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Andy Manske

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Andy Manske

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On the ballot, partisan candidates run under a party — in Wisconsin almost always Democratic or Republican, with the occasional third-party or independent candidate. Words like progressive, conservative, libertarian, or democratic socialist are labels people use to describe themselves, not separate parties on the ballot. A label is a starting point; each candidate's sourced positions show where they actually stand.

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What is Andy Manske running for?

Andy Manske is on the ballot for Governor of Wisconsin in the August 11, 2026 Wisconsin partisan primary. 9 other candidates are on the ballot.

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Who is Andy Manske?

Born in Milwaukee, raised in Franklin; has acknowledged having a 'very slim chance to win' against Tiffany; grassroots campaign

Where does Andy Manske stand on the issues?

ⓘ What do these stance labels mean?

Each label describes how a candidate has spoken about an issue, drawn from a sourced statement — not our opinion. Support and oppose mean they've clearly taken that side. Mixed means their statements point both ways. Evolving means their stated position has changed over time. Unclear means we couldn't find a clear public statement. Every label links to the source it came from.

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ⓘ Sourced position vs. campaign claim — what's the difference?

A sourced position is something we tied to a specific public statement, with a link. A campaign claim is what a candidate's own site says about their priorities. We keep them separate so you can see the difference between a documented stance and a self-description.

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abortionsupport

Manske states he is pro-choice despite being religious, and links the decision to have families to economic conditions and hope.

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agriculturesupport

Manske proposes granting farmers a protected legal status with targeted tax relief, reduced regulations, low-interest loans, and protections against consolidation and foreign acquisition.

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economy-jobssupport

Manske proposes using AI to reduce the size of government while restricting AI to protect jobs.

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elections-democracysupport

Manske supports making elections transparent and verifiable and the process efficient.

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environment-energysupport

Manske supports government spending to address water quality issues such as lead contamination, saying he does not want Wisconsin communities to face a crisis like Flint, Michigan.

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housingsupport

Manske supports enabling housing builders while protecting citizens, citing rising home prices.

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immigrationmixed

Manske opposes immigration enforcement that harms communities and wants a working legal immigration system, but is skeptical that state law can override federal law regarding 287(g) agreements between local law enforcement and ICE.

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public-safetysupport

Manske supports legalizing cannabis with rules and expunging cannabis convictions, and says the justice system should treat the powerful the same as those who are not wealthy or well connected.

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taxes-budgetsupport

Manske supports reforming property taxes to provide more options for Wisconsinites.

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The interview

Andy Manske sat down with WisconsinEye and WisPolitics for a half-hour interview. Every candidate in this race sat for the same interview, so these answers are directly comparable. Each is transcribed verbatim, timestamped to the recording.

WisconsinEye · Campaign 2026Recorded 2026-07-17

  1. “the first thing I want to do is I've talked about getting rid of the tax and female products as a whole”

    At 1:12 · Watch on WisconsinEye ↗

  2. “I've talked about legalizing marijuana with regulations”

    At 2:03 · Watch on WisconsinEye ↗

  3. “we do have two agencies right now going towards our veterans. Veterans are very important. My grandpa was a veteran, but I think that if you put them together, it'd be more efficient, rename it”

    At 2:53 · Watch on WisconsinEye ↗

  4. “I think our schools need to be fully funded”

    At 4:34 · Watch on WisconsinEye ↗

  5. “I wanna see a bullet train from Milwaukee to Green Bay, I'm campaigning on that”

    At 15:10 · Watch on WisconsinEye ↗

  6. “I've actually pursued pursued a policy called dirt cheap energy. What that means is right now, the federal government is becoming much more open to nuclear”

    At 19:38 · Watch on WisconsinEye ↗

  7. “When you are deported, ten to fifteen year ban”

    At 22:39 · Watch on WisconsinEye ↗

  8. “My health care model is meant to be a universal statewide blanket model where everybody can kinda cushion and fall into, if you will. It is meant to be not government run. It's meant to be government adjacent”

    At 25:59 · Watch on WisconsinEye ↗

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