Democrat for the 61st Assembly District, Wisconsin.
https://www.bristforassembly.com/
History, Politics, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball

@ben-brist.bsky.social
Democrat for the 61st Assembly District, Wisconsin.
https://www.bristforassembly.com/
History, Politics, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball
Great time knocking some doors this weekend. Come join us next Saturday!
This morning I attended the legislative breakfast hosted by the Southwest Suburban Health Department at the Greenfield Library. There is so much work to do to better take care of members of our community. I look forward to supporting this work happening in Greenfield.
Data centers are a hot topic right now and people are rightfully concerned. While my opponent has taken contributions from the companies trying to raise your rates, I'll fight for a moratorium until ratepayers are protected and local communities get real control.
Some great weather today for door knocking! Thanks to all my neighbors in Greenfield and Milwaukee that spent time talking with me. I had some great conversations about how we can protect people from data centers, bring down the cost of living, and lower our property taxes.
Hannie and I had a fantastic time at the Trimborn Farm Harvest of Arts & Crafts this morning. Many thanks to the hardworking organizers and talented artists who braved the rain. And to all our neighbors who said hi or stopped for a conversation. #Milwaukee
On this, the 25th anniversary of those attacks, let us take heart in that grand project, always a work in progress. Let us acknowledge the loss, remember the lost, and commit ourselves to the values and spirit that bound us in those days after the attacks, and continue to bind us today.
Those attacks did so much, but did not do what they intended to do: defeat our spirit as Americans or our faith in the grand project of our democracy.
The effects on our foreign policy and politics surely shaped my growing up, as it did so many others in my generation. It shaped my choice to serve in the military, my time at West Point and in the Army, and led me to deploy twice, to Iraq and Kuwait, over 19 years after the September 11th Attacks.
Those attacks changed our country and changed the trajectory of so many lives.
On the anniversary of September 11th, we remember the cost and sacrifice of those days. We remember the first responders and ordinary citizens who ran towards danger because people needed help and because it was the right thing to do. And we remember the loved ones lost and lives changed.
Folks are being squeezed in every direction, and especially by healthcare costs. We need a legislature that will take swift action: expanding BadgerCare, capping prescription drug prices, and bringing down costs for all of us. This will be a day one priority for me as your next state representative!
I’m so glad we have Sen. Baldwin representing us in Washington and that we’re in the fight to build a better Wisconsin, together.
It was great to be out in Downtown Greendale today with Senator Tammy Baldwin! We got to chat with community members and local business owners about the issues they’re facing and how new leadership in the state assembly can make a difference.
Proud to share that our campaign has earned the endorsement of VoteVets, the nation's largest progressive veterans organization. I served for seven years in the Army as a paratrooper and infantry officer, and I know what it means to put service over self.