Bills: The Surplus Vote — Standing Firm for Wisconsin Taxpayers

When Wisconsin found itself with a significant budget surplus, Rep. Rivera-Wagner cast a firm vote against a Republican plan to spend it in ways that bypassed working families and community investments. He advocated for using the surplus to fund priorities like public school funding, affordable childcare, and infrastructure in districts like Green Bay’s 90th, rather than tax cuts skewed toward the wealthy or one time expenditures that wouldn’t provide lasting relief. Amaad’s position was clear: a surplus is an opportunity to invest in people, not a political tool, and he stood firm even when it wasn’t the easy vote to take.

Source: Wisconsin Legislature | WisPolitics (2025 to 2026)