Wisconsin business leaders group backs Kamala Harris, launches ad campaign
MADISON — A bipartisan group of Wisconsin business leaders active in recent elections is urging voters to back Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in November with a six-figure ad buy aimed at swing voters.
The ad, launched last week by national Project Democracy PAC (the political action committee affiliated with the national Leadership Now Project), features members of Wisconsin's business community including Weyco Group chairman and CEO Tom Florsheim Jr., Generation Capital Growth founder and director Cory Nettles, and Ariens executive vice president for the Americas region Anoop Prakash. They argue a stable democracy is necessary for a thriving economy.
The group — a collection of business leaders who run in similar circles but don't necessarily share political beliefs — started meeting somewhat regularly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and continued attempts to delegitimize the results of the 2020 presidential election, Florsheim, a Democrat, said.
"The idea was, as business leaders, we have an important voice and a unique perspective on ensuring that we have rule-of-law and economic stability in our state," said Prakash, a lifelong Republican who has in recent years supported Democrats.
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