Sarah Godlewski

Sarah Godlewski (Democratic Party) is the Wisconsin Secretary of State. She assumed office on March 17, 2023. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Godlewski (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Wisconsin Secretary of State. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Gov. Tony Evers (D) appointed Godlewski as the Wisconsin Secretary of State on March 17, 2023, to replace Douglas La Follette (D).

Biography

Sarah Godlewski was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Godlewski earned a bachelor's degree in peace and conflict resolution studies from George Mason University. Her career experience includes founding MaSa Partners, and working as a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton and as the director of the Department of Strategy and Performance in Arapahoe County, Colorado.^[1]^[2]

Political career

Wisconsin Treasurer (2019-2022)

Godlewski was first elected to the treasurer's office on November 6, 2018. She was sworn into office on January 7, 2019.

Elections

2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Wisconsin Secretary of State

Incumbent Sarah Godlewski is running in the general election for Wisconsin Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.

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2022

U.S. Senate Wisconsin

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Wisconsin

Incumbent Ronald Harold Johnson defeated Mandela Barnes, Adam Nicholas Paul, and Scott Aubart in the general election for U.S. Senate Wisconsin on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ronald Harold Johnson (R)	50.4	1,337,185
	Mandela Barnes (D)	49.4	1,310,467
	Adam Nicholas Paul (Logic Party) (Write-in)	0.0	67
	Scott Aubart (American Independent Party) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	4,758

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,652,477
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Bradford Spencer (Independent)
Aaron Frank (Independent)
Neal Long (L)
Deliala Gaustad (Patriot Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mandela Barnes	77.8	390,279
	Alex Lasry (Unofficially withdrew)	8.9	44,609
	Sarah Godlewski (Unofficially withdrew)	8.1	40,555
	Tom Nelson (Unofficially withdrew)	2.2	10,995
	Steven Olikara	1.1	5,619
	Darrell Williams	0.7	3,646
	Kou Lee	0.7	3,434
	Peter Peckarsky	0.5	2,446
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	177

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 501,760
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin

Incumbent Ronald Harold Johnson defeated David Schroeder in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin on August 9, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ronald Harold Johnson	83.6	563,871
	David Schroeder	16.3	109,917
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	693

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 674,481
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Wisconsin Treasurer

See also: Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2022

Sarah Godlewski did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin Treasurer

Sarah Godlewski defeated Travis Hartwig and Andrew Zuelke in the general election for Wisconsin Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sarah Godlewski (D)	50.9	1,324,110
	Travis Hartwig (R)	46.8	1,216,811
	Andrew Zuelke (Constitution Party)	2.3	59,570
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,471

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,601,962
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin Treasurer

Sarah Godlewski defeated Dawn Marie Sass and Cynthia Kaump in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin Treasurer on August 14, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sarah Godlewski	43.5	201,031
	Dawn Marie Sass	32.1	148,362
	Cynthia Kaump	24.3	112,255

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 461,648
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Paul Boucher (D)
Jake Tulogeski (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin Treasurer

Travis Hartwig defeated Jill Millies in the Republican primary for Wisconsin Treasurer on August 14, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Travis Hartwig	72.3	261,139
	Jill Millies	27.7	100,153

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,292
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Tom Hiller (R)

Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for Wisconsin Treasurer

Andrew Zuelke advanced from the Constitution primary for Wisconsin Treasurer on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Zuelke	100.0	350

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350
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Campaign themes

2026

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born and raised in Eau Claire to two public school teachers and proud union members. I learned early that when you see something wrong, you do something about it. Whether confronting state leaders as a college student, tackling problems at the Pentagon as a young professional, or taking on Scott Walker and his allies in 2018, I am fearless in taking on the powerful and winning.

As a fifth-generation Wisconsinite, working mom, and State Treasurer, I understand what workers and families are facing--and will do something about it. And as the only woman in this race and an EMILY’s List candidate, I have been sounding the alarm on threats to reproductive rights for months. I will never back down from this fight until we finally guarantee reproductive freedom for all. I have beaten Scott Walker and his allies twice, and I’ve proven I have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with Ron Johnson and win. I am traveling everywhere to unite Wisconsinites across all 72 counties to build the grassroots coalition needed to flip this seat.

I live in Wisconsin with my husband, our two-year-old son, and our rescue dog.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

My electoral Record. After beating Scott Walker and his Republican machine twice in 2018 (flipping nine Trump counties in the process), I delivered for Wisconsinites. As State Treasurer, I have helped expand access to learning for Wisconsin’s students. I've used my position to ensure we're ensuring maximum returns for Wisconsin students by distributing an unprecedented $113.4 million. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I led the fund to provide the first-ever special distribution of $5.25 million to address the remote learning challenges facing students and teachers.
My record demonstrates that I’m a scrappy fighter who gets things done. I don’t hesitate to take on tough challenges and, by being innovative and entrepreneurial, I have worked to improve the lives and well-being of the people of Wisconsin. I led the effort to save the Wisconsin State Treasurer’s Office from a constitutional amendment that would have eliminated the office. When I walked in the door to the Treasurer's office, it was so decimated that there was no wifi and only a pay-as-you-go flip phone to carry out the Treasurer’s work.I wasn’t going to let any of that stop me. One of my first actions as the chair overseeing a $1.2 billion state trust fund was to reverse the GOP Climate Change Gag Order to change how we invest in Wisconsin.
I’m a woman and a working mom.There is an added urgency to elect more working women and moms to the Senate so that we pass critical policies such as protecting women’s reproductive health, paid family leave, affordable childcare, and universal Pre-K, which are necessary for the financial well-being of so many Wisconsinites.We need more working moms at the table in the Senate--both to fight against legislation that will prevent women and people of color from accessing opportunities to succeed, and to pass meaningful laws which support women’s abilities to work outside the home.Like many parents, I worry about my son's safety because of all the mass shootings.The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was an historic first step, but we must do more

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Protecting democracy and our right to vote. If we don’t stop the attacks on voting rights and access to the ballot box, get money out of politics, eliminate the filibuster, and put an end to partisan gerrymandering, Americans will lose our voice.
Addressing economic security and the care economy. I support a $15 minimum wage and will fight for good union jobs. We need to enact federal paid leave, and we have to fix the lack of affordable childcare options.
Protecting the environment and tackling climate change. We must transition from brown to green energy, preserve our natural resources, and prioritize action on clean water, including banning PFAS.
Protecting women’s reproductive rights. We need more pro-choice Democratic women at the U.S. Senate table who will prioritize legalizing abortion.
Tax reform. I want to lock in the 2017 middle-class tax cuts, make the expanded child tax credit permanent, pass a new tax cut for the 99%, and cement the Income Tax Credit expansion. We have to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share and that the middle class stops shouldering the burden for everyone else.
Healthcare. We need to expand Medicaid and create a universal and robust public option. We have to get the costs of prescription drugs under control and ensure Medicare can negotiate for lower drug costs. We need to cap seniors’ out-of-pocket prescription costs, cap the price of widely-used drugs, and stop drug companies from increasing prices beyond the rate of inflation.

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Campaign website

Godlewski's campaign website stated the following:

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CLIMATE + ENVIRONMENT + SAFE, CLEAN WATER

Sarah knows that climate change impacts every aspect of Wisconsinites’ lives, which is why she doesn’t just talk the talk — she walks the walk.

As Wisconsin State Treasurer, Sarah’s first major act was to overturn a Republican gag order that prevented climate change from being considered when making investments. She refuses to sit on the sidelines and watch as the powerful fossil fuel industry denies climate change — threatening Wisconsin’s heritage, health, and future. She knows we have to take immediate and bold action before the consequences to the environment get even worse. That’s what she has done as State Treasurer, and it’s what she will continue to do as our next U.S. Senator.

Wisconsinites urgently need safe, clean drinking water. Right now, too many folks across our state can’t trust the water coming out of their tap, and Sarah is fighting to end that — immediately.

To ensure everyone can access safe, clean drinking water, Sarah is committed to getting lead and harmful chemicals like PFAS and nitrates out of our water. She will work to safeguard Wisconsin’s waterways and water system to guarantee clean water for drinking, fish and wildlife, and recreation. She will fight to hold big polluters accountable for carelessly putting corporate profits above public health and violating their civic, legal, and moral duty to act as good citizens and neighbors. And she won’t stop there.

Read more about Sarah’s plan to make Wisconsin’s water safe here.

In the Senate, Sarah will fight to end fossil fuel subsidies and work hard to transform our country from brown energy to green energy, expanding our clean infrastructure to improve electric and energy supply, partnering with farmers to reduce emissions and preserve our natural resources, and prioritizing action on clean water and clean air.

Sarah will work to preserve our Great Lakes, protect our environment and natural resources, and ensure public lands stay in public hands so that future generations can continue to enjoy Wisconsin’s natural beauty.

Communities of color, and low-income and Indigenous communities have been disproportionately impacted by Washington’s inaction on this urgent threat — from Milwaukee families struggling with lead laterals, to southwest Wisconsinites facing poisonous wells, and so many more. When Sarah is in the U.S. Senate, she will fight to make sure environmental justice is front and center in every climate measure we take.

CUTTING COSTS

For too long, working families have had to stretch every last nickel to make ends meet, while big corporations rake in massive profits. Now more than ever, Wisconsinites are feeling the squeeze of rising costs and inflation each time they stop for gas, go to the grocery store, refill a prescription, or pay their monthly bills.

Sarah believes Republicans, and even some Democrats, need to step up and work together to ease growing financial burdens. Wisconsinites are working too hard for Washington politicians to continue to let them down by looking out for the wealthy and special interests at the expense of working families.

In the Senate, Sarah will fight to lower energy costs, improve the supply chain, make housing more affordable, crack down on corporate profiteering and price gouging, and much more. She’ll look out for working families by fighting for affordable child care and making the child tax credit expansion permanent.

Read Sarah’s comprehensive plan to cut costs for Wisconsin families and put money back into working people’s pockets.

DEMOCRACY

Democracy is the foundation of our country – if we don’t have democracy, we have nothing. Sarah knows we must protect Wisconsinites’ say in the democratic process by stopping systematic attacks on their voting rights and restrictions on ballot box access, fighting to get money out of politics, and putting an end to partisan gerrymandering.

We must make it easier to vote — especially for working people, people of color, the elderly and disabled, LGBTQ+ voters, and young voters. She will fight to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore voting protections under the original Voting Rights Act (VRA), as well as the Freedom to Vote Act which would make Election Day a national holiday, provide for no excuse vote by mail, and crack down on partisan gerrymandering and purging voters from the rolls.

Sarah believes in the American ideal of a free, fair and secure electoral process. In order to ensure this and protect democracy, Sarah is committed to confronting the foreign and domestic evolving threats we see to our electoral process.

Abolishing the filibuster is a top priority for Sarah. Sarah believes that there is simply too much at stake — from addressing climate change to affordable prescription drugs — to continue to allow the filibuster to prevent Congress from passing legislation that Americans desperately need.

Sarah supports campaign finance reform, and will fight to overturn the Citizens United decision and get corporate and dark money out of politics. She has never taken a dime of corporate PAC money, and never will.

GUN VIOLENCE + PUBLIC SAFETY

Sarah grew up in a family of hunters and respects the rights enshrined in our Constitution. But Americans also have the right to feel safe at schools, grocery stores, concerts, bars, and places of worship. She is outraged that our leaders in Washington don’t have the backbone to take on the gun lobby and pass common-sense gun safety legislation.

As the mother of a two-year-old, Sarah knows the fear that grips parents when they drop their kids off at school and worry if they’ll come home safe. She refuses to accept this as the status quo and believes that our kids should be able to go to school without the fear of being lost to gun violence.

In the Senate, Sarah will support common-sense gun safety legislation like universal background checks, red flag laws, and restoring an assault weapons ban. The gun lobby will not have its grip on Sarah in the Senate, as it does on Senate Republicans.

Sarah believes that to reduce crime and keep our communities safe, we must fund police departments and social services — providing them with the resources they need for investing in officer training, hiring social workers, building wrap-around services, and strengthening community violence interventions. Wisconsinites deserve to feel safe in their homes and neighborhoods, and they deserve a police force that works for them.

HEALTH CARE

Sarah believes quality, affordable health care, including mental health care, is a basic human right.

In the Senate, she will fight to strengthen the Affordable Care Act and pass a public option. Sarah wants to expand Medicare to cover vision, dental, and hearing and work to make Medicaid expansion a reality in Wisconsin.

Sarah supports making telehealth affordable and accessible to all Wisconsinites. Telemedicine benefits all communities across Wisconsin and has been particularly instrumental in the administration of mental health services in rural communities, where providers are few and far between.

Sarah is committed to bringing down prescription drug costs and won’t be afraid to take on the big drug companies for ripping off vulnerable Wisconsinites in order to make a profit.

In the Senate, Sarah will fight to ensure Medicare can negotiate for lower drug costs, work to cap out-of-pocket prescription costs, and cap the price of widely-used drugs, like insulin. She will also fight to eliminate the tax loophole for pharmaceutical companies that allows their advertising expenses to be tax-deductible. She will work to crack down on patent abuse by pharmaceutical companies to lower drug costs for consumers and make generics more widely and readily available.

Read Sarah’s full plan to lower prescription drug costs and hold Big Pharma accountable here.

LGBTQ+ RIGHTS

As Wisconsin’s next U.S. Senator, Sarah will proudly co-sponsor the Equality Act and work to pass this critical piece of legislation so all LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites are free to proudly be who they are, love who they love, and live openly without fear or discrimination.

2022 has been one of the worst years on record for anti-LGBTQ+ laws, particularly targeting the trans community. The rights of LGBTQ+ Americans, including the families who love them, continue to be undermined by Republican-led state legislatures and courtrooms across the country.

When it comes to supporting LGBTQ+ youth and the families who love them, Sarah has been a strong advocate for creating safe school environments, expanding access to health care and mental health services, investing in affordable housing, and more.

Everywhere she goes, Sarah hears about the urgent need to address the mental health crisis in Wisconsin. It’s why she released a comprehensive plan that focuses on expanding access to behavioral health services and providers.

Sarah recognizes that LGBTQ+ people experience unique mental health challenges. Here in Wisconsin, we have already seen cities like Madison, Milwaukee, and Sarah’s hometown of Eau Claire ban the incredibly abusive and harmful practice of conversion therapy. In the Senate, Sarah will co-sponsor the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act to ban conversion therapy nationwide.

MENTAL HEALTH

No matter where she goes or who she talks to, Sarah hears about the mental health crisis in Wisconsin. The system is broken.

Sarah believes mental health care is a right, and it must be a priority. But getting treatment and prevention simply isn’t an option for far too many of our communities. A lack of federal funding and a shortage of mental health care providers have made it difficult for people to get the help they need. Now, more than ever, Wisconsinites need a lifeline, and Sarah is fighting to make sure they get one.

Sarah is committed to helping Wisconsin families get the support and resources they need to achieve the quality of life they deserve. She knows the federal government must devote more research, more funding, and more innovative programming toward improving and expanding access to mental health services. Whether it is addressing the challenges facing youth, veterans, seniors, new mothers, or farmers, or providing resources for addiction recovery, Sarah wants to be a mental health champion in the Senate. That’s why she developed and released a plan to address the ongoing mental health crisis in Wisconsin and across the country.

Read more on Sarah’s plan to address the mental health crisis here.

NATIONAL SECURITY

Sarah has extensive national security experience, having spent almost eight years working on national security with the Pentagon. The Senate plays a critical role with our foreign affairs and national security, and Sarah has the much needed experience to not only be an effective voice, but to be a watchdog against waste and abuse in our military budget.

A top priority for Sarah is strengthening our cybersecurity. She knows that strong national security means strong cybersecurity. Recent cyberattacks have highlighted the vulnerability of our infrastructure. Sarah will fight to devote sufficient resources to intelligence tools to counter this threat.

Supporting democracy abroad is central to ensuring a stable, equitable, and just global society. With a peace and conflict resolution background, Sarah knows that the United States must continue to work with our allies around the world to strengthen democratic elections and confront human rights abuses. Ending corruption is an essential part of promoting democracy and restoring faith in democratic institutions both at home and globally.

Further, Sarah is committed to ensuring we support veterans and their families however we can, including providing help for those suffering from addiction and mental health challenges. She will make sure that veterans and their families have the resources they need to thrive.

RACIAL JUSTICE

Sarah recognizes that for too long, communities of color in Wisconsin have been disparately impacted by everything from lead laterals in Milwaukee to pollutants in tribal fishing waters to Black maternal mortality rates to incarceration rates and much more. Racial inequities cut across almost every aspect of Wisconsin life, and that’s simply unacceptable.

With Milwaukee as one of the most racially segregated cities in the country, Sarah knows we need to provide more resources, training, and community partnerships to close the racial gap in housing, education, and environmental justice.

Wisconsin has the highest incarceration rate of Black adults in the country. Sarah wants Wisconsin to lead the nation in education, economic opportunity, and restorative justice – not incarceration. Sarah also recognizes that Wisconsin needs systemic reforms to make our broken criminal justice system more equitable.

Sarah will work to end mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses, fight to pass the Equal Act, and support retroactive decriminalization and expungement of offenses stemming from drugs that have since been legalized. Sarah also supports the legalization of marijuana.

But righting these systemic wrongs means more than just passing commonsense criminal justice reforms. We need to give Wisconsin’s Black and Brown communities the support they need to build wealth and further their economic well being. Sarah will work to change this disparity by fighting to provide child savings accounts – similar to her work as Treasurer with her 401(K)ids initiative, to expanding homeownership accessibility and affordability, and supporting Black owned businesses. For example, there is only one Black-owned bank in Wisconsin, and Sarah believes this is an opportunity for further growth and change. With great disparities in networth between white and Black Americans, Sarah is committed to continuing to lead the much needed change to close this systemic gap.

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

As the only woman in this race, this fight is personal to Sarah — she’s been loud, clear, and unwavering in her commitment to protecting reproductive freedom in Wisconsin and across the country. She’s proud to be endorsed by EMILY’s List in this fight — the leading organization helping to elect more Democratic pro-choice women who will fight for reproductive rights.

Since Sarah got in this race, she has led on this issue, sounding the alarm about Republican attacks on our reproductive rights and demanding Senate Democrats protect the right to abortion — including passing Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Women’s Health Protection Act.

When the Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade leaked, Sarah was the first Senate candidate in the country to respond with a TV ad against Ron Johnson’s attacks on our fundamental right to abortion.

Sarah urged President Biden to take executive action to support access before millions of Americans are deprived of a fundamental right that has been protected for nearly half a century. She specifically called the Biden Administration to enable Medicaid coverage for people traveling out-of-state for abortion services, lift onerous rules that deliberately delay access to abortion pills, and fight attempts by Republican-controlled states to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid programs.

With Roe v. Wade overturned, Wisconsin’s cruel abortion ban from 1849 has gone back into effect and abortion is illegal in our state. No exceptions for rape or incest. Doctors could be punished by up to six years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000 — or both.

Sarah believes we cannot afford to elect Democrats who treat abortion rights as an afterthought or extra credit project because that’s exactly how we got here today. It’s time to put more pro-choice Democratic women in power who will prioritize codifying Roe. Sarah will lead on this issue and won’t back down until people have the fundamental rights they deserve.

Now more than ever, we need a pro-choice fighter like Sarah in the U.S. Senate.

RURAL WISCONSIN

As a proud fifth-generation Wisconsinite with deep family roots in rural Wisconsin, Sarah has always been a strong and consistent voice for our rural communities — traveling to every corner of the state, listening to the challenges rural folks are facing, and asking how she can help.

Sarah believes no one should have to leave their community to get a quality education, find a good-paying job, raise a family, or access affordable health care. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happening because most lawmakers in Washington have failed to meaningfully invest in our rural communities.

Rural communities are the backbone of our state, and they deserve someone who will always put their voices front and center in Washington. When Sarah is in the U.S. Senate, that’s what they will get.

Throughout this campaign, Sarah has worked hard to build trust and earn support in rural areas, often going places Democrats don’t often go. She’s proud to have the support of countless rural leaders across Wisconsin, and organizations like United Rural Democrats and No Dem Left Behind.

In order to restore and reinvigorate these communities, Sarah was the first candidate to release a plan to invest in rural Wisconsin by making the internet a public utility, broadening access to quality health care, expanding education and job opportunities, tackling the climate crisis, and investing in Wisconsin family farms.

Read more on Sarah’s plan to revitalize rural Wisconsin here.

TAX REFORM

Sarah knows our tax system is broken.

In the Senate, Sarah will fight for a wealth tax so the wealthy pay their fair share, to make the middle-class tax cuts permanent, and to end tax loopholes for the biggest corporations. Sarah will also work to make sure Wisconsin’s small businesses, family farms, and families get the relief that they need.

Sarah will also fight to make the expanded child tax credit permanent to provide relief for Wisconsin’s families.

For more on Sarah’s views on tax reform, please see here.

WORKERS’ RIGHTS + BUY AMERICAN

Having been raised in a union household, Sarah understands the critical role unions play in lifting up working families. Whether it is pushing for better wages, overtime pay, better benefits, safer working conditions, or paid leave, Sarah won’t just have her door open to unions — she will make sure they have a seat at the table.

Sarah will stop at nothing to make sure that Wisconsin and American workers always come first. She is sick and tired of hearing politicians like Ron Johnson say that unions are a drain on our economy. In the Senate, she will fight to pass the PRO Act to strengthen collective bargaining rights, hold businesses accountable, and prevent companies from undermining union elections. She knows the key to revitalizing the middle class is through good-paying union jobs, and she will also fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Sarah knows that American workers, especially Wisconsin workers, are some of the best in the world. But she also knows that American workers are at a disadvantage when it comes to overseas workers. She knows how important it is to make sure our U.S. tax dollars are spent on American workers. In the Senate, she will fight to pass Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Made in America Act to rebuild our infrastructure with American goods and American parts made with American labor.

WORKING FAMILIES

Sarah knows too many working families are struggling. She’s committed to taking concrete steps to reduce the essential, everyday expenses they face so that they can maintain their quality of life.

Sarah will fight to make the expanded child tax credit permanent. She also is committed to ensuring working families have access to quality childcare at a price they can afford so more Wisconsin families can be financially secure. With soaring child care costs and a shortage of child care workers, Sarah knows that Washington politicians must work harder to provide families with relief.

Sarah is determined to enact paid leave at the federal level. As a mom, Sarah understands workers should not be penalized for needing time to care for their newborns, kids, sick family members, or aging parents. Yet, in the United States, approximately 80% of workers still don’t have access to some sort of paid family leave. Sarah knows that parental paid leave can keep mothers, in particular, in the workforce and can provide economic relief to families struggling to keep up with soaring everyday expenses.

Sarah believes after a lifetime of hard work, no one should have to worry about their retirement security, and members of Congress must do everything they can to protect Social Security for future generations. As Treasurer she has led on this issue and will continue to do so in the US Senate.

Sarah is committed to making sure all Wisconsinites have access to affordable housing. Sarah will fight for an increase in tax incentives through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to jumpstart construction of affordable housing. She will also support laws to help communities develop and implement comprehensive housing policy plans and will work to provide safe and affordable housing in rural communities.

In the Senate, Sarah will fight to fund programs which prioritize communities that historically have been left behind when it comes to buying homes and building wealth, like Take Root Wisconsin and Take Root Milwaukee which get homeowners free or low-cost services to help buy, stay, or fix their home.^[3]

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—Sarah Godlewski's campaign website (2022)^[4]

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Sarah Godlewski campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	U.S. Senate Wisconsin	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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↑ Linkedin, "Sarah Godlewski," accessed July 13, 2022
↑ Sarah Godlewski for Wisconsin, "Meet Sarah," accessed July 13, 2022
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Sarah Godlewski for U.S. Senate, “Issues,” accessed July 26, 2022

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Preceded by Douglas J. La Follette (D)	Wisconsin Secretary of State 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Wisconsin Treasurer 2019-2023	Succeeded by John Leiber (R)

[bio-1] Linkedin, "Sarah Godlewski," accessed July 13, 2022

[bio2-2] Sarah Godlewski for Wisconsin, "Meet Sarah," accessed July 13, 2022

[quotedisclaimer-3] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[4] Sarah Godlewski for U.S. Senate, “Issues,” accessed July 26, 2022

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Sarah Godlewski

Biography

Political career

Wisconsin Treasurer (2019-2022)

Elections

2026

General election

General election for Wisconsin Secretary of State

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2022

U.S. Senate Wisconsin

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Treasurer

2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin Treasurer

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin Treasurer

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin Treasurer

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Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for Wisconsin Treasurer

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2026

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2022

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