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OUR MISSION

The Wisconsin Alliance for Civic Trust is a cross-partisan network of Wisconsin residents that promotes values fundamental to our democratic republic, including support for fair, safe, and secure elections, and support for peaceful engagement.

WHAT WE DO

WE WORK TO BUILD TRUST

 Our society works best when built upon a foundation of cross-partisan trust in democratic institutions.  To support this, we work to provide accurate information and foster an environment for healthy political debate, grounded in verifiable facts. Our coalition gives individuals from diverse political backgrounds a space to work together. By focusing on shared democratic values, we demonstrate that constructive dialogue and mutual respect are possible, even amid political differences.

WE SUPPORT FAIR, SAFE, SECURE ELECTIONS

We must work hard to ensure that every eligible vote is counted accurately, and that our electoral system is free from intimidation and coercion. We advocate for and support electoral processes that are open, fair, transparent, and secure.

WE ENCOURAGE PEACEFUL ENGAGEMENT 

Peaceful engagement between Americans, regardless of political affiliation, is fundamental. We promote nonviolence and collaboration to resolve differences and prevent identity-based and political violence.

If you or your organization would like to publicly endorse these principles, please contact our co-leads:

Scott McCallum (Scott.McCallum@cartercenter.org) or David D. Haynes (David.Haynes@cartercenter.org)

SENIOR ADVISORS

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DAVID HAYNES

Democratic Co-Lead

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David D. Haynes boasts decades of experience in Wisconsin media. He worked in a variety of roles at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, including business editor, opinion editor, Ideas Lab editor, and community engagement coordinator. In 2017, he founded the Ideas Lab, aiming to address Milwaukee and Wisconsin's challenges through commentary and solutions journalism. As the leader of the organization's statewide editorial board and the Journal Sentinel's community engagement efforts, he collaborated with partners statewide to foster relationships centered on listening to the public.

Before joining the Journal Sentinel, Haynes served as a senior editor at The Sun in Lowell, Mass. Prior to that, he worked in his home state of Indiana, where he was part of the team at the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. Haynes' journey in political reporting began with covering a stop in the Hoosier state by Walter Mondale during the 1976 presidential campaign.

Today, Haynes resides in a Milwaukee suburb with his wife, Lisa; they have two adult children.

SCOTT MCCALLUM

Republican Co-Lead

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Scott McCallum served as Wisconsin Governor from 2001 to 2003 following a 14-year tenure as Lieutenant Governor and 10 years in the State Senate. He holds a B.A. from Macalester College, a M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, an Honorary J.D. from Marian University, and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

From 2005 to 2015, former Governor McCallum was President and CEO of the Aidmatrix Foundation in Dallas, TX. Under his lead, Aidmatrix expanded from a regional nonprofit to one of the world's largest technology providers in the humanitarian sector, collaborating with over 32,000 clients across five continents.

McCallum taught at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and later as an adjunct professor in the LaFollette School of Public Affairs. Currently, he teaches in the UW-Milwaukee Bader Institute of Nonprofit Management.

He has published and presented globally on technology for humanitarian purposes, its impact on jobs, and public policy. He also facilitates collaborative projects for health care and technology companies globally. His academic research sheds light on the technology revolution's influence in the world economy.

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SCOTT MCCALLUM

Republican Co-Lead

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Honorary Chairs

  • Louis B. Butler Jr.
    Former state Supreme Court Justice
  • Janine Geske
    Former state Supreme Court Justice
  • David Prosser
    Former state Supreme Court Justice
  • Martin Schreiber
    Former Democrtatic Governor of Wisconsin

Steering Committee

  • David Anderson
    Secretary, Republic Party of Wisconsin, Wausau
  • Anjali Bhasin
    Civic Engagement Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Madison
  • Joseph Franke
    Attorney with Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee
  • Mike Huebsch
    Former Republican Assembly speaker, La Crosse
  • Walter Lanier
    Senior Pastor, Progressive Baptist Church, Milwaukee | President & CEO of African American Leadership Alliance, Milwaukee
  • Sam Liebert
    Former Clerk, current State Director for All Voting is Local
  • Edgar Lin
    Attorney, State policy Analyst and Counsel, Protect Democracy
  • Quinn Martin
    Retired Partner, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee
  • Mary McCormick
    Executive Director, Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
  • William McCoshen
    Partner, Michael Best Strategies, LLC, Madison
  • Mary Panzer
    Former Republican Majority leader in the state Senate
  • Thomas Petri
    Former Republican member of Congress
  • Kathy Bernier
    Former Wisconsin State Senator

Regional Directors

        •  Dan Theno
        • Gail Garrity-Reed
        • David Blaska
        • David Cieslewicz
        • Lauri Asbury
        • Jon Ward
        • Steve Chevalier
        • Michael Ford
        • Joseph Franke
        •                                                                                                                          Tim Schwister

Members

Paul Skidmore

Lauri Asbury

Colleen Reilly

Angela Lang

Lee Rasch

Claire Woodall-Vogg

Jon Erpenbach

Mike Huebsch

Lisa Haynes

Trygve Olson

Jeffrey D. Jacobson

Rose Kavanagh

David Haynes

Jerilyn Jordahl

John E. Hall

Colleen Gruszynski

Ellie Kaas

Valarie Mikul-Powell

Ryan Burg

Allison Carter Keeley

Joel Brennan

Ellen Gilligan

Tessa Coari

Tim Ward

Lena Eng

Jim Doyle

Mark Thomas

Kathleen Gallagher

Phyllis Dubé

Mark Herman

Jessica Heckocque

Anthony Trombi

Beth Flaherty

Alex Tahk

John Matz

Eric Giordano

James Rodriguez

Hana Hodali

Beth Cochrane

Steve Nash

Lisa Inks

Patrick O'Loughlin

CJ Szafir

Matt Newman

Kristin Brey

Dean Gruner

Evan Zeppos

Mary Panzer

Tom Sieber

Stacy Ward

Mary Beth Collins

Tyler Kelly

Douglas Nelson

Gregory Thompson

Ralph Weber

Linda Nelson

Beth Bauer

Dave Anderson

Victoria Burns

Debra Alton

Craig Poshepny

Jonathan Ward

Dulina Dias

Brenda Wood

Beth Hoover

John Reinemann

Lisa Lucas

Melinda Krueger

Linda Honold

Caleb Christen

Conor Ward

William Hughes

Katie Rosenberg

Mariah Lewis

Brian Coker

Avi Lank

Eric Genrich

Erin Richards

Aaron Rasch

Maryna Oliinyk

S.C. Saunders

Rebecca Witherspoon

Walter Lanier

Ron Kind

Michelle Maternowski

Avinash Singh

Thomas Hefty

Dona Ballard

Ben Gruber

Julie Roberts

Kathy Bernier

Jamie Crofts

Lori Mickelson

David Blaska

Dana Smiley

Harry Farchmin

Katherine Cramer

Robert Cowles

Tim Higgins

Jane Hampden Daley

Faith Benson

Aquene Freechild

Brian Holt

Tom Luljak

Nick Haynes

Nathan Stock

Cameron Swallow

Ward Phillips

Mark Schwartz

Joseph Franke

Guida Brown

Gao Soua Lee

Elizabeth (Betsy) Brenner

Maya Neal

Erika Monroe-Kane

Kyle Johnson

Mark Graul

Heather Smith

Fauzia Qureshi

Cass Bowers

Anjali Bhasin

Carl Lock

David Haynes

Katharine Haynes

Sara Eskrich

Kenneth Harwood

Edgar Lin

Gary Schneider

Capri Wilder

Kathleen O'Brien

Chris O'Brien

Bob Friday

Steve Witherspoon

Costanza Generali

Ellen Gilligan

Lisa Ellinger

Paulina Gutierrez

Peggy Serrano

Mike Goodman

Amanda Renz

William McCoshen

Rich Eng

Linda Jameson

Roberta Clark

David Hoover

Mary McCormick

Kristin Hansen

Wayne Glapion

Breanna Illéné

Laurie McCallum

Jason Stein

Michael Kunesh

Scott McCallum

Lorna Dilley

Samantha Larson

Tonya Schuitmaker

Lori Richards

Jeremy Gragert

Scott Thompson

Mike Koepke

Sam Liebert

Demicca Coe

Ryan Ward

Jeff Fleming

Katherine Gehl

Dannette Lank

Rob Henken

Dean Stensberg

Jaila Phillips

Masood Akhtar

Kasi Meyer

Michael Ford

Quinn Martin

Amy Teutenberg

Daniel Grant

Jake Hajdu

Pardeep Kaleka

Linda Honold

Aquene Freechild

James Madlom

Nick DeSiato

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