Russ Feingold’s Progressives United Endorses Democratic Congressional Candidate Kelly Westlund [View all]

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press release from the candidate.

ASHLAND, WI - Progressives United officially announced their endorsement of Democratic Congressional candidate Kelly Westlund. Westlund is challenging Rep. Sean Duffy in the Wisconsin 7th Congressional District.

“I am tremendously honored to have the endorsement of Progressives United,” said Westlund. “I am proud to stand with Wisconsin’s Senator Russ Feingold in the fight for our progressive values and against the corporate influence over our democracy.”

“Kelly Westlund has shown time and time again that she stands up for hard working people in Wisconsin," said Cole Leystra, Executive Director of Progressives United. "She stands in solidarity with workers, knows that money is not speech, and will stand up to corporate influence in campaigns. Progressives United is proud to endorse Kelly Westlund for United States Congress."

Kelly has been an outspoken advocate for increasing the minimum wage and for expanding opportunity so that anyone can succeed based on talent and merit, not their family net worth or their ability to exploit tax loopholes. Kelly supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United because corporations are not people.

Sean Duffy refuses to support raising the minimum wage to a living wage for working people, and then he complains that he struggles to get by on his salary of $174,000 a year.

Westlund served on the Ashland City Council from 2011-2014. Westlund is a small business owner, operating a consulting firm that partners with local farms, small businesses, local governments, and civic organizations to work on economic and community development projects. Westlund previously served as executive director for the Alliance for Sustainability and was an adjunct professor of sustainable community development at her alma mater, Northland College.

Westlund is a graduate of Leadership Wisconsin, a statewide leadership development program, and Emerge Wisconsin, an organization that trains Democratic women to run for public office in Wisconsin. Westlund grew up in a military family. She moved to Ashland 13 years ago and lives with her husband Caleb.
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