Sign The Letter: Stand With Wisconsin State Senators
[Note: This open letter is intended to be signed by state legislators only, not advocates or the general public.]
It’s clear by now: the middle class is under a coordinated and sustained attack by the right wing in statehouses across the nation.
We have all watched as tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Wisconsin to stop an insidious and fast-tracked bill that would take away the right of public employees to collectively bargain -- and as a courageous group of 14 state senators stood up to deny a quorum until their constituents’ voices were heard.
Let's let Wisconsin state senators know that their colleagues across the nation stand in solidarity with them in this fight. Please take a few seconds right now to sign the open letter below, then ask your colleagues to do the same.
Let’s show the entire nation that legislators in all 50 states are truly standing up for the middle class.
Thanks!
At a time of historic income inequality and job losses in America, conservatives have launched a destructive ideological attack targeting the rights of workers in statehouses across the nation. As state legislators, we, the undersigned, stand in solidarity with our colleagues in Wisconsin who are currently fighting this effort and ensuring that their constituents’ voices are heard.
Taking away the hard-won rights of nurses and bus drivers and teachers does nothing to create jobs, rebuild the economic prosperity of our states, or strengthen our families.
As legislators representing vastly different constituencies in states across the country, we join together to voice our shared desire to work in a constructive manner with all relevant parties to advance a vision for our nation’s future that truly ensures the economic security of our communities.
Signed,
(If you would prefer to circulate this letter to your colleagues in printed form and return signatures to Progressive States Network via fax or scan, a printable sign up sheet is available here.)
Sen. Linda Coleman
Sen. Bettye Davis
Sen. Johnny Ellis
Rep. Sally Ann Gonzales
Rep. Katie Hobbs
Rep. Daniel Patterson
Sen. Linda Lopez
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Asm. Marty Block
Asm. Bob Blumenfield
Asm. Susan Bonilla
Asm. Julia Brownley
Asm. Joan Buchanan
Asm. Mike Eng
Asm. Felipe Fuentes
Asm. Fiona Ma, Speaker Pro Temp
Asm. Tony Mendoza
Asm. John Perez, Speaker
Asm. Nancy Skinner
Asm. Jose Solorio
Asm. Sandre Swanson
Asm. Norma Torres
Asm. Das Williams
Sen. Mark DeSaulnier
Sen. Laurie Hancock
Sen. Mark Leno
Sen. Fran Pavley
Sen. Juan Vargas
Sen. Lois Wolk
Sen. Leland Yee
Rep. John Kefalas
Rep. Andy Kerr
Sen. Angela Giron
Rep. Joe Miklosi
Sen. Lois Tochtrop
Rep. David Baram
Rep. Andy Fleischmann
Rep. Mae Flexer
Rep. Gregory Haddad
Rep. Jack Hennessy
Rep. Roland Lemar
Rep. Matthew Lessar
Rep. Sandy Nafis
Rep. Elizabeth Ritter
Rep. Matthew Ritter
Rep. Kevin Ryan
Rep. Peter Tercyak
Rep. Bruce Zeke Zalaski
Sen. Gary LeBeau
Rep. James Johnson
Rep. John Kowalko
Rep. Michael Mulrooney
Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf
Sen. Arthenia L. Joyner
Sen. Nan Rich
Rep. Simone Bell
Rep. Tyrone Brooks
Rep. Michele Henson
Rep. Karla Drenner
Rep. Virgil Fludd
Rep. Michele Henson
Rep. Margaret Kaiser
Rep. Pedro Marin
Rep. Rahn Mayo
Rep. Billy Mitchell
Rep. Quincy Murphy
Rep. Elena Parent
Rep. Barbara Reece
Rep. Brian Thomas
Rep. Gloria Tinubu
Rep. Al Williams
Sen. Gloria Butler
Sen. Vincent Fort
Sen. Steve Henson
Sen. Nan Orrock
Sen. Doug Stoner
Sen. Horacena Tate
Rep. Roy Takumi
Rep. Phylis King
Sen. Elliot Werk
Rep. Thomas Holbrook
Sen. Iris Martinez
Rep Gail Riecken
Sen. Earline Rogers
Rep. Dan Kelley
Rep. Mary Mascher
Rep. Patrick Murphy
Rep. Sharon Steckman
Rep. Todd Taylor
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
Sen. Joe Bolkcom
Sen. Robert Dvorsky
Sen. Jack Hatch
Sen. Wally Horn
Sen. John Kibbie, Senate President
Sen. Joe Seng
Rep. Joni Jenkins
Rep. Brent Yonts
Sen. Kathy Stein
Rep. Ralph Chapman
Rep. Mark Eves
Rep. Anne Graham
Rep. Anne Haskell
Rep. Jon Hinck
Rep. Melissa Innes
Rep. Walter Kumiega
Rep. W. Bruce MacDonald
Rep. Edward Mazurek
Rep. Ann Peoples
Rep. Diane Russell
Rep. Linda Sanborn
Rep. Sharon Treat
Rep. Richard Wagner
Sen. Philip Bartlett
Sen. Joseph Brannigan
Sen. Lawrence Bliss
Sen. Troy Jackson
Del. James Hubbard
Del. Tom Hucker
Del. Eric Luedtke
Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Del. Kirill Reznik
Del. Shane Robinson
Del. Jim Rosapepe
Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez
Sen. Paul Pinsky
Sen. Jamie Raskin
Rep. Paul Mark
Rep. Denise Provost
Rep. Benjamin Swan
Sen. Kenneth Donnelly
Sen. James Eldridge
Rep. Mark Meadows
Rep. Mindy Greiling
Rep. Jeff Hayden
Rep. Bill Hilty
Rep. Melissa Hortman
Rep. Phyllis Kahn
Rep. Tina Liebling
Rep. Tim Mahoney
Rep. Carlos Mariani
Rep. Joe Mullery
Rep. Michael V. Nelson
Rep. Michael Paymar
Rep. John Persell
Rep. Linda Slocum
Rep. Thomas Tillberry
Rep. Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
Rep. John Ward
Sen. Linda Berglin
Sen. D. Scott Dibble
Sen. Linda Higgins
Sen. Tom Saxhaug
Sen. David Tomassoni
Rep. Mike Colona
Rep. Tom McDonald
Rep. Margo McNeil
Rep. Timothy Meadows
Rep. Genise Montecillo
Rep. Jeanette Mott Oxford
Rep. Stacey Newman
Rep. Sharon Pace
Rep. Clem Smith
Rep. Margie MacDonald
Rep. Carolyn Pease-Lopez
Rep. Jean Price
Rep. Carolyn Squires
Rep. Franke Wilmer
Sen. Gary Branae
Sen. Ron Erickson
Sen. Christine Kaufmann
Sen. Lynda Moss
Sen. Gene Vuckovich
Sen. David Wanzenied
Sen. Tanya Cook
Sen. Heath Mello
Sen. Amanda McGill
Sen. Jeremy Nordquist
Sen. David Parks
Rep. Bernie Benn
Rep. Daniel Carr
Rep. Cynthia Chase
Rep. John Cloutier
Rep. Franklin Gould
Rep. Gladys Johnsen
Rep. Patrick Long
Rep. Terie Norelli
Rep. Marsha Pelletier
Rep. Marjorie Porter
Rep. Robin Read
Rep. Gary Richardson
Rep. Christopher Serlin
Rep. Judith Spang
Rep. Charles Townsend
Rep. Charles Weed
Asm. Valerie Vainieri Huttle
Sen. Nicholas Sacco
Rep. Mimi Stewart
Sen. Cisco McSorley
Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino
Sen. Peter Wirth
Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz
Asm. Richard N. Gottfried
Asm. Carl Heastie
Asm. Catherine Nolan
Asm. Nick Perry
Asm. Charles Lavine
Asm. William Scarborough
Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Rep. Verla Insko
Rep. Ed Gruchalla
Rep. Ron Guggisberg
Rep. Lonny Winrich
Rep. Steve Zaiser
Rep. Mike Foley
Rep. Bob Hagan
Rep. Matthew Szollosi
Rep. Kenny Yuko
Rep. Peter Buckley
Rep. Michael Dembrow
Rep. Margaret Doherty
Rep. Paul Holvey
Rep. Val Hoyle
Rep. Tina Kotek
Rep. Greg Matthews
Rep. Mike Schaufler
Rep. Chip Shields
Rep. Carolyn Tomei
Rep Brad Witt
Sen. Jackie Dingfelder
Sen. Diane Rosenbaum, Senate Majority Leader
Rep. Mark Cohen
Rep. Florindo Fabrizio
Rep. Dan Frankel
Rep. Kenyatta Johnson
Rep. Cherelle Parker
Rep. Ronald Waters
Rep. Arthur Handy
Sen. Frank Ciccone
Sen. Joshua Miller
Sen. John J. Tassoni, Jr.
Rep. Kevin Killer
Rep. Patrick Kirschman
Rep. Larry Lucas
Sen. Angie Buhl
Rep. Mike Turner
Sen. Beverly Marrero
Rep. Lon Burnam
Rep. Garnet Coleman
Rep. Yvonne Davis
Rep. Jessica Farrar
Rep. Naomi Gonzalez
Rep. Ana Hernandez Luna
Rep. Marisa Marquez
Rep. Armando Martinez
Rep. Eddie Rodriguez
Sen. Rodney Ellis
Sen. Royce West
Rep. Christine Watkins
Rep. Anne Donahue
Rep. Sarah Edwards
Rep. Helen Head
Rep. Patsy French
Rep. Warren Kitzmiller
Rep. Tony Klein
Rep. Jason Lorber
Rep. Ann Manwaring
Rep. Jim Masland
Rep. Francis “Topper” McFawn
Rep. Mike Mrowicki
Rep. Carolyn Partridge
Rep. Ann Pugh
Rep. Kesha Ram
Rep. Kristy Spengler
Rep. Robert South
Rep. Tess Taylor
Rep. Rachel Weston
Rep. Suzi Wizowaty
Rep. Michael Yantachka
Rep. Samuel Young
Sen. Mary-Margaret Whipple
Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon
Rep. Roger Goodman
Rep. Tami Green
Rep. Bob Hasegawa
Rep. Sam Hunt
Rep. Laurie Jinkins
Rep. Marko Liias
Rep. Jim Moeller
Rep. Luis Moscoso
Rep. Chris Reykdal
Rep. Cindy Ryu
Rep. Mike Sells
Rep. Derek Stanford
Rep. Dave Upthegrove
Sen. Maralyn Chase
Sen. Steve Conway
Sen. Karen Keiser
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Sen. Mamie Locke
Sen. Sharon Nelson
Del. Mike Caputo, Majority Whip
Del. John Doyle
Del. Barbara Fleischauer
Del. Nancy Guthrie
Del. Mike Manypenny
Del. Rick Moye
Del. Dale Stephens
Sen. Jeff Kessler
Rep. Elizabeth Coggs
Rep. David Cullen
Rep.Chris Danou
Rep. Jason Fields
Rep. Tamara Grigsby
Rep. Gordon Hintz
Rep. Brett Hulsey
Rep. Andy Jorgensen
Rep. Frederick Kessler
Rep. Nick Milroy
Rep. Louis Molepske
Rep. Joe Parisi
Rep. Sandra Pasch
Rep. Sondy Pope Roberts
Rep. Janis Ringhand
Rep. Jennifer Shilling
Rep. Christine Sinicki
Rep. Tony Staskunas
Rep. John Steinbrink
Rep. Barbara Toles
Rep. Amy Vruwink
Rep. Leon Young
Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa
Rep. Josh Zepnick
Rep. Ken Esquibel
Rep. Stan Blake