Jane Benson
Lean w/ District 4
This weekend Jim sits down with Jane Benson, Candidate for Wisconsin 4th Assembly District that covers parts of Brown and Oconto counties. The discussion steers toward why she is running, her roots in Suamico, and how running gives her a chance to talk about what she knows matters, like caring communities.
Jim talks with David Steffen, Candidate for Wisconsin 4th Assembly District. David shares with Jim why he is running, David shares his agenda like supporting your ideas, fight for the needs of your community and earn your respect. David talks about the issues he is focusing on.
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Festivals & Services (Hour 3)
Jane Benson joins Jim and John to talk about the Wisconsin Grass Roots Festival which is coming up this Saturday at Lawrence University. The festival encourages networking among many organizations and is an ideal venue for connecting them to citizens who are looking for a way to get involved. Click HERE for more details on the festival.
Then Josh Theis from Options for Independent Living, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization committed to empowering people with disabilities to lead independent and productive lives in their community through advocacy, the provision of information, education, technology and related services. The organization serves 17 counties in Wisconsin and has a model home in Green Bay you can tour to get more information about the services they offer. Click HERE for more information about Options for Independent Living.
Also, do you remember The Gator Dance for the song "Taking Care of Business" from BTO? Here's what it looked like. Click HERE.
Interview: Jane Benson
Candidate for the 89th Assembly District, Jane Benson tells us why she's running for Assembly.
Vote!
Getting to know Jane Benson. Milwaukee Police Chief. Student Voting.
(00:29:12) - Getting to know Jane Benson
- Candidate for the 89th Assembly District, Jane Benson tells us why she's running for Assembly.
- You can connect with Jane Benson on Facebook.
(00:48:52) - Milwaukee Police Chief
- 4th generation Milwaukee Firefighter and Milwaukee resident, Aaron Lipski talks about what it really means to fight fire.
- You can connect with Milwaukee Fire Department on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
(1:32:45) - Student Voting
- Local Wisconsin students share what voting on campus is like.
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Music from today's show can be found on As Goes Wisconsin's Spotify playlist.
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Women Winning Wisconsin (Oct 4 – Hour 2)
Our “meet the candidates” interviews continue; this time with three women running in northeast Wisconsin: Jane Benson, Hannah Beauchamp-Pope, and State Rep. Kristina Shelton. Also: Right wing media goes fully racist in the way it grotesquely distorts remarks from Vice President Kamala Harris on hurricane relief and the climate crisis.
