Baldwin, Fredrickson Host Campaign Event in Chippewa Falls

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin visited Chippewa Falls this week to campaign with 92nd Assembly District candidate Jeremiah Fredrickson.

The two spoke with supporters during a fundraiser at the Wisconsin Farmers Union in downtown Chippewa Falls on Thursday morning, emphasizing the importance of flipping the 92nd Assembly District in pursuit of a Democratic trifecta in the State Legislature. Fredrickson also highlighted the power Chippewa Valley voters have to drive change in both the state and federal government in the November election, and what that shift in power could mean for them.

"Between the 92nd, the 91st, and the 93rd, they make up a 31st Senate District with Jeff Smith, and that's all part of the Third Congressional District which will hopefully be Rebecca Cooke," he said. "And when we look at that, we here in the Chippewa Valley have an opportunity to actually have some power. And I don't mean that as power for power's sake. I mean that as, we can finally start to help our neighbors. We can start fighting for public schools. We can help farms and small businesses and get them back on the road to success."

Senator Baldwin noted that while a Democratic trifecta at the state level could bring significant changes in areas like school funding, the State Legislature has limited power to address federal policies. She highlighted the rising cost of healthcare as one of those issues.

"The system needs constant attention if we're going to keep it working," she said. "And we are now at a stage where we have seen so many steps backwards, including in this second Trump administration, that keep me up at night. The decision to pull nearly $1 trillion over the next ten years out of Badgercare or Medicaid, Medicaid nationally, Badgercare here in Wisconsin, is evil and needs to be reversed."

Fredrickson will look to unseat incumbent Republican State Representative Clint Moses for the 92nd Assembly District in the November election.