The Republicans on Outagamie County’s ballot have records and campaign positions that would hit two things close to home: your rights and your pocketbook. Here is what they have actually written, voted for, and campaigned on, all sourced.

Their records: your rights and your pocketbook

Outagamie’s Republican incumbents, and what they have actually voted for and written into law.

Shae Sortwell

State Assembly, District 2

Your rightsYour pocketbook

• Cast the lone vote against extending postpartum Medicaid for new mothers from 60 days to a full year (SB 23).
• Co-authored and voted for a 14-week abortion ban (AB 975).
• Authored new work requirements and drug testing for FoodShare food assistance (AB 935).

The impactVotes that would strip health coverage from new moms, restrict abortion, and add hurdles to food help for struggling families.

A better choiceAlicia Saunders →

Joy Goeben

State Assembly, District 5

Your rightsYour pocketbook

• Lead author of AB 546, which redefines “abortion” in a way doctors publicly warned would exclude some life-saving care; on record favoring a total ban.
• Voted for a $2.9 billion income-tax cut (AB 386) weighted toward upper earners, later vetoed.

The impactHer signature bill would narrow the care available to a woman in a medical crisis, and her tax priorities tilt to the top.

A better choiceJustin Schumacher →

Nate Gustafson

State Assembly, District 55

Your rightsYour pocketbook

• Co-author of AB 546, the abortion-redefinition bill doctors warned would exclude some life-saving care.
• Authored income-tax carve-outs and is endorsed by Americans for Prosperity, which campaigns against public investment.

The impactBacks both the reproductive-care restrictions and the anti-public-investment agenda.

A better choiceAlex Corrigan →

Ron Tusler

State Assembly, District 3

Your rights

• One of the Assembly’s most persistent authors of abortion restrictions: bills to defund abortion (AB 370), ban selective abortion (AB 595), a “born alive” bill (AB 63), and the 2025 redefinition (AB 546).

The impactA long, consistent record of writing new limits on reproductive care.

A better choiceMike Goodwin →

Rachael Cabral-Guevara

State Senate, District 19

Your pocketbook

• On taxes: “People know best how to spend their money, not the government.”
• Would fund public schools only “so long as student outcomes show a return on investment”, a conditional stance on the money local districts rely on.

The impactPuts conditions on the public-school funding Fox Valley districts depend on. (She is Emily Tseffos’s opponent.)

A better choiceEmily Tseffos →

The open-seat Republicans

Candidates for open Outagamie seats, in their own documented words.

Sources

Vouchers. How the voucher system works, with full sources (LFB, DPI, Wisconsin Policy Forum), is on our dedicated explainer: How School Vouchers Work.
Shae Sortwell (AD-2). Lone no on postpartum Medicaid (SB 23): bill record + WPR. 14-week ban (AB 975, author + roll call av0150): roll call. FoodShare requirements (AB 935): bill.
Joy Goeben (AD-5). Lead author, AB 546 (abortion redefinition; doctors’ warning via Wisconsin Watch/Examiner): bill. $2.9B income-tax cut (AB 386, party-line): bill.
Nate Gustafson (AD-55). Co-author, AB 546 (above). Americans for Prosperity endorsement (his campaign site).
Ron Tusler (AD-3). Abortion bills authored: AB 370, AB 595, AB 63, AB 546 (Wisconsin Legislature bill records, legis.wisconsin.gov).
Rachael Cabral-Guevara (SD-19). Tax and school-funding statements: BallotReady and rachaelforsenate.com.
Tony Phillips (AD-56). phillipsforwisconsin.com. Nic Cravillion (SD-1) and Kevin Krentz (AD-57). iVoterGuide candidate questionnaires.