Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — The following is a statement from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s communications director Melanie Conklin on Gov. Scott Walker first ad buy in the highly competitive 2018 governor’s race. “A panicked Scott Walker is out with an ad buy before Memorial Day attempting to cover up his years of fiscal mismanagement and neglect of our state. He desperately hopes we will forget that he has puts himself and his donors first while neglecting workers, education and infrastructure. “Walker’s priorities are to spend billions on his wealthy elite donors, mega corporations like Foxconn to advance his own

CONTACT: Peter Skopec, WISPIRG Foundation (847) 687-7229 (m) peter@wispirg.org MADISON – Wisconsin receives an “A” for its government spending transparency website, according to “Following the Money 2018: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,” the eighth report of its kind by the WISPIRG Foundation and Frontier Group. Wisconsin’s spending transparency website ranked third best in the nation (tied with Minnesota), and was outperformed only by Ohio and West Virginia. “Following the Money” grades each state’s transparency website from “A” to “F,” based on its content and user-friendliness. This year, for the first time, researchers worked with

Contact: Gabriel Szerlong   608-561-1184 or Gabriel@Szerlongforwisconsin.com Milton, WI– Today, Lifelong Milton resident Gabriel Szerlong announced his candidacy to represent the 43rd Assembly District in the state legislature. Szerlong felt compelled to run after hearing from friends and neighbors who believe a more energetic advocate is needed for the district.  Gabriel is no stranger to serving his community.  Szerlong is one of the youngest individuals ever to receive the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).  His service project, which he completed at age 14, included making improvements to the local middle school

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765   Reforms of Governor Walker have Wisconsin working again  [Madison, WI] — Thanks to the reforms of Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin is working again. The state’s unemployment rate is at the all-time low, and more people are employed than ever before. While Governor Walker is advocating for policies that help create jobs and get workers the training they need, Democrats are opposing the reforms behind Wisconsin’s comeback. “With our unemployment rate at the all-time low, Wisconsin is seeing the real results of Governor Scott Walker’s bold reforms,” said Alec Zimmerman, spokesman for the Republican Party