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Deborah Davis (Wisconsin)

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Deborah Davis
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Franklin High School

Bachelor's

Long Island University, 1997

Medical

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2015

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Deborah Davis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 82. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Deborah Davis earned a bachelor's degree from Long Island University in 1997 and an M.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 2015.[1]

Davis has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]

  • MPS Union Representative
  • MPS Forensics Coach
  • MPS Student Advocacy Advisor
  • MPS Curriculum-Integrated Theater Specialist
  • MATA Community Cable Video Production
  • Award-winning Performance Artist
  • Governance Council, Riverwest Neighborhood Association
  • Block Club Leader, Gordon Park South
  • Instructor, National Mental Health First Aid Program
  • Cofounder & Board Member: Milwaukee Area Time Exchange
  • Cofounder & Board Member: Wright Street Resource Center
  • UWM Counseling Student Association Officer
  • UWM Trauma Studies Association Faculty Advisor

Elections

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers defeated Deborah Davis and Zachary Roper in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Chuck Wichgers (R)
 
56.7
 
16,705
Image of Deborah Davis
Deborah Davis (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.2
 
12,715
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Zachary Roper (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
22

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,442
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82

Deborah Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Deborah Davis
Deborah Davis Candidate Connection
 
99.7
 
4,185
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
11

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,196
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82

Incumbent Chuck Wichgers advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 82 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chuck Wichgers
Chuck Wichgers
 
99.5
 
6,579
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
36

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,615
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Deborah Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Davis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Wisconsin shaped my values, work ethic, and drive for "Forward" progress. As a 23-year proud resident of Franklin, my husband and I are owners of a part-time psychotherapy practice, I am an award-winning adjunct faculty member at UW-Milwaukee, a family caregiver, and a former high school civics teacher. From my time as a youth in the Franklin Public Schools and Sacred Hearts Church (now St. Martins of Tours) and throughout my professional life, my experience in community service and leadership has been ongoing. I am passionate about my community and motivated to get Wisconsin on the right path.
  • Muskego, Franklin, Greendale and Greenfield are all proud of their public schools. We need to restore adequate funding by raising revenue caps and applying 15% of our budget surplus to public education. Expanding the private school voucher program compromises public school funding, increases property taxes, and does not provide for public oversight or accountability. To attract talented educators back to our schools, we need to provide resources to meet the needs of all students. We also need to restore collective bargain rights so that teachers can negotiate appropriate compensation and benefits. Finally, parents should not be afraid to send their children to school. The state legislature needs to pass common sense gun safety laws
  • Healthcare. Bringing our federal tax dollars back to Wisconsin for Medicaid expansion will provide coverage for over 120,000 low-income individuals and lower state taxes by approximately $200 million annually. Expanding state health insurance would also help to address current caregiver shortages. Family members are more likely to care for dependent family members at home if they are not reliant on employer-based health insurance. Also, women need access to reproductive health services. I oppose the ban on abortion services. I support increased access to birth control, relationship skills building for youth and family supports such as subsidized childcare as a means to prevent unwanted pregnancies and abortions.
  • Democracy is at risk in Wisconsin. We have a highly gerrymandered election maps in the count. Republican state legislators have repeatedly attempted to overturn Wisconsin’s fair and accurate 2020 election results. Wisconsin Republican legislators have proposed 33 bills since the 2020 election that would undermine the authority of the Wisconsin Election Commission and/or restrict ballot access. Without the accountability of fair maps, Republicans have voted against the majority opinion of Wisconsinites on critical issues such as public school funding, reproductive rights, gun safety, collective bargaining and environmental protections. Office holders who do not support democracy should be held accountable.
As a mental health provider, I am passionate about the impacts of public policy on community and individual well-being. All the issues mentioned above (and below) impact our mental health: quality public schools, gun safety, collective bargaining rights, increased minimum wage, small business supports, affordable higher education, access to healthcare including reproductive health services and family planning, family supports such as subsidized childcare and paid family leave, environmental protections, believing that your vote makes a difference, and your representatives are responsive to your concerns, trusting that your policy makers will utilize the best available expertise in making decisions about our public health policy, increasing mental health services to relieve the pressure on police, educators and families. We need to move beyond partisan gridlock and practice cooperative evidence-based policy making.

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022


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