As I do not live in Wisconsin, I was unable to attend this year's Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, so I wasn't able to hear Kelda Roys address the convention. However, someone at the Kelda Roys campaign for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Wisconsin live-tweeted highlights of her speech, and I'll post a few tweets from the livetweet in question below:
Due to a lack of a guaranteed paid leave policy codified into law, America is a country that effectively penalizes people for becoming parents. Kelda wants to make Wisconsin a state that guarantees its working people 12 weeks of parental leave after birth or adoption of a child.
Wisconsin is a state with a long tradition of deer hunting. However, protecting Wisconsin's deer hunting tradition shouldn't have to come at the expense of an increased likelihood of gun violence. Kelda supports banning people on the terrorist watch list from being able to obtain a firearm, universal background checks on all gun sales in Wisconsin, banning assault weapons, and other common-sense gun safety regulations designed to reduce gun violence while, at the same time, protecting the ability of law-abiding Wisconsinites to hunt deer in their home state.
Like elsewhere in America, higher education in Wisconsin is expensive, but it's never wise to try to pit those who are currently in college or aspire to go to college against those who graduated from, or left, college with a mountain of student debt. That's why Kelda supports allowing Wisconsinites to refinance student loans in order to reduce the burden of student loan debt that they face and making the University of Wisconsin System's network of two-year colleges tuition-free for students.
Kelda's progressive vision for Wisconsin also includes, among other fantastic ideas, support for legalization of marijuana, cannabis, weed, pot, or whatever else you want to call it for medicinal and recreational use, raising Wisconsin's minimum wage to $15 per hour, and a detailed plan to lower the price of prescription drugs in Wisconsin.
I'm more than willing to say this many times about Kelda: when Kelda stands for something, she means it. That is the single biggest reason why I believe Kelda would be the strongest possible Democratic opponent to Scott Walker.
In our Wisconsin, every baby will be welcomed by parents who have 12 weeks of paid leave. #WiDems18 #Kelda2018— Kelda Roys (@keldahelenroys) June 1, 2018
It’s time to unleash the real power of our economy by allowing student loan refinancing, expanding public service repayment, and making all UW’s 2 year colleges tuition free. #WiDems18 #Kelda2018— Kelda Roys (@keldahelenroys) June 1, 2018
And as a mother and your next governor, it’s time to stand up to the gun manufacturers lobby and pass meaningful gun safety laws. #WiDems18 #Kelda2018— Kelda Roys (@keldahelenroys) June 1, 2018
Kelda was the first of ten Democratic gubernatorial candidates to address the convention in Oshkosh; according to Jessie Opoien of the Madison-based The Cap Times, the order that the candidates spoke was determined by a drawing of names:And as a mother and your next governor, it’s time to stand up to the gun manufacturers lobby and pass meaningful gun safety laws. #WiDems18 #Kelda2018— Kelda Roys (@keldahelenroys) June 1, 2018
According to Brian Evans, the communications director of Kelda's gubernatorial bid, Kelda did not mention the name of incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker during her convention speech, but one doesn't have to mention Walker by name to effectively oppose Walker. Instead, Kelda outlined her vision for a better, more progressive Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Democrats' state convention, and I believe that is a far better way to oppose Walker than just criticizing every awful thing Walker has done in office and/or bragging about how one thinks they can defeat Walker every five seconds.I believe they picked names out of a hat.— Jessie Opoien (@jessieopie) June 1, 2018
Due to a lack of a guaranteed paid leave policy codified into law, America is a country that effectively penalizes people for becoming parents. Kelda wants to make Wisconsin a state that guarantees its working people 12 weeks of parental leave after birth or adoption of a child.
Wisconsin is a state with a long tradition of deer hunting. However, protecting Wisconsin's deer hunting tradition shouldn't have to come at the expense of an increased likelihood of gun violence. Kelda supports banning people on the terrorist watch list from being able to obtain a firearm, universal background checks on all gun sales in Wisconsin, banning assault weapons, and other common-sense gun safety regulations designed to reduce gun violence while, at the same time, protecting the ability of law-abiding Wisconsinites to hunt deer in their home state.
Like elsewhere in America, higher education in Wisconsin is expensive, but it's never wise to try to pit those who are currently in college or aspire to go to college against those who graduated from, or left, college with a mountain of student debt. That's why Kelda supports allowing Wisconsinites to refinance student loans in order to reduce the burden of student loan debt that they face and making the University of Wisconsin System's network of two-year colleges tuition-free for students.
Kelda's progressive vision for Wisconsin also includes, among other fantastic ideas, support for legalization of marijuana, cannabis, weed, pot, or whatever else you want to call it for medicinal and recreational use, raising Wisconsin's minimum wage to $15 per hour, and a detailed plan to lower the price of prescription drugs in Wisconsin.
I'm more than willing to say this many times about Kelda: when Kelda stands for something, she means it. That is the single biggest reason why I believe Kelda would be the strongest possible Democratic opponent to Scott Walker.
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