BREAKING: The WisDems has endorsed Judge Janet Protasiewicz for state Supreme Court in the general election.
We’ll know who her MAGA opponent is later tonight.
The winner will have the Court’s deciding vote. Chip in to help Judget Janet.
Janet Protasiewicz (pronounced PRO-TUH-SAY-WITZ; see video) led the four-candidate field in today’s primary election.
This race is officially nonpartisan—but Dan Kelly, a right-wing contender, was literally paid by the GOP as recently as December 2022.
We’re deeply grateful to the other progressive in the primary, Everett Mitchell, for his candidacy and remarkable leadership in making Wisconsin a fairer and more just state. The party has been neutral throughout the primary. Now, we must unite to win on April 4.
Judge Protasiewicz was raised in a working-class Wisconsin family. She earned a JD from Marquette University and went on to serve more than 25 years as Assistant District Attorney. She prosecuted serious crimes and successfully argued in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Judge Janet has served on the bench in Milwaukee for nearly a decade. She’s on a variety of boards of civic organizations and won the Community Involvement Award from the Association of Women Lawyers in 2017. For Janet, this is about service.
She’s running to restore integrity on the state’s highest court. If she wins on April 4, she’ll preside fairly, looking to the law and the Constitution rather than carrying the GOP’s water.
If Janet wins on April 4, cases on issues we care about—like reproductive freedom, fair maps, and protecting democracy—would get a fair hearing. A sea change.
As Janet often explains, she’d never pre-judge a case. People coming before the state Supreme Court should have the confidence that their arguments will actually matter. As a judge, she’ll uphold the law.
Just a few weeks ago, EMILY’S List made history by endorsing Judge Protasiewicz. Until now, they’ve never endorsed a candidate in a judicial race—anywhere in America. But they know how high the stakes are. And they’re all in for Judge Janet.
It’s going to be a team effort to send Judge Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court. Are you in, Wisconsin? We need your help to knock on doors, everywhere—in rural areas, suburbs, and cities alike, across lines of race and ethnicity. Sign up to help.
This is going to be a battle royale. One of the GOP candidates has bragged that he’ll be supported by $20 million in special-interest independent expenditures. Whichever one emerges, spending by the GOP dark money machine will be vast.
Everything is at stake in this race—the freedom to access a safe and legal abortion, voting rights, fair maps, election subversion… so much more. This race is the hinge for the political fate of Wisconsin.
Tonight, to celebrate our nominee—will you send a strong message to the far right that Democrats and progressives are fully ready to send a pro-democracy judge to the Wisconsin Supreme Court? Chip any amount to help us run full speed ahead to elect Judge Janet.
Grassroots funding is stronger than far-right special interest groups and mega-billionaires.
It’s all hands on deck to elect Judge Janet Protasiewicz… in just 42 days.
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We know a better Wisconsin is possible with Judge Janet Protasiewicz on the bench.
And we know it’s impossible to get there without grassroots support.
If you’re ready to #flipthecourt with WisDems, chip in any amount to help us kick off the general election.