AD 39: Chris Gordon (D) vs Alex Dallman (R)
Located in central Wisconsin, Assembly District 39 comprises all of Green Lake and Marquette counties, along with much of western Fond du Lac County and parts of northeast Columbia County, southeast Winnebago County, and eastern Adams County. It includes the cities of Berlin, Green Lake, Markesan, Montello, Princeton, and Ripon. The district also contains Fox River National Wildlife Refuge, Summerton Bog, Ripon College and the historic Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon—the birthplace of the Republican Party.
This district is pretty red and is a solid seat for the Republicans.
Chris Gordon (D – Neshkoro)
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Chris Gordon supports the legalization of cannabis for Wisconsin – source
Meet the candidate at the Four County Democratic Coalition Annual Picnic on Sept 14th from 11am-3pm in Berlin.
Meet candidate Chris Gordon September 26th at Ripon Public Library from 6-7pm.
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Alex Dallman (R – Green Lake)
I put Dallman in the category now of opposed to any cannabis reform at all. Dallman ran unopposed in the 2022 general election.
Alex Dallman from Green Lake provided this stance as a candidate in 2020: “My current stance on Marijuana Reform would be against legalization of recreational use. I am also currently opposed to medicinal, but I am more open to exploring this side of it.” He added on the topic of decriminalization: “For simple possession of small amount, I am in favor.”
Wi Eye interviewed Alex Dallman on July 9, 2020 ; in which Dallman added the “slippery slope” theory to his list opposition {editor note slippery slope and gateway theories are debunked and not backed by fact}, stating he is worried medical marijuana leads quickly to recreational marijuana”. Leary about adding a new drug (marijuana) into our society and our environment and hopefully we can stay away from that.
I spoke to Rep. Dallman on the phone for about 15 minutes back in 2021 to provide him background on the Republican attempts to decriminalize marijuana going back to the 2017 legislation. I asked him to co-sponsor Assembly Bill 130, the 2021 Republican version of marijuana decriminalization. He did not co-sponsor the bill.
In fact, he later went onto flip flop his stance on decriminalization saying to me that unless the Green Lake County Sheriff gives him the green light to vote yes, he will be a no vote on even simple decriminalization measures.
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I will provide you additional 2024 Wisconsin State Election coverage throughout the campaign season. This next election is extremely important for marijuana reform and I will continue to bring you information as more candidates make their political moves.
In the event that we end up with divided government in the 2024-25 legislation session, the official formation of The Wisconsin Cannabis Caucus would be a must first step towards reform. The official establishment of this Caucus will represent the growing, bipartisan support in Wisconsin.
Although session as ended we still urge you to contact your elected officials. The top four action alerts are still functionable on The Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Action Network for you immediate use.
Sources: CNanalysis, WisPolitics, Davesredistircing, PeoplesMaps
