You need to know Brad Smith.

He's running for Congress in Wisconsin's 6th District (WI-06) against Rep. Glenn Grothman, and this race is going to be decided by who shows up.

Brad is a Wisconsin National Guard veteran, a tech executive, and the first Smith in seven generations to graduate college. And service runs deep in his family: his sixth great-grandfather served in George Washington's guard at Yorktown. He's been knocking on doors across the district for more than a year, and he's running on service before self, affordable health care, and an economy that works for workers instead of the people at the very top.

In this conversation, he tells us why he's in this fight, what he learned serving through Hurricane Katrina, and what's at stake right now on AI, rural health care and Medicaid, offshoring, and CEO pay. We also break down what this race looks like with independents and a third-party candidate on the ballot.

The clock is ticking, and every volunteer, every conversation, and every vote counts. Watch, share, and send this to someone in the 6th District. Then go to bradsmithforcongress.com and find a way to get involved today.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
5:08 Brad Smith, Wisconsin 6th District candidate for Congress
5:48 Brad Smith's family history and first generation college graduate story
9:08 Deer hunting season meets election season
10:34 From web designer to tech executive
13:41 AI regulation and why Congress needs tech-savvy leaders
16:03 LEGO robotics and mentoring the next generation
18:32 Wisconsin National Guard and Hurricane Katrina
21:52 Why Brad Smith is running for Congress: service before self
25:31 Offshoring, CEO pay, and the economy
29:26 Health care, Medicaid, and rural nursing homes
33:44 The WI-06 race: Glenn Grothman and the independent candidates
37:24 WOW and BOW counties explained
40:22 Grassroots campaign funding, town halls, and showing up
44:36 How to volunteer for Brad Smith for Congress
46:35 Kaukauna vs. Neenah (and the smell of money)

GET INVOLVED WITH BRAD SMITH FOR CONGRESS
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