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Ryan Clancy: “We both have open seats. It's just that Darren is far more…”

Featuring: Ryan Clancy, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 19

Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA

Published July 9, 2022 | Video Starts at 01:28

And actually, they. Ryan, I think you're primarily right. And, Darren, you're running for the open seat. Or is it the other way around? We both have open seats. It's just that Darren is far more contested than I am. Indeed. Okay. And then. And it's also Darren Madison. Just like the castle. Did I say something else? Mason. I say mason. It says Madison right here. I mispronounced. (01:28–01:34)

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Asserts that both he and Darren Madison are running for open seats, but Darren's race is more contested.

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Ryan Clancy

“I'm the first socialist county supervisor in Milwaukee since 1956.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 02:31-02:39
“When both of us win our elections here, we will be the first socialists in any state position in Wisconsin for 86 years.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 02:38-02:49
“Mine is inexplicably uncontested.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 02:57-03:00
“It's not because I'm universally popular. I've passed a lot of legislation, but it's because I think a lot of establishment folks don't want…”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 03:00-03:11
“It's the highest turnout, highest fundraising district in the state out of our 99 districts.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 03:53-03:58
“At the county level, I've been able to pass a ton of really groundbreaking legislation.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 07:21-07:25
“Right. We're out of good faith arguments for locking up kids and locking up people generally.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 07:26-32:35
“If you're faced with eviction here in Milwaukee county now, you get an attorney.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 07:27-07:32
“Even conservative estimates put us at a purple state on a very red one.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 07:37-07:43
“We have a state supreme court seat coming up [in 2023].”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 08:00-08:07
“Swinging one or two seats in 2023, moving those from a republican seat to a left leaning one, is going to be key.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 08:23-08:32
“We have a monopoly with the same folks who do the food service or also run the commissary.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 14:55-15:02
“The food is absolutely terrible because there's a financial incentive there to serve terrible food.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 15:01-15:08
“The folks who you, by the way, aren't paying any money while they're laboring in our care for these private corporations then have to go to…”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 15:07-15:16
“The idea that we're profiting and that we're enriching private companies with indentured labor within our institutions is abhorrent.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 15:23-15:32
“I was the first one elected since 1956, and that put an immediate target on my back.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 17:20-17:26
“We have a caucus now on the county board of two people.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 17:50-17:54
“Darren Madison right now needs your financial support because his race is going to be extremely close.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 18:28-18:35
“It was not twelve votes in the last race. It was 1717.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 22:55-23:00
“I was able to pass [the right to counsel] unanimously here in Milwaukee county.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 25:04-25:08
“We can make [the right to counsel] statewide. We can make it include foreclosures.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 25:11-25:15
“Big landlords already have access to attorneys, you know, 90 something percent when they go to court.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 25:31-25:36
“$420,000 per child per year to incarcerate them in a [facility] that has a history of abuse.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 27:48-27:55
“$420,000 per child per year to incarcerate them in a place that has a history of abuse?”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 27:48-27:55
“The debate right now is not about if we should replace that prison. It's about where to put the new one so we can incarcerate kids closer to…”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 28:25-28:35
“We know that locking somebody up does not make us safer because we've tried it for so long.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 32:34-32:39
“We also know it's incredibly expensive fiscally.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 32:38-32:42
“We know that it harms families.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 32:41-32:43
“It has impacts on minor children living in the household as impacts on the community.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 32:52-32:57
“There are no good faith arguments to continuing this failed experiment of locking people up, other than we just don't like those people.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 32:57-33:07
“You can't talk to a person and say, this cost us $420,000. Fiscally, the impact on communities and family is really terrible.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 33:08-33:16
“The other side, the establishment folks, those are the people taking PAC money. Those are the people taking those $1,000 checks, the dark…”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 34:55-35:04
“The Realtors association offered me $2,000 yesterday. Not taking it.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 35:06-35:14
“Darren Madison junior's victory will be based entirely on small donations.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 35:21-35:29
“The max that you can donate to Darren's campaign is $1,000 in any one campaign cycle.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 39:28-39:34
“We had donors from 30 different states.”
Ryan Clancy interview by Mike from PA | Uploaded July 9, 2022 | 40:13-40:16