March 2023

Next Tuesday, April 4th, citizens of Wisconsin should participate in the nonpartisan Spring Election where the most important choice is for a new Justice for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. There will be three ballot questions and numerous local races, but the one with the most impact on the future of the State of Wisconsin will be the Supreme Court contest.

Derrick Van Orden here. I wanted to reach out to you because next week, on Tuesday April 4th, Wisconsin is facing a critical decision.

Do we want our state’s courts run by politicians with radical leftist ideologies, or proven jurists committed to protecting our Constitutional rights?

I will be supporting Justice Daniel Kelly, a proven constitutional conservative with a track record of fighting government overreach, protecting free speech, and ensuring the judicial branch remains the check on government power as it was intended by our nation’s founders.

I wanted to keep you updated on what we’re working on in Washington. Please don’t hesitate to contact my office with your concerns or with casework requests. You can find contact information for your closest District Office on VanOrden.House.Gov.

As with so many other schools the Sparta Area School District (SASD) will have an election to re-elect incumbents or elect new members to their Board of Education. The SASD includes the city of Sparta and parts or all of thirteen townships within the district boundaries. There are six candidates for four positions; the top three candidates on Election Day will get three year terms while the fourth place candidate will get a one year term.

Wisconsin should not want nor does it deserve a Legislator on the Supreme Court. If Janet Protasiewicz wants to make laws, she should run for the Assembly, not the Supreme Court. Wisconsin should neither want nor does it deserve a judge who will manifestly rule based on her beliefs. We all have beliefs and they all differ amongst us all. A judge needs to check their beliefs at the door when they put the robe on. They are to Rule as the law is written not how they wish it was written.