Gillian Battino

Background

Battino is a recently retired physician who practiced in Wausau, Marshfield and Madison for more than 20 years, according to the Wisconsin Medical Society. The Wausau Daily Herald describes her as a former physician and a candidate for U.S. Senate and state treasurer; her campaign site is Battino for Wisconsin.

Sources: Wisconsin Medical Society, Wausau Daily Herald

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Costs and development

  She says she would focus on lowering everyday costs, protecting health-care access, supporting workers and investing in local roads and services. She also says residents should have a voice in development decisions and that corporations should pay for the infrastructure costs they create.

  Wausau Daily Herald

• Data centers

  On data centers, she says residents should be informed about expected effects on water, electricity, roads and public services; local governments should be able to review impacts and negotiate enforceable agreements. She says data centers should pay their added costs rather than shift them to utility customers or taxpayers.

  Wausau Daily Herald

• Affordability

  She says her priorities include affordable health care, housing working families can afford and local-road investment, and opposes utility customers paying for infrastructure built for large corporations.

  Wausau Daily Herald