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David Crowley: “I like to make decisions based off of the data, based off of…”

Featuring: David Crowley, Democratic | Milwaukee County Executive | Wisconsin

WATCH: Wisconsin Democratic primary debate for governor

Published July 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:31

And so I'm not here to protect the establishment. I'm here to deliver real results for Wisconsinites all over our state. And you know, I like to make decisions based off of the data, based off of facts. And we learned ever since that day that a lot of things have changed and we were going off of false data. And so we know that the stakes are too high this upcoming election. (03:31–03:35)

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“The last time that we took a holistic view of how we spend our money and bring in revenues was at 19, 1986, when Governor Tommy Thompson was…”
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“We're facing 50% of the way there [in reducing carbon emissions].”
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“We were going off of false data.”
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“I'm honored to not only have the endorsement of Governor Tony Evers, but labor unions and leaders all across this state.”
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“We cannot defund the police. We should be investing in public safety, and that doesn't mean more money to police officers.”
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“Milwaukee County. We have been a leader in actually helping to reduce violent crime here in Milwaukee County.”
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“I would have signed [the tax relief deal] into law because we would have gotten a bipartisan deal actually done.”
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“We were going to give relief to our schools and property tax relief.”
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“We absolutely need to tax the ultra wealthy, but we need to be smart about how we're doing things long term.”
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“I think we always got to look at those who are making more than $1 million or more.”
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“Property taxes are extremely high here in the state of Wisconsin.”
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“It's not just affecting the senior who's on a fixed income. It's also affecting that young person who may want to buy a home.”
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“It's not just affecting homeowners, it's also affecting renters as well.”
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“When property tax go up, landlords quite frankly pass those down to those renters as well.”
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“We have to tackle property taxes by one investing in our education system, increasing the reimbursement rates as well for special education.”
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“I don't believe in expanding vouchers in the state of Wisconsin.”
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“The legislature actually left session without actually putting any guardrails in place [for data centers].”
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“We need to make sure that we're protecting ourselves from the data centers that are currently here.”
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“A short term moratorium doesn't address the long term concerns that we have [about data centers].”
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“We will make sure that we hold these data centers accountable, that they pay for the energy use, they pay for the grid upgrades.”
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“We need these data centers to be as close to 100% renewable energy as much as possible.”
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“We have put in place a climate action plan to reduce our carbon emissions.”
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“If they are going to be here, let's make sure we're utilizing union labor, let's see project labor agreements, prevailing wage and community…”
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“I believe they should be subsidizing our energy use if they're going to be here.”
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“We need to make sure that we have a framework in place to protect ourselves moving forward.”
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“We had to work to get Act 12 passed.”
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“I have received the endorsements of folks like Tony Evers, Governor Evers, our labor unions, and folks all across our state.”
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