Andrew Beck

Andy Beck grew up in Milwaukee with a father at Briggs & Stratton and a mother working for Milwaukee Public Schools.¹ Both were union members, and his grandfather and uncles were also involved in the city's labor movement.¹ Beck has been a union member himself.¹

His career has included waiting tables and hospitality management, followed by retraining as an MRI technologist.¹ He later joined GE Healthcare in Waukesha, leading product development while raising a family and earning an MBA at Cardinal Stritch University.¹ He now lives in West Bend.¹

Beck is the Democrat seeking to replace Republican Representative Scott Fitzgerald in Wisconsin's 5th District.² His platform calls for preserving Social Security and opposing an increase in the eligibility age, protecting reproductive rights nationwide and strengthening Medicare and Medicaid.²³ He also supports stronger mental health services and medical, housing and mental health assistance for veterans.³

His education proposals include free trade school programs to help people move into new careers.³ He supports unions, manufacturing employment, conservation and climate action.³ His housing agenda aims to help younger and displaced Americans find affordable homes while building equity, and he says data center development should protect local communities and benefit Wisconsin workers.³