On Tuesday, April 4th, Wisconsin voters will elect a new supreme court justice, setting the tone of the court for the next 10 years. This Wisconsin supreme court will likely determine the fate of abortion access and partisan gerrymandering in the state. Joining us to talk about what is at stake is Megin McDonell from Fair Wisconsin and Carlene Bechen from Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition.

Megin McDonell is the Executive Director of Fair Wisconsin. Fair Wisconsin works to build a fair, safe, and inclusive Wisconsin for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people who live here. They do this by advancing and protecting LGBTQ+ civil rights through lobbying, legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, coalition building and electoral involvement.

Carlene Bechen is the Organizing Director for Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition. The Coalition’s mission is to ensure representative government for all, by advocating for and enacting an independent and nonpartisan redistricting process. They are also working to build a fair and accountable judiciary, and to secure fair and equal access to voting.

Photo by Brian Standing for WORT-FM.

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