(Beaver Dam) There is a contested race for the Wisconsin Assembly District 37 seat. It pits Democratic candidate LaToya Bates against the Republican incumbent Mark Born.
Bates says if elected, she will fight for every person of the 37th assembly district.
“My goal is to see a Wisconsin where we can communicate effectively…where you can come to me with questions or issues and I’m going to fight to help you to overcome the barriers…I’m going to be supportive…I’m going to be easily accessible,” says Bates. “I’m going to be in Mayville…and in Beaver Dam…and Waupun…and all through the very small nugget of Columbia County and in Fond du Lac that we have…and I don’t want to just be in my office…I want to be connected to all of the people that are represented.”
Born says he will take the common-sense, conservative values of this district to Madison if reelected.
“And that’s exactly what I’ve done…and I have the record to stand by for that whether it be investing in some of the priorities like education…other ones like healthcare…local roads…broadband…a number of issues that people tell me locally are important to them,” says Born. “It’s a real honor to represent the communities that I grew up in…in the Wisconsin State Assembly…I don’t take that lightly. It is not a parttime job…it’s very much a fulltime job that I put significant hours into because I recognize the importance of representing you all in Madison and I will continue to do that to the best of my abilities.”
Polls open at 7am on Election Day, which is next Tuesday, November 5th.
Listen to our interview with LaToya Bates:
Listen to our interview with Mark Born:
