Wisconsin Special State Senate Election — Clean Water Ad Hits Republican Andre Jacque

Water from a kitchen and bath facet is northeastern Wisconsin
home is colored brown from polluted water aquifers, and
toxified by cow manure. There is little recourse now that Scott
Walker and Republicans have abandoned pollution
enforcement, leaving families facing polluters alone.

Madison, Wisconsin—One of two special elections that Gov. Scott Walker blocked for months is state senate dist one in northeastern Wisconsin.

The two candidates are State Rep. Andre Jacque (R-De Pere) and Democratic Party nominee, Caleb Frostman. The special election is on June 12.

A television ad by the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters spotlights a high-profile issue in the race — families' water polluted and toxified by Big Ag, specially the many factory farms protected by Republicans and Scott Walker.

The ad is a stark and graphic depiction of a typical household where turning on faucets means being showered with brown, manure-laden water polluted by area factory farms.

State Rep. Andre Jacque (R-De Pere) is a protector of the polluters. Caleb Frostman is a protector of the families.

Video and press release are below:

Manure is ‘In Our Shower and Our Faucets’

SD 1 Ads: Manure is ‘In Our Shower and Our Faucets’
Ad campaign spotlights drinking water pollution in Kewaunee County

MADISON – A new ad campaign focused on the special election in Senate District 1 features a Kewaunee County resident whose faucets ran brown with liquid manure and spotlights the anti-conservation record of Rep. Andre Jacque.

The television ads tell the story of a Kewaunee County resident who lives the reality of the drinking water crisis and the risk it poses to her family and thousands of others in the district – and beyond.

It provides graphic footage of pure liquid manure running from a shower and a sink faucet – explicit proof of the horrifying pollution pouring from Kewaunee County faucets – and points to Andre Jacque’s numerous votes against clean water protections.

Over the course of his legislative career, Andre Jacque has voted against clean water protections in the most high profile environmental legislation. Even more telling, Andre Jacque provided no leadership on the biggest threats to drinking water in his district. He was one of the only local legislators to not co-sponsor legislation to help families’ whose wells have been contaminated by manure (2017 Act 69).

The radio campaign further details the family’s story and introduces candidate Caleb Frostman, a conservation champion dedicated to protecting clean drinking water and the state’s water resources.

Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters PAC paid for the campaign.

• Watch the television ad here.
• Listen to the manure pollution ad here.
• Listen to the ad introducing Caleb Frostman here.
• Click here for the ad campaign’s justifications.

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Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to electing conservation leaders, holding decision makers accountable, and encouraging lawmakers to champion conservation policies that effectively protect Wisconsin’s public health and natural resources.

League's TV ad is below: