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Kelda Roys: “I will defend reproductive freedom until my dying day.”

Featuring: Kelda Roys, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 26

State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor

Published July 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 21:16

And that is something that I can offer in strong contrast to Tom Tiffany. And by the way, he does support a national abortion ban. And I will defend reproductive freedom until my dying day. Well, Kelda, we like to have fun on CityCast Madison. And so I want to throw, like, a fun question at you. I know this has all been fun because you're a politico, right? (21:16–21:19)

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Kelda Roys

“I've helped to expand health care to 80,000 previously uninsured Wisconsinites.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 04:29-04:34
“I helped to pass the first reproductive rights legislation in 30 years through an anti choice Republican controlled assembly.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 04:35-04:42
“The majority of the kids who are using vouchers are low income.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 13:09-13:14
“This bill would have been a disaster for our state had it passed. We would have taken an estimated $500 million surplus and turned it into a…”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 15:31-15:45
“We have taken a billion dollars out of the Universities of Wisconsin.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 17:56-18:00
“Republicans just killed the stewardship fund, the Knowles Nelson conservation program.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 18:09-18:14
“I am running for governor to raise wages, lower costs, fully fund our public schools, and to protect our freedoms from this dangerous…”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 01:20-01:29
“I want to see the minimum wage increased, and I'm the lead author of the bill to bring it up to $15 an hour with a path to 20 by 2030.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 02:43-02:52
“Wisconsin's wages have lagged behind our Midwestern peers and it has everything to do with the way that Republicans failed.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 02:56-03:05
“I've passed criminal justice reform.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 04:33-04:36
“I do have the most experience of any candidate in the race.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 08:11-08:15
“I've served on the Joint Finance Committee.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 08:14-08:17
“Our property taxes are way too high, and it's a terrible inequitable way to fund public education.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 11:22-11:27
“The state has to fund its commitment to public schools to take the property tax burden off of homeowners and renters.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 11:27-11:38
“We have to bring this private, unaccountable voucher scheme to a responsible end.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 11:38-11:43
“Step one is requiring accountability, transparency and non-discrimination [for voucher schools].”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 12:00-12:05
“We will no longer be picking up the tab [for private education]... after I take office, September of 2027.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 12:44-12:44
“For Milwaukee and Racine... the public schools simply do not have the capacity to handle that overnight.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 12:53-13:08
“We will increase the quality and the capacity of public schools in Milwaukee and Racine.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 13:31-13:37
“Remaining voucher schools... will be given the opportunity to convert into public instrumentality Charters.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 13:39-13:53
“We never expanded Medicaid.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 18:00-18:02
“Tom Tiffany is a climate denier. He is an election denier.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 20:18-20:22
“The first thing that Tom Tiffany did when Wisconsinites gave him the honor of their votes as he came down to Madison and voted to defund…”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 20:22-20:31
“Tom Tiffany supports a national abortion ban.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 21:12-21:17
“I am proud to have built the broadest coalition of support of any candidate in this race.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 22:44-22:50
“I have the most endorsements.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 22:50-22:53
“I have the backing of [WEAC], our state teachers union.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 22:52-22:56
“[Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton] said that I am the candidate that can beat Tom Tiffany.”
State Sen. Kelda Roys's Bid for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded July 7, 2026 | 23:03-23:07