Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

LOCAL ORGANIZING!!

Madison Fair Maps Community Hearing on Monday, February 23 from 6 to 7 pm at Christ Presbyterian Church at 944 E. Gorham St, Madison 53703

Did you know politicians could gerrymander WI again after 2030? We're fighting for an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) to ensure fair maps for the future.

Join us at our Madison event to get involved:
🗓 Monday, Feb. 23 6 PM
📍 Christ Presbyterian Church
bit.ly/MapsCommunityHearings

The WI Spring Primary is February 17th! This is not a statewide primary - it’s important to check if there is one in your area. Visit VOTE411.org to find your personal voter guide!

They come from all backgrounds—immigrant women, mothers, teachers, healers, Black & Brown women, queer & trans women, grandmothers, young girls, women of faith, women who are simply fed up—to get involved, organize, support, nurture, fight, love, protect & contribute in whatever ways they can.

Beer, wings and ballots: The Super Bowl LX political playbook - OpenSecrets News Businesses and industries with ties to Super Bowl LX spent millions on lobbying and political contributions over the past few years.

It's #SuperbowlSunday! Some of the biggest spenders on lobbying and campaign contributions will be on display today.

Stories Stories from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The White House and its allies are trying to erase Black history so they can rewrite it. Now more than ever, we must share stories of Black trailblazers – stories of resistance, resilience, culture, innovation, and joy.

We will fight to free America from the billionaires and bullies. In the face of their hate, we're leading with love, solidarity, courage, and resistance.

But we WON'T fall for it. Because no matter how many lies they spew, most of us agree that:
▪️We will not tolerate hateful, vile, and racist rhetoric
▪️We won't sit idly by while the government kidnaps our neighbors
▪️We demand a government that serves the people, not the wealthy few

🧵The President is sharing disgusting, racist videos. He is unleashing violent, armed ICE agents on our cities. He's threatening our freedom to vote. Make no mistake, these things are all connected. They're all part of the same playbook where cruelty and division are the point.

We're standing with our neighbors. Fighting for our freedoms. Building a world that puts people ahead of profits. Our solidarity is our strength. People over profits. Always.

WDC will always stand for voting rights. 👉Let's be clear: Voting is a constitutional right. Once a state permits absentee voting, every voter who lawfully casts an absentee ballot has the right to have their ballot counted. Full stop.

www.wisdc.org/news/press-r...

Steil introduces voting bill that draws condemnation from voting rights advocates • Wisconsin Examiner Voting rights advocates say the legislation would increase needless barriers for voters, and undermines trust in a secure election system.

“The MEGA Act is a seriously problematic piece of anti-voter legislation. It will disenfranchise millions of voters across the country,” said Nick Ramos, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/01/31/s...

We've been getting lots of questions asking about Wisconsin's congressional maps. 👉 An Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) is how we can end gerrymandering for our state and congressional maps.

Learn more about our work: fairmapswi.com ✨

📣 January 30th National Shutdown Events: linktr.ee/wisconsinres...
#beaverdamwi #madisonwi #milwaukee #portagewi #eauclairewi #kenosha

WI stand with Minnesota

We're standing with our neighbors in Minnesota. There are so many ways to show up and make a difference. 💜

One of those is getting involved with mutual aid. League of Women Voters of Wisconsin put together a list of MN organizations to support: bit.ly/LWVWI-mutual-aid

FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald ...

There's absolutely zero reason for federal gov to seize a state's 2020 election materials.

Local officials should be the only ones w/ access as they run our elections. The president can't steal past election materials just because he lost an election 6 yrs ago.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

How Does the Citizens United Decision Still Affect Us in 2026? The Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United has enabled record-breaking amounts of campaign spending.

This month marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizens United ruling, which opened the floodgates to unlimited money in politics. Here's how it still impacts us today and solutions to restore transparency and accountability.

Dane County! There will be a primary on Feb. 17 for Dane County Circuit Court Branch Candidates Ben Jones, Huma Ahsan, and Nathan Wagner vie for the seat.

Attend the forum on Thursday, February 5, at noon to learn about the candidates.

Back in the News: Tiffany’s Donation from College Republicans Looks Smelly How Republicans did an end-run around two different prohibitions.

“This is what happens when campaign finance laws are written to benefit the wealthiest among us,” said Nick Ramos, Exec. Director of WDC. #MoneyInPolitics #GetMoneyOut

Fair Maps Community Hearing in Madison. While Wisconsin currently has fair maps at the state level, these are only in place until the 2030 Census. We need LEGISLATION to ensure FAIR VOTING MAPS for FUTURE GENERATIONS. We’ve been working on a draft proposal, and we want YOUR INPUT! When: Monday, February 23 from 6 to 7:30 pm Where: Christ Presbyterian Church (944 E Gorham St, Madison, WI 53703)

MADISON! Wisconsin has fair voting maps at the state level — for now. But without lasting legislation, we could end up with gerrymandered maps in 2030. We can't let that happen!

Join us for a Fair Maps Community Hearing to learn about our proposal for an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC)!

Text reading "Tackling the Beast: Creative Ways to Rein in Money in Politics" with a cartoon money monster

Money's influence in politics silences ordinary voices while amplifying billionaires. But there's hope!

WDC's new article outlines two innovative legal strategies to tackle the problem and ensure voters aren't drowned out by unlimited political spending.

Read: wisdc.org #MoneyInPolitics

Wisconsin College Republicans raised $1M in 2025. It came from 2 people. A Wisconsin College Republicans group raised more than $1 million last year thanks to dual $500,000 donations from Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, two of the state's biggest GOP megadonors.

Regardless of party, we need reasonable limits on transfer through party infrastructure. We need to stop the billionaire spending free-for-all here in WI.

Voters deserve to see clearly who’s funding political activity. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

graph showing dramatic increase of independent expenditure spending in wisconsin surpreme court races from 2011 to 2025

Last year, $100M was spent on one WI Supreme Court race. Over $51M came from independent expenditures.

These post-#CitizensUnited groups are funded by wealthy out-of-state interests ignoring WI constituents.

People are fed up. The people will prevail.

It’s been 16 years since the ruling in Citizens United v FEC, and U.S. elections and Wisconsin politics have transformed into a profoundly more oligarchical system. Ruled by the few ultra-wealthy and for the few ultra-wealthy, this ruling opened the floodgates for those who have the means to pay to dictate election outcomes and influence politicians. Money is not speech. Money should not dictate who has a say in elections.

16 years of Citizens United = oligarchy in practice.

Wisconsin elections now flooded with out-of-state corporate cash. Ultra-wealthy decide who wins, Wisconsinites get ignored.

Money ≠ speech. Democracy shouldn't be pay-to-play.

#CitizensUnited #GetMoneyOut

🇺🇸FREE AMERICA WALKOUT🇺🇸

Jan. 20th, 2pm locally

We will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent. A free America begins the moment we refuse to cooperate. Join us✊🏼

Find an event near you:
www.freeameri.ca
#Pinks #FreeAmerica

The ultimate measure of a person is not where he or she stands in moments comfort and convenience, but where he or she stands in times of challenge and controversy. – Martin Luther King

Words to live by. #MLKDay

We are facing an escalating fascist threat: ICE raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, families torn apart, attacks on our trans siblings, mass surveillance, & terror.

We're not cooperating. On Jan 20 at 2 PM local time, we'll walk out of work, school, & commerce. www.freeameri.ca

FREE AMERICA WALKOUT Jan 20, 2026 On Jan 20, 2026 we will walk out because a Free America is the only America worth calling great.

Labor is leverage. Cooperation is consent. Attention is a resource. Withdraw them together, and power shifts to the people.

A free America begins the moment we refuse to cooperate. This is not a request. This is a rupture. In the face of fascism, we will be ungovernable. www.freeameri.ca

"Immigration policy" is rules governing movement of people across border, how people can change status. Reasonable people can disagree on this.
Targeting & terrorizing, abducting & disappearing, murdering & beating people are crimes against humanity. "Immigration policy/enforcement" it ain't.

Wisconsin, we gotta lot of elections this year! Let's make sure that our friends + family are all prepared. Register to vote, check your status, or update your address NOW so you're prepared for later. 🗳 Visit MyVote.Wi.Gov ✨