I suffer from Bipolar Disorder, anxiety and PTSD It got so severe I attempted suicide in my college dorm after years of struggling to deal with my brothers death by overdose, trauma, mental illness and school. After almost dying and weeks in hospitals, I was asked to move off of campus because I was a liability. The college should have provided support, care, and follow up with a student suffering from mental illness. Feeling alone with no direction, my mental health deteriorated so much I was completely disabled. I would spend the following years in and out of psychiatric facilities. Had I been provided with mental health services and education at a young age, early intervention could have led to treatment that allowed me to manage and cope with mental illness in a more successful way. I believe my brother also suffered from Bipolar disorder and was using drugs to self medicate. Had he been provided care and intervention, he could still be alive today. Early intervention is the best prevention.

I have been involved with recreational volleyball as a player and organizer for the past 20 years. Beach volleyball as a community sport has grown tremendously in the past 10 years. As a result, the players are struggling to find suitable courts to play at night. The installation of lights at Kennedy Park will greatly serve our community.

More than 600 men, women, and children are killed with guns in Wisconsin every year, and nearly 80% are suicides. There is a way to decrease this deadly trend and save precious lives. The Lethal Violence Protective Order (also referred to as "Red Flag" law) gives every family the ability to temporarily keep guns away from loved ones going through a serious crisis -- before they hurt themselves or others. All too often, after a firearm homicide or suicide, families say they saw the warning signs, the "red flags," but there was nothing they could do. Wisconsin law right now leaves families and law enforcement HELPLESS to preemptively remove firearms from individuals at extreme risk for violence. The Lethal Violence Protective Order would change all that. Tell Wisconsin state leaders to support it now!

As a girl, sitting in social studies and learning about how woman earned the right to vote, I felt proud, that woman are equal to men, and how hard some women fought for their rights. I was heartbroken when I found out the equal rights amendment was still not ratified. I want to know that my generation and the next will have equal rights for all genders.

The Federal response to the devastation caused by hurricanes Florence and Maria was a travesty, easily as poor as Hurricane Katrina. With representation, they would at least have a few votes in how they are treated and as a state, Puerto Rico could blossom. Side-note: Puerto Rico has voted twice to become a state. These are U.S citizens so let's give them what they want.

The Federal response to the devastation caused by hurricanes Florence and Maria was a travesty, easily as poor as Hurricane Katrina. With representation they would at least have a few votes in how they are treated and as a state, Puerto Rico could blossom. Side-note: Puerto Rico has voted twice to become a state. These are U.S citizens so let's give them what they want.

WE CRY WHEN WE SEE OUR SOLDIERS DYING AND SUFFERING FROM PTSD. WE COULD SAVE SO MANY LIVES IN AMERICA INSTEAD OF GOING TO WAR

I'm a stage 4 cancer survivor, and the Affordable Care Act saved my life. 130 million Americans have pre-existing conditions, and we need to make sure that no more out-of-touch billionaires are elected President that will threaten our health care. Howard Schultz is another unqualified billionaire businessman. He's mad that strong progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren want the rich to pay their fair share, and so he's decided to run for President to stop this. 1 Schultz can't win as an Independent. But he can peel off just enough voters to act as a spoiler and re-elect Donald Trump.2 He's already hearing from the public that this is a terrible idea.3 He has been critical of popular bipartisan plans which will provide health insurance to all Americans at no cost to us. He's trying to water down one of the boldest progressive stances–healthcare for all–just to fuel his ego as yet another billionaire white man with no public service experience who thinks he has the right answers. No! We need to step it up and make sure Howard Schultz gets the message. We all cannot afford four more years of Trump and the GOP attacks on healthcare for cancer patients and those facing serious medical issues every day. 1 https://www.thedailybeast.com/howard-schultz-blames-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-for-his-decision-to-run-as-independent 2 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/howard-schultz-own-polling-reelect-trump.html 3 https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/howard-schultz-freaked-out-by-democratic-backlash-to-independent-presidential-run-rethinks-effort 4 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/howard-schultz-health-care_us_5c4e5677e4b06ba6d3be4904

The asshole in the WH claims to have made more changes in a shorter time than any other potus; what he has actually "done" is to simply undo Obama decisions. Let's restore the Obama rules before we even listen to ANYTHING that comes out of the mouth of the current occupant of the WH.

In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we must make emitting them less and less desirable. But, we must also ensure that the industries and individuals with the larger carbon footprint don’t shrug off that burden on the more economically vulnerable.

Right now, Texas Secretary of State David Whitley -- who has yet to be confirmed by the state Senate -- is putting the rights of tens of thousands of voters in jeopardy. Whitley recently announced that his office had identified 95,000 voters registered in Texas as non-citizens. We were immediately skeptical of these claims, and it turns out -- we were right to be. Of all of the individuals marked for removal from the voter rolls, nearly half have since been unmarked -- as they had previously proven their citizenship to the Texas Department of Public Safety. But a great deal of damage has already been done. At least five major counties have sent out letters challenging people to prove their citizenship -- or be removed from the rolls. Any Secretary of State nominee must be fair, independent, and committed to protecting the rights of all Americans. Whether by gross incompetence or a deliberate attempt to suppress votes, Whitley’s actions put tens of thousands of eligible voters at risk of losing their voice in our democracy. Whitley does not meet any conceivable standard of professional responsibility or accountability. Add your name now to tell the Texas Senate to vote against his confirmation.

With the field already filled with many candidates who are running for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. This policy platform is clear, concise and contains the highest polling desires of the American Taxpayers/Voters. If you can't run honestly on this platform then don't run at all. Thank you.