DLCC Commemorates Anniversary of Historic Wisconsin Protest

Washington, DC - Today Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Director Michael Sargeant issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the historic legislative protest against Republicans’ vicious attacks on Wisconsin unions and working families. 

“One year ago today, Wisconsin Senate Democrats stood up to the tyranny of Gov. Scott Walker and his GOP statehouse cronies in a pivotal moment in the fight against right-wing extremism,” said Sargeant. “By taking a historic stand against the Republican assault on working families, the ‘Wisconsin 14’ became a symbol of the Democratic commitment to standing up for the middle class. 

“The Wisconsin Senate Democrats set a movement in motion,” Sargeant continued. “What began as one protest in one legislative chamber soon spread to Ohio, Indiana, and beyond, and now has led to a national conversation about the Republican war on middle-class values. 

“The fight is far from over. In Wisconsin, citizens are still fighting to free themselves from the GOP’s stranglehold on political power. Republicans in state capitols across the country continue their attacks on working families. 

“But Democrats continue to fight back every step of the way, and voters are rebuking GOP candidates and policies all over the country. The string of Democratic victories in state legislative elections over the past year reveals that voters are repeatedly and thoroughly rejecting statehouse Republicans’ out-of-touch, anti-middle class agenda.”