Survey Results

In early May, I sent a questionnaire to every Brookfield and Elm Grove household. You may remember seeing it; many of you took the time to respond, and I thank you for that.

The first question was to determine constituents' priorities for legislative attention.  Fix roads & bridges received the largest support at 22%. This was followed by funding to encourage economic development at 19%. Cutting taxes at 17% was third, and funding for K-12 Schools at 16% was fourth.

Your responses to the question about abortion availability was enlightening. The two extremes of “never” and “allowed up to birth” were nearly tied at 17% and 16%, respectively. Allowing abortion for the first 12 weeks (the Europe model) received the largest share of responses at 38%. That was followed by 29% of the respondents wishing to keep abortion illegal except in cases of rape, incest, or saving the mother's life.

The yes/no question regarding Mandatory Minimum sentencing of convicted criminals was a resounding YES, with 75% in favor. In contrast, the gun ownership question was more divided.  46% would like to see more restrictions on gun ownership; 54% would like to see people's rights to own guns protected.

The two questions about whether critical race theory or gender identity should be taught in our schools produced very similar results. About 65% want these subjects out of our schools, and only 28% think the topics should be part of the school curriculum. The remaining 7% didn’t have an opinion.

Thank you again for taking the time to respond to my survey. This helps me understand your opinions; the knowledge will allow me to respectfully represent you in Madison.