David Crowley

Progressive

Democrat

N/A

Wisconsin

Current Position: Executive of Milwaukee County

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For maintaining and expanding public safety funding; used Act 12 revenue flexibility to strengthen public safety from dispatch to reentry, and supports deploying mobile crisis teams alongside law enforcement
For zoning reform to allow duplexes, fourplexes, ADUs, and small multi-unit buildings by right, and for converting unused commercial/industrial space into housing
For investing in and expanding passenger rail connecting Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay, and supporting high-speed and commuter rail through federal and regional partnerships
For Housing First model to prevent homelessness, funded through federal Medicaid matching dollars and state investment

For raising Wisconsin's minimum wage to at least $15 immediately and $20 by 2030
For repealing Act 10 and restoring full collective bargaining rights for public sector workers
For restricting bulk investor purchases of single- and two-family homes by giving municipalities the option to set guardrails, prioritizing first-time buyers over corporate investors
For requiring large data center developers to invest in Virtual Power Plants and pay the full cost of grid upgrades they drive, rather than passing costs to Wisconsin families
For AI regulations protecting children including data privacy restrictions, platform algorithm disclosures, criminal penalties for AI-generated CSAM and deepfakes targeting minors, and restrictions on AI companion apps for children under 13

For expanding BadgerCare as a public option open to any household, with sliding-scale premiums and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

For universal Pre-K for three- and four-year-olds free to every family regardless of income

For expanding nuclear energy including next-generation and small modular reactor technology as part of Wisconsin's clean energy future

For abortion rights; co-sponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 10 (2017) declaring abortion is health care, and supports enshrining reproductive freedom including abortion access in Wisconsin law
For same-sex marriage; supports enshrining marriage equality in Wisconsin state law
For LGBTQ+ protections including evidence-based health care and adoption rights for LGBTQ+ families

For common-sense gun safety measures including universal background checks, safe firearm takeback options, and accountability for violent offenders especially in domestic violence situations; also supports expanding free gun locks as harm reduction
For expanding state pardons to remove barriers for people who have served their sentences, and strengthening reentry pathways
For harm reduction approaches to opioid addiction including naloxone vending machines and reinvesting opioid settlement funds into treatment and prevention
For replacing youth prisons with smaller, trauma-informed facilities closer to home; co-authored legislation to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons