What does Janel Brandtjen believe in?
What has Representative Brandtjen championed in the 22nd District?
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
EDUCATION
LOWER TAXES
HEALTH CARE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC SAFETY
- Lower Taxes
- Economic Growth
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Education Choice
- Sanctity of Human Life
- Right to Bear Arms
What has Representative Brandtjen championed in the 22nd District?
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Balance state budget
- FY2017 ends with a $579 million surplus, the second largest closing balance since 2000.
- Bond ratings upgraded
- Largest rainy day fund of nearly $300 million
- REINS Act
EDUCATION
- Ensuring that every child gets a quality education
- Record investment in K-12 education
- Expanded educational opportunities in statewide school choice
- Grants to hire retired law enforcement to protect schools
- Tuition freeze for UW System schools for two more years (first 4 years have saved average in-state student more than $6,000)
- Provided largest amount of needs-based financial assistance in state history
LOWER TAXES
- Cut taxes (eliminated 3 taxes including state property tax)
- Property taxes on average home are lower today than 2010
- Partial repeal of personal property tax
HEALTH CARE
- Approved the Wisconsin Healthcare Stability Plan, making care more affordable
- Increased access to health insurance by allowing small businesses to pool together
- Saved SeniorCare
- Fully funded Medicaid
- Grants for Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness
- Increased number of dementia care specialists
- Expands drug screening, testing and treatment for Medicaid and food stamp recipients
- Continued the fight against opioid epidemic with HOPE Agenda
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Foxconn to Wisconsin
- Created a program to help unemployed veterans find jobs
PUBLIC SAFETY
- Overhaul of the juvenile corrections
- Investment in new prison
- Grants to hire retired law enforcement officers to protect schools
- Protected crime victim’s rights (Marsy’s Law)