By Alberto Gomez, Entertainment Editor
Election Day looms right around the corner, arriving on voters’ doorsteps on Nov. 6. After an eye-catching two years with a fresh administration, this year’s midterm election is expected to have a record-breaking turn out across the nation.
Many young potential voters perked up their ears after 2016’s election, but many new voters remain unsure on what exactly the midterm election function is.
In simplified terms, the midterm election is the name given to the bi-yearly election in the middle of the elected president’s term. Hence mid-term. Every four years, Wisconsin’s governor needs to be re-elected, with this year’s potential candidates State School Superintendent, Tony Evers, and incumbent Governor Scott Walker.
Evers will be this year’s Democratic nomination, championing education reform along with improving Wisconsin’s public transit system (roads, buses, highways). Walker, a Republican, aims to enable student apprenticeship and will attempt to reduce student college debt. Note, these are extremely simplified platforms and it is highly encouraged that readers perform their own in-depth research on each and every candidate so that readers can find someone who they believe will match their values.
Walker has served as governor since 2011.
This year, one of Wisconsin’s two Senate seats will also be up for grabs. Senators serve six-year terms, with a third of all U.S. Senate seats being voted on every six years. Wisconsin’s candidates are incumbent Tammy Baldwin, representing the Democratic Party, and Republican, Leah Vukmir.
Baldwin’s platform centers around increasing access to health care, combating Wisconsin’s opioid epidemic, and striving for debt-free higher education. Vukmir, on the other hand, plans to crack down on incoming immigrants, guarantee the rights of the Second Amendment, and advance a Pro-Life agenda.