WI-01 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCommunity activist
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationWisconsin
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BackgroundCommunity activist
Notable personal detailsGage James Stills is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is a Racine, Wisconsin-based community activist and has described himself as a working-class advocate focused on civil rights and economic issues. His campaign committee is registered with the FEC as a challenger campaign in WI-01.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies that prioritize working families and small businesses, endorsing measures such as raising the minimum wage, protecting unions, refusing corporate PAC money, and ending tax breaks for billionaires. Emphasizes shifting economic benefits away from wealthy interests toward ordinary workers.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and a single‑payer system that would replace the current patchwork of coverage, eliminate co‑pays and deductibles, and expand guaranteed universal coverage with government negotiation of drug prices.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting undocumented communities and opposing detention or deportation practices that lack due process; favors humane, human-rights–centered approaches to immigration and expanded protections for immigrants. Emphasizes restoring and expanding civil-rights protections for vulnerable communities, including immigrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and frames reproductive freedom as under attack; advocates for protecting and expanding reproductive freedom as part of civil rights.
Climate & Energy
The candidate has expressed support for climate change mitigation and called for a substantive climate plan, but public statements are brief and lack detailed policy proposals on emissions targets, clean energy investments, or fossil fuel transition timelines.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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