Wisconsin — 6th District

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports humane legal immigration pathways

Smith advocates for a lawful, workable, and humane immigration system that expands legal work opportunities for essential sectors like agriculture, construction, and hospitality. He supports establishing a realistic path to legal status for long-term law-abiding undocumented workers already contributing to local communities.

• Expand legal pathways for agricultural, construction, and hospitality workers
• Establish a realistic path to legal status for long-term law-abiding undocumented workers
• Combine border enforcement with humane treatment

“We need an immigration system that is lawful, workable, and humane.”

“We need more legal pathways for people to work where our economy clearly needs them, along with a realistic path to legal status for law-abiding long-term workers who are already part of our communities.”

R Republican Glenn Grothman

Supports strict border enforcement

Grothman makes securing the southern border and overhauling federal immigration policy a top legislative priority. He consistently votes for strict enforcement, including mandatory detention, deportation for crimes like DUI or theft, and requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration.

• Secure national borders and overhaul the immigration system
• Voted for the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2) and Laken Riley Act (S. 5)
• Voted for the DUI Deportation Act (H.R. 875) to deport noncitizens convicted of driving while impaired

“Secure our borders and fix our broken immigration system.”

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports pro-worker taxation and higher wages

Smith focuses on building an economy that prioritizes working families over corporate interests and billionaires. He advocates raising the minimum wage, rewarding companies that create local jobs, closing corporate tax loopholes, and imposing consequences on corporations that take public funds while offshoring jobs or busting unions.

• Raise the minimum wage and fight for livable worker wages
• Close corporate tax loopholes and end tax breaks for the wealthy
• Penalize corporations that take public funds then offshore jobs or oppose unions

“I will focus on rewarding companies that hire in our local communities, fight for livable wages for every worker, and make affordability a priority so everyone can thrive.”

“We need to close loopholes that are exploited by mega corporations, reward businesses that create jobs locally, and invest in things that strengthen local communities such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure.”

R Republican Glenn Grothman

Supports spending cuts and tax reduction

Grothman emphasizes spending restraint, lowering taxes, and eliminating government penalties on marriage within assistance programs. He signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and consistently votes for federal debt limits and budget reduction resolutions.

• Eliminate the marriage penalty for government assistance programs
• Signed the Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer Protection Pledge
• Voted for tax and spending reconciliation measures including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) and Limit, Save, Grow Act (H.R. 2811)

“Get rid of the marriage penalty for government assistance programs.”

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports low-cost public option and coverage expansions

Smith views healthcare as a fundamental right and proposes creating a low-cost public option to compete with private insurers. He supports protecting pre-existing condition coverage, lowering prescription drug prices, and expanding rural health clinics and telehealth access.

• Create a low-cost public option available to all citizens
• Protect coverage guarantees for pre-existing conditions
• Expand funding for rural healthcare clinics and telehealth services

“I will fight to build a low-cost public option that competes with the best private insurance, available to all. Healthcare should be a basic right in the richest country in the world.”

“Access to high quality healthcare must be a right of every citizen.”

R Republican Glenn Grothman

Supports expanding market access for generic drugs

Grothman advocates market-oriented healthcare reforms, focusing on bringing more generic medications to market to reduce costs for patients. He serves as Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services.

• Promote regulatory approval of generic prescription medications to lower drug prices
• Chairs the House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services

“Get more generic medication on the market.”

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports public school funding and technical trades

Smith supports increasing funding for public schools and expanding access to technical colleges, apprenticeships, and mid-career retraining. He advocates for respecting all educational paths equally without burdening students with excessive debt.

• Increase public school funding
• Expand access to trade schools, apprenticeships, and technical colleges
• Support mid-career retraining programs for workers

“I will work to increase public school funding and expand access to technical colleges, apprenticeships, and affordable higher education so every Wisconsinite can gain the skills needed to succeed in a changing economy.”

R Republican Glenn Grothman

Supports skills-based education and student loan refinancing

Grothman promotes skills-based education and practical career training tailored to local labor markets. He also advocates allowing borrowers to refinance student loans to relieve debt burdens and supports open work centers for individuals with disabilities.

• Promote skills-based education and vocational training
• Allow student loan refinancing
• Keep open work centers for individuals with disabilities

“Promote skills-based education.”

“Refinance student loans.”

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports clean energy transition and data center oversight

Smith supports transitioning to clean energy through solar, wind, and electric vehicles while protecting public lands and natural resources. He also calls for strict regulatory hurdles, transparency, and environmental protections for massive data center developments, requiring them to utilize local union labor with prevailing wages.

• Expand solar, wind, and clean energy infrastructure
• Enforce strict regulatory hurdles and transparency requirements on large data centers
• Require data center projects to hire local union labor with prevailing wages

“I support a serious transition to renewable energy and a cleaner economy.”

“No community should be kept in the dark while these are being planned or left guessing about the impacts these massive data centers will have on its water, its electricity costs, or its environment.”

R Republican Glenn Grothman

Supports domestic fossil fuel production

Grothman advocates expanding traditional domestic energy production, including oil, natural gas, and coal. He voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) to streamline energy project permitting and reduce federal restrictions on pipelines and refineries.

• Increase domestic oil, natural gas, and coal production
• Streamline federal permitting for pipelines, energy projects, and refineries
• Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1)

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports nonpartisan redistricting and House expansion

Smith proposes structural political reforms, including outlawing gerrymandering via nonpartisan commissions, expanding the House of Representatives beyond 435 members, and enacting automatic voter registration. He also supports congressional term limits, banning stock trading by lawmakers, and granting full representation to D.C. and Puerto Rico.

• Require nonpartisan commissions to draw electoral maps and outlaw gerrymandering
• Uncap and expand the House of Representatives beyond 435 members
• Enact automatic and same-day voter registration
• Support term limits and ban congressional stock trading

“I would enact legislation to outlaw gerrymandering and require all election maps to be drawn by nonpartisan commissions, ensuring voters choose their representatives, not the other way around.”

“I support expanding the House so districts are smaller, representation is more direct, and every citizen have a stronger voice in Washington.”

R Republican Glenn Grothman

Supports proof-of-citizenship voting requirements

Grothman emphasizes restoring voter trust and election integrity. He voted for the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), which mandates that individuals present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.

• Restore voter confidence and election integrity
• Voted for the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring documentary proof of citizenship for federal voter registration

“Restore integrity to our elections.”

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports federal reproductive freedom rights

Smith strongly supports reproductive freedom, arguing healthcare choices belong to women and families rather than politicians. He advocates protecting legal abortion and ensuring full access to maternal, prenatal, postpartum, and preventive healthcare.

• Protect legal abortion access and reproductive freedom
• Ensure full access to maternal, prenatal, and preventive care
• Oppose political restrictions on women's medical decisions

“Reproductive medical decisions belong to women and families, not politicians.”

“We’ll defend reproductive freedom and ensure women, not politicians, have the right to make their own healthcare choices.”

R Republican Glenn Grothman

Opposes abortion access

Grothman opposes abortion rights and maintains a strongly pro-life voting record. He received the endorsement of the Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund PAC for his re-election campaign.

• Endorsed by the Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund PAC
• Opposes abortion access and supports restrictions on abortion services

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports non-discrimination and trans protections

Smith supports marriage equality and federal anti-discrimination protections in housing, employment, healthcare, and education. He opposes political targeting of LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly transgender youth.

• Defend marriage equality
• Enact comprehensive anti-discrimination protections in housing, jobs, and healthcare
• Oppose legislation targeting transgender youth

“I support marriage equality and strong anti-discrimination protections in housing, employment, education, and healthcare.”

R Republican Glenn Grothman

Supports restricting male participation in female sports

Grothman voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28), which prohibits school athletic programs from allowing biological males to compete in female sports categories.

• Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28)

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports family farm safety nets and infrastructure

Smith advocates for family farms by supporting fair milk pricing, robust safety nets, year-round legal workforce solutions, expanded rural broadband, and rural healthcare access. He emphasizes working cooperatively with farmers on clean water initiatives.

• Implement fair milk pricing and strengthen farm safety nets
• Provide year-round legal workforce solutions for agriculture
• Expand rural broadband and rural healthcare access

“Fair milk pricing, year-round legal workforce solutions, broadband on every farm, and policies that level the playing field so family farms can compete and thrive.”

R Republican Glenn Grothman

Supports agricultural funding bills

Grothman supports federal funding for agricultural operations, voting for continuing appropriations legislation that maintained funding for agricultural programs.

• Voted for agriculture continuing appropriations in H.R. 5371

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports expanding supply and curbing institutional buyers

Smith advocates expanding the housing supply by building affordable units near jobs and schools and relaxing zoning for duplexes and triplexes. He supports protecting renters from predatory fees and banning large private investment firms from purchasing single-family homes.

• Build affordable housing near employment and transit centers
• Expand practical housing options like duplexes and triplexes
• Ban large investment firms from buying single-family homes

“Housing should be for families, not just investors.”

“I support building more affordable housing near jobs and schools, expanding practical options like duplexes and triplexes, protecting renters from predatory fees and extreme rent hikes, and pushing back on large investment firms that buy up homes and shut working families out of the market.”

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports union rights and PRO Act

Smith is strongly pro-union and supports passing the PRO Act to safeguard collective bargaining rights. He advocates restoring prevailing wage standards and enforcing project labor agreements on publicly funded infrastructure projects.

• Support the federal PRO Act to protect worker organization rights
• Restore prevailing wage protections
• Require Project Labor Agreements for taxpayer-funded construction

“Workers should have the freedom to organize, bargain, and earn fair wages. I support the PRO Act, prevailing wage protections, and project labor agreements because when public money funds big projects, those jobs should support skilled workers and local families.”

D Democratic Bradley Smith

Supports background checks and red flag laws

Smith, a gun owner and hunter, supports Second Amendment rights alongside common-sense gun safety measures. He advocates for universal background checks, red flag laws, and safe storage requirements to prevent gun violence.

• Enact universal background checks for all gun purchases
• Implement red flag laws to prevent individuals in crisis from accessing firearms
• Require secure firearm storage

“As a responsible gun owner, I support common-sense safety measures such as universal background checks, red flag laws, and secure storage.”