you call around about a price for a procedure most places cannot tell you. There needs to be an investigation as to why health care costs are so high. Something is wrong but no one wants to get to the bottom of it. Insurance paperwork, denials, appeals add 35% to the cost of healthcare. If we had a Medicare for all system and eliminate those costs, we save billions! Government is the only entity that can set this up. It's the for profit system we have now that is killing us.

10 United States Congress, 7th District Sean Duffy - R, Incumbent Pat Kreitlow - D, Challenger Question Sean Duffy Pat Kreitlow