Testifying before the Joint Finance Committee isn’t the only way to advocate for your district and students on the state budget.
You can also attend a budget listening session, where you can meet with your legislator in a small group (or sometimes even in a one-on-one) setting.
The WASB staff found announcements of the following upcoming listening sessions:
(Note: These were all “upcoming” at the time this information was originally posted.)
Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-West Point):
April 27th 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Portage Public Library
Bidwell Meeting Room
253 W Edgewater St, Portage
April 27th 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Baraboo City Hall
City Council Chambers
101 South Boulevard, Baraboo
May 4th 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Mount Horeb Public Library
Meeting Room
105 Perimeter Street, Mount Horeb
May 4th 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Middleton Senior Center
7448 Hubbard Avenue, Middleton
Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay):
April 27th 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Door County Library, Jane Greene Room
107 S. 4th Ave., Sturgeon Bay
April 29th 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Sister Bay Village Hall
10693 Wis. Hwy. 42, Sister Bay
April 29th 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Nelson’s Hall Bitters Pub
1202 Main Rd., Washington Island
April 29th 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Algoma City Hall
416 Fremont St., Algoma
Rep. Michael Schraa (R-Oshkosh):
April 29th 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Omro Public Library
405 E Huron St, Omro
April 29th 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Oshkosh Public Library
106 Washington Avenue, Oshkosh
Rep. Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc):
April 29th 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
YMCA at Pabst Farms
1750 E. Valley Road, Oconomowoc
Sen. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) & Rep. Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield):
May 3rd 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Starbucks Community Room
17980 W. Bluemound Road, Brookfield
May 6th 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
UW-Milwaukee Innovation Campus Conference Room
1225 Discovery Pkwy, Wauwatosa
Rep. Timothy Ramthun (R-Campbellsport):
May 3rd 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
New Holstein City Hall
2110 Washington Street, New Holstein
Future listening sessions are planned for Hartford in the last week of May and for Kewaskum in the last week of June.
Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton):
May 3rd 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Crossroads Coffeehouse
2020 Main Street, Cross Plains
May 3rd 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Waunakee Village Center
Community Room B
333 S Madison St, Waunakee
May 6th 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Town of Verona – Town Hall
7669 County Hwy PD, Verona
May 9th 4:30 – 6:00 PM
Chocolaterian Café
6637 University Ave, Middleton
Rep. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma):
May 4th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Antigo City Hall
700 Edison Street, Antigo
May 4th 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Merrill City Hall
1004 E 1st Street, Merrill
May 4th 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Tomahawk City Hall
23 N 2nd Street, Tomahawk
May 6th 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Elcho High School
9630 Antigo St, Elcho
Senator Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst) will be joining Rep. Felzkowski at a number of the listening sessions.
Rep. Beth Meyers (D – Bayfield):
May 7th 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Iron River Public Library
68235 N Main St, Iron River
May 7th 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Cable Community Center
13660 Co Hwy M, Cable
