[upbeat music]
- Hello, I'm John Zarbano
and I'm running for the United States
House of Representatives
for Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District.
This race is my first time seeking public office.
This election, you have a choice between Glenn Grothman and me.
I live in Oshkosh.
I'm a husband, father, grandfather, and retired lawyer.
Born in Omaha, I received my bachelor's and master's
from the University of Nebraska-Omaha
and my law degree from the University of Tulsa.
I practiced law in Tulsa as a bank lawyer,
experienced in secured lending, real estate development,
mergers and acquisition,
and federal and state regulations.
I met my wife, Merlaine, a native of Marinette in Tulsa,
where she was working as Artist in Residence for Oklahoma
and Artistic Director for Theater Tulsa.
We returned to Wisconsin in 1998 to be near her parents.
Since then, Wisconsin's been my home.
Respecting women's rights.
Every woman possesses the personal, fundamental right
to make her own decisions about her health care,
including access to abortion,
contraception, and in vitro fertilization.
I support women's health care choices.
My opponent does not.
He voted against women's safety, women's health,
access to abortion and contraception,
pregnant workers and pregnant veterans.
He also voted against the Respect for Marriage Act
and the fundamental rights of the LBGTQ+ community.
On immigration, the bipartisan compromise bill
tackled immigration control with dignity and due process.
This bill ended catch and release,
rapidly adjudicated migrants' claims,
massively increased border agent hiring,
and instituted strict asylum screening.
I also support expanding
Homeland Security's temporary protected status,
which would provide undocumented persons
with FBI criminal background checks,
work permits, and drivers' licenses.
My opponent travels to our southern border
and talks and talks and talks, and does nothing.
On climate, our district is home to about 8,000 farms
and over a million acres of farmland.
I support the Farm Bill, the Soil Care Act,
the Healthy Soils and Healthy Climate Act,
resulting in cleaner water and cleaner air.
My opponent denies the very existence of global warming.
Like I said, this election, you have a choice.
I will listen to all the people of our district,
and then I'll act.
I'll do something
to solve the challenges you face every day.
We will go forward, not backward,
advancing our Wisconsin values
of health care, education, and kindness
for a better future for our children
and our grandchildren.
Thank you.