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Look at all of you!

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Good evening!

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Good evening.

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I'm Jill Kravsky.

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I'm the Chief Justice of Wisconsin

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Supreme Court.

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Thank you.

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What an exciting night for

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Wisconsin.

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I am so honored to

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be here with all of you to

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celebrate.

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And celebrate, we will.

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Look, I want to begin by taking this

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opportunity to thank every

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candidate for judicial office

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who put their name on the

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ballot across the state this April,

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including Judge Maria Lazar.

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Judicial races at all

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level are so important for our

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democracy.

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In Wisconsin, we have been electing

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judges and justices since

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1848.

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This is how we ensure

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those in the judicial branch

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are accountable to the people

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of this state.

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And this is how maintain the

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public's confidence in our

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court system.

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Now, as some of you know, for

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about a decade, we have

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been fighting tirelessly to

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secure a Supreme Court

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majority that upholds

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and protects your rights

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and your freedoms.

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enduring majority that respects

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the rule of law and democratic

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structures.

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All right.

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Those of you in this room,

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those of you watching online or

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perhaps on TV, I

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just want you to know that my fellow

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justices and I, we have

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all been in this fight to reclaim

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your court for a long

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time.

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Thank you very much.

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In a moment, I'm going to introduce

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our friend and colleague, someone

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who is deeply dedicated to public

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service.

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But before I do, I want to

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recognize a few other amazing

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women in this room tonight.

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And first, I am going to begin with

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Justice Anne Walsh Bradley.

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Yay!

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She left the court last year after

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30 years of service,

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including as our chief justice.

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Ann Walsh-Bradley was the

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conscience of this court

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for every minute that

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she served.

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Justice Rebecca Dallet.

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No one, and I mean no

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one, on this court works harder.

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She was the first non-incumbent

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winner in our little run here.

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for persuading me that this was

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something that I could do because if

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it weren't for her, I never would

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have run in 2020.

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Justice Janet Protasewicz.

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She became a national

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figure overnight and continues

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to dedicate herself to our state

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and our community and

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like Ann and Becky she is a

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phenomenal justice.

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Justice Susan Crawford.

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Thank you so much!

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Who last year not only

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beat her opponent, but beat

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the richest man in the world.

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It was the most expensive race,

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a judicial race in history.

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every day. She rolls up her sleeves,

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and she gets the job done.

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Woo! Woo!

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Woo!

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So let's get to why we're all here.

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Woo!

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After I was elected to the Wisconsin

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Supreme Court in 2020,

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thanks to many of you in this room,

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Chris Taylor succeeded me on

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the bench in the Dane County Circuit

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to begin my new role and

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she was about to take the bench for

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the first time.

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how much Chris Taylor truly

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cares about.

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As a judge on the Circuit Court

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and now on the Court of Appeals,

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Chris Taylor has earned a reputation

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as a prepared and

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independent and a fair judge

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who is committed to the rule of law,

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giving every party in front of her a

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fair shot, and treating everyone

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with kindness, dignity,

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and respect.

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Chris and her team ran

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an amazing campaign.

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field.

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She traveled to every single corner

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of this state.

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Chris Taylor loved every

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minute of it.

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She loved me.

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She loved meeting every voter she

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came in contact with.

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So tonight, it is no surprise

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to me that Wisconsinites

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overwhelmingly elected

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Chris Taylor. Thank you. Thank you
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for being here.

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Overwhelmingly, let me say it again,

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elected Chris Taylor to

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be the next justice on your

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Supreme Court.

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I know she is going to

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bring the same dedication she has

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shown over her 30-year legal

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career to her new position.

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She will uphold our laws,

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she will defend the Constitution,

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she will stay committed to our

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democracy, and she will

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never forget, Chris Taylor

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will never forget about

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you, the people across the state

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of Wisconsin.

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It is my honor, and

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it is my absolute privilege.

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Please join me in welcoming your

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next justice on the Wisconsin

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Supreme Court, Justice-elect

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Chris Palmer!

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we did it, Wisconsin!

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Tonight, the people

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of Wisconsin stood up

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for our rights and freedoms,

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our democracy, our elections,

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and a strong state Supreme

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Court that will protect the

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independence of our beloved

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state.

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Once again, Wisconsin

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showed the entire

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nation that we

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believe that the people should

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be at the center of

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government, and the priorities.

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our judiciary,

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not the billionaires,

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not the most powerful and

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privileged, but the people.

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Just a few minutes ago,

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I spoke with Judge Maria Lazar,

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who called to concede the

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Woo!

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Woo! Woo!

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I really appreciate her call

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and I wish her and her

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family well.

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Running first seat on our state's

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highest court does take courage and

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I really respect that.

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I have so many

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people, so many of you

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to thank for this moment.

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First to my family,

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my lovely husband Jim.

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who communicated with many of you.

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He will let him know.

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is my everything.

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incredible family behind me.

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I just, I love all

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of you. I so appreciate your

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sacrifices, Jim.

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Jim was on hockey transport

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duty for 11

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I love all of you.

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I appreciate you all so much.

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Kayle, she's having a good

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our mother, who passed

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away in October, right when

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wish she was with us.

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But this one's for you, Mom.

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my niece, Hannah, and my

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nephew, Maddie.

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My brother-in-law, Mark, and

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sister-in-, where is she?

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They, you know, we do what

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we do for our

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children so often.

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We want something better.

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own kids inspire me every day

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to want to be better and want to

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make this state better.

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me in that.

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I am also so.

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in awe of these young

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people who powered my campaign.

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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You all are the future

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of our state,

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and you, I know,

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will continue to work to make this

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state better.

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I was so in awe of

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the time I got to spend on campus.

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It was amazing all around

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the state.

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So thank you all so much.

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I also want to, where is Ashley

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Frans, my campaign manager?

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Ashley just turned

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30, so, you know,

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say happy birthday to her.

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Ashley, Ashley,

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but she had such

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a vision, and we worked and

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respected my vision for this

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campaign, and just

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led the ship and brought us

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through, and she is going to change

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this world, no doubt about

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it.

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So thank you, Ashley.

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Thank you.

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And to the rest of my incredible

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team, Abigail, who

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was with me, taking me all over

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the stage, everywhere.

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You

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Sawyer, Maya,

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Toby, Jackie. Jackie?

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Haley, Darren,

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Sam, and Scott, thank you.

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We got in front of voters across

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this state.

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Thank you for raising the

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money to keep this campaign strong,

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for keeping the schedule in order,

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and for traveling with me

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for the last 11 months.

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I see so many friends and

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colleagues in this audience.

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I am just so grateful

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for your support.

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Dear, dear friends, the minute I

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announced that I was going to run,

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just the unwavering

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allegiance and support that

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you all have given me, thank you so,

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so much to my close friends and

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colleagues.

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It really meant the world to me to

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have you by my side.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very

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much.

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And then, of course, to our amazing

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justices of the Wisconsin

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Supreme Court.

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You

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Thank you very much.

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Chief Justice Jill Korofsky.

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And justices,

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Becky Dowlett,

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Thank you.

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Can I have her a sandwich?

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Yeah!

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And Susan Crawford.

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Thanks!

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Thank you, I'll get them.

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Thank you so much for

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your leadership and your dedication

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to our Supreme Court and to the

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people. I look so

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forward in joining you.

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Four awesome justices on

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the state Supreme Court.

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And a real

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special welcome to

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Chief Justice Ann Walsh-Bradley.

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In 1995,

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when Justice Ann Walsh-Bradley first

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got elected to the Wisconsin

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Supreme Court, I was graduating from

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law school, and

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I remember that

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election. It was the first time ever

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a woman had been elected,

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and it inspired in me to

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dream something big.

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I didn't quite know how to live that

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dream, but thank you,

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Justice Ann-Walsh Bradley.

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Thank you for being the

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first.

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And thank you to the people of

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Wisconsin.

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Running in this campaign

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for the last 11 months was

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truly a joy.

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I met people

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in the smallest

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towns in the largest cities,

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and they were all working to

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improve our democracy.

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They were working to strengthen

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their communities.

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And they inspired me

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every single day to keep going.

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We live in

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an incredible state and people

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are hungry for a government

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that works for them.

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Yeah.

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Thank you.

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Woo.

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Woo. Woo.

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Woo.

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People are hungry for a judiciary

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that prioritizes

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them,

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that protects our rights, that

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affords all Wisconsinites

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equal justice under the law.

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That is exactly what I will do

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as your next state

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Supreme Court justice.

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Thank you very much.

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And last, but certainly not least,

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thank you to the tens of

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thousands of grassroots supporters

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who were part of this campaign.

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In communities throughout, that's

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you all.

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Yay! Thank you.

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Thank you. Thank you!

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In communities throughout our

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state, armies of volunteers knocked

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on countless doors,

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made thousands of phone calls,

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and wrote, I don't know, probably

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millions of postcards.

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And I got one telling

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me to vote for me.

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So that was fun.

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It worked!

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There is nothing more powerful

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than when we come together,

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organizing and raising our

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voices.

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And I am so grateful for

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the grassroots support that

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I needed to win this race.

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This was a grassroots

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campaign about the people of

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the state of Wisconsin.

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And tonight, the people of Wisconsin

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spoke.

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And what you said is clear.

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We are moving forward.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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For our rights, for

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our democracy,

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for every family and

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individual in this state that

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deserves a fair shot

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at justice.

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Tonight is a victory for every

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person in this State who

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believes that the court should work

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for all of us.

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I grew up understanding what

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the law can do for ordinary

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people.

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My grandmother was a single mom.

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Who struggled to make ends

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meet to support my mother

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until she got a

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union job.

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Thank you.

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Which enabled her to support

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three children,

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which enabled her to help my mother

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go to college.

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My mother was a fifth grade public

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school teacher. You

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So.

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And it enabled her to

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not just survive, but

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thrive. And that's what I want for

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all people in Wisconsin.

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The law can be a

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tool to lift people up, to improve

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their lives, to strengthen our

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communities. And that is exciting.

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That drove me to law school.

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And I've spent now 30,

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my 30-year legal career as a lawyer,

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in private practice as a law and

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policy director for Planned

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Parenthood.

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As a legislator and for the

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last six years as a

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judge, to

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work to make sure that people's

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rights and freedoms are protected,

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that survivors of domestic violence

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and sexual assault are protected

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and respected, and

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that working people who

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actually make the pie get

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a slice of it instead of

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the leftover crumbs.

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Thank you very much.

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And I have always valued

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every woman's ability to

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make her own personal, private

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health care decisions.

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Thank you. Thank you very much.

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Every single day as a judge,

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I work to ensure that the cases and

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the people before me get

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a fair and deliberate consideration

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and that laws are

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applied independently and

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impartially with an eye always

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towards achieving justice.

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Politics has no place in the

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judiciary and the judiciary

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is not a rubber stamp

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for any party, group,

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or branch of government, including

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the federal government.

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I am so honored that

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I get to continue

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this work at the State Supreme

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Court. It is an honor

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that the people of Wisconsin have

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bestowed on me that I will

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never, ever forget, and I treasure

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it.

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Tonight, we stand

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strongly for a State

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Supreme court that prioritizes

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the people of Wisconsin,

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their rights, their lives,

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and the independence of our great

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state.

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And for a court that holds

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everyone accountable under

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the law, no matter how

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powerful or privileged.

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I will be a justice for

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you, the people of

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Wisconsin.

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Thank you, Wisconsin.

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Forward we go, together.