How do the Secretary of State of Wisconsin candidates compare?
The 6 candidates side by side, issue by issue. Every stance is a sourced summary — follow the source links to read it in context. This is not a ranking or endorsement.
Or start from the issues you care about →
ⓘ 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.
How we do this →ⓘ 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.
How we do this →Education
Pollnow's website states a priority of ensuring school trust funds and their associated records serve every part of Wisconsin rather than just Madison and Milwaukee.
Position sources (1)
- reportedWUWM
Zamarripa supports fully and fairly funding public schools and protecting and expanding the public lands trust used to fund school libraries.
Position sources (1)
- campaignJoCasta Zamarripa
No position on record: Pete Karas, Brayden Myer, Jay Schroeder, +1 more
Elections Democracy
Karas advocates for ranked choice voting in Wisconsin and characterizes the two-party system as a failure.
Position sources (1)
- campaignWisconsin Public Radio
Pollnow's campaign website lists creating a public, searchable, free registry of every rule, pardon, and enacted law, and offering transparency through open records as priorities.
Position sources (1)
- reportedWUWM
No position on record: Brayden Myer, Jay Schroeder, Cindy Werner, +1 more
Brayden Myer, Jay Schroeder, Cindy Werner, JoCasta Zamarripa
Economy Jobs
Zamarripa expresses support for helping working families with rising costs such as groceries, housing, and child care.
Position sources (1)
- campaignJoCasta Zamarripa
No position on record: Pete Karas, Brayden Myer, Nathan Pollnow, +2 more
Pete Karas, Brayden Myer, Nathan Pollnow, Jay Schroeder, Cindy Werner
Housing
She states that every Wisconsinite deserves stable housing and that the state should do more to make that possible.
Position sources (1)
- campaignJoCasta Zamarripa
No position on record: Pete Karas, Brayden Myer, Nathan Pollnow, +2 more
Pete Karas, Brayden Myer, Nathan Pollnow, Jay Schroeder, Cindy Werner
Immigration
As a member of the Milwaukee Common Council, Zamarripa is reported to have supported condemning the months-long ICE detention of a Sheboygan Falls woman.
Position sources (1)
- reportedMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
No position on record: Pete Karas, Brayden Myer, Nathan Pollnow, +2 more
Pete Karas, Brayden Myer, Nathan Pollnow, Jay Schroeder, Cindy Werner
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