(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . WisDems Starting Lineup: Meet Jodi Habush Sinykin, Democrat for Wisconsin's Senate District 8 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-09-21 This year is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset Wisconsin’s state legislature, flip a chamber, and open a path to a blue trifecta—because, after years of struggle, democracy defeated the gerrymander. We’ve got fair maps now. Let’s flip some seats. Today, we go to the northern Milwaukee suburbs of Senate District 8 to meet Jodi Habush Sinykin Jodi is a business leader, attorney, and policy expert on freshwater and wildlife conservation. The 8th Senate District was once a red district held by GOP Senator Alberta Darling, who stepped down in late 2022, triggering a special election. Jodi ran that year, and overperformed—coming within 2 points of winning where Biden had lost by much more. The newly drawn SD8, which includes Bayside, Brown Deer, Cedarburg, Mequon, Germantown, Port Washington, Menomonee Falls, Fox Point & Whitefish Bay went from lean red to a toss-up. With this new map, Jodi has a chance to flip SD8 blue and give Dems a huge pickup. Jodi has spent her life building coalitions of Wisconsinites for a better tomorrow. Won’t you donate now to Jodi Habush Sinykin’s campaign? As a policy expert on freshwater stewardship and wildlife conservation, Jodi is a champion for Wisconsin’s environment. She worked with local, state, and regional partners to enact the Great Lakes Compact to protect our water resources. Learn more about Jodi Habush Sinykin here. Throughout her career, Jodi has consistently worked across the aisle. For instance, she collaborated with legislators from both parties to help pass the Wisconsin Puppy Mill Bill to end inhumane dog breeding practices. Jodi works hard to bring people together. Jodi vows to move forward and protect our reproductive freedoms and healthcare access, our democracy, our public schools, our working families and retirement security, and our state’s natural resources. Help Jodi’s campaign here. If Jodi Habush Sinykin wins Senate District 8, the GOP supermajority in the state Senate ends, and the path to a Democratic majority in 2026 grows wider—and with it, the opportunity to put in place statewide protections for reproductive freedom. The 8th’s GOP opponent, Duey Stroebel, has a history of restricting reproductive rights. He voted for a 14-week abortion ban, against extending postpartum care to 12 mos. for new moms on BadgerCare, and supported legislation that threatens access to contraception and IVF in WI. Stroebel is also one of the 7 games-playing GOP members of the Republican-run Joint Finance Committee holding up funds to keep rural WI hospitals open, clean up forever chemicals in our water, and other vital services Wisconsinites need. x THIS WEEK: We launched our “No More Games” statewide campaign—investment in digital ads across platforms—to hold Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee accountable for playing games with Wisconsinites’ health and safety. Watch one of the seven ads now: pic.twitter.com/VH6e6Hb15S — Wisconsin Democrats (@WisDems) May 8, 2024 To get the whole back story on how Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee, including Duey Stroebel, have abused their power, read this thread: x Here’s a story about Wisconsin politics that will make you say “JFC.” 🧵 — Ben Wikler (@benwikler) May 10, 2024 As a GOP state legislator, Duey Stroebel has been bringing his extremist MAGA agenda to Wisconsin for too long. Flipping SD8 will put us on track to a Democratic State Senate majority in 2026. Help elect Jodi Habush Sinykin to SD8 by chipping in here In Wisconsin this year, we’ve got Dems in 97 out of the 99 Assembly races and all 16 of the Senate races. We support them all. The GOP? Just 84/99 and 11/16. Our Starting Lineup races are the closest. Wins would end the GOP Assembly majority & break the Senate supermajority. You can read about the full Starting Lineup below. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/21/2271940/-WisDems-Starting-Lineup-Meet-Jodi-Habush-Sinykin-Democrat-for-Wisconsin-s-Senate-District-8?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/