Advisory Council
Katherine Gehl
Co-Founder & Co-Chair
“Our political problems aren’t attributable to a single cause, but rather to a failure of the nature of political competition. This is a systems problem–which requires systems change.”
Austin Ramirez
Co-Founder & Co-Chair
“Washington is definitely broken, but the problem isn’t a lack of compelling policy solutions or the absence of capable politicians. The problem is an election process that rewards partisan gridlock and the politics of contempt.”
Dr. Kathryn Quadracci Flores
Advisory Council Member
“Lurching from one extreme to another depending on who is in power is not a way to run a country.”
Dr. Raja Flores
Advisory Council Member
Don Layden
Advisory Council Member
Mary Jo Layden
Advisory Council Member
David Lubar
Advisory Council Member
“We need to make changes to create more competition and choices. Final Five Voting is a viable way to strengthen our democracy and make our votes more meaningful.”
Madeleine Lubar
Board Member
“I am not a political activist or political leader. But I am deeply concerned about the path our country is on. Our elected officials are no longer motivated or rewarded for solving problems. Detoured by excessive partisanship, Washington has lost its way. It will require systemic changes to bring us back to the promise of democracy, where all votes count and all voices are heard.”
Greg Marcus
Advisory Council Member
“I see the impacts of lurching from one extreme to the other in my businesses, in communities across Wisconsin. Election innovations will reinvigorate our democracy and contribute to healthy competition that delivers outcomes for Wisconsinites.”
Linda Marcus
Advisory Council Member
“Final Five Voting is an elegantly designed innovation to ensure that every vote counts and every voice is heard.”
Andy Nunemaker
Board Member
“As one of the only people who threw a Trump fundraiser in Wisconsin, I feel strongly that supporting Democracy Found doesn’t mean we have to shed our various political identities. But we must come together to fix the system.”
Becky Ramirez
Advisory Council Member
Gus Ramirez
Advisory Council Member
“As a successful Hispanic business owner and philanthropist, I am pleased to support Democracy Found as its work can reinvigorate our democracy and enable continued success for our country and future generations.”
Heather Ramirez
Advisory Council Member
“Final Five Voting both enhances and strengthens our democracy, which is why I support this powerful reform.”
Bud Selig
Advisory Council Member
Sue Selig
Advisory Council Member
Lynde Uihlein
Advisory Council Member
“I have supported progressives for years, and I strongly support this cross-partisan work. It is not about electing more moderates. Strong progressive ideas and strong conservative ideas may drive the debate, but ultimately, we need elected officials who are able to compromise. This requires structural change.”
Sarah Zimmerman
Board Member
“I feel strongly that working across the political spectrum to reinvigorate our elections is the only way forward–on whatever issue you most care about.”
Steve Zimmerman
Advisory Council Member
“Top Five Primaries and Instant Runoff Voting are simple election reforms, but they powerfully realign our system to serve the public interest.”
Sara Eskrich
Executive Director
“As a former elected official and partisan, I know firsthand the impact of misaligned electoral incentives. Final Five Voting will realign electoral incentives for public servants to work toward results in the public interest.”
Leadership Circle
Brian Adam
Cindy Adam
Greg Anderegg
Laura Petrie Anderson
Steve Barth
Bill Berrien
Gary Bluemel
Walter Bond
John Burke
Toby Canapa
Richard Canter
Sharon Canter
Héctor Colón
Laura Crum
Kyle Crum
Pat Dempsey
Rania Dempsey
Michael Drescher
Karen Ellenbecker
Lena Eng
Rich Eng
Susie Falk
Nick Fallucca
Leah Fiasca
Kelly Grebe
Joanne Grunau
Megan Hakes
Mike Hamerlik
Katie Heil
Joe Heim
Henry Herzing
Renee Herzing
Jim Imhoff
David Irwin
Kim Irwin
Eric Isbister
Mary Isbister
Jeff James
Jeff Joerres
Linda Katz
Mike Katz
Mary Kellner
Ted Kellner
Henry Knueppel
Ken Krei
John Lauber
Vincent Lyles
Scott Mayer
Tom Milbourn
Kevin Moran
Colleston Morgan
Ken Muth
Leana Nakielski
Will Nasgovitz
Amy Neumann
Matt Neumann
Cory Nettles
Angelo Ninivaggi
Rick Parks
Adam Peck
Laura Peck
Anoop Prakash
Lee Rasch
Fmr US Rep. Reid Ribble
Jay Rothman
Ajay Sahajpal
Katie Sahajpal
Rick Searer
Toni Sikes
Dennis Slater
Daniel Steininger
Julie Tolan
Christian Walters
Mark Wiesman
Wisconsin Supporters
Ian Abston
MaryBeth Aldrich
Deanna Alexander
Allysa Anderson
Ingrid Anderson
Pamela Anderson
J. "Omar" Andrietsch
Abby Andrietsch
Richard Asimus
Keith Baisden
Eric Bashirian
Beth Bauer
Nick Beale
Breanna Bellmer
Jim Belonger
Linda Benfield
Hannah Bernard-Donals
Bob Betzig
Daphne Berryhill
Mitchell Biesen
Bruce Block
Ben Block
Gary Bluemel
Kyle Borgardt
Gerald Boutell
Scott Bower
Alex Bredemus
Andrew Brehm
Kathryn Broeckel
David Browne
Peter Browne
Bob Bultman
Marianne Burish
Mike Burress
Cynthia Campbell
Mark Campbell
Peter Carey
Edward Chao
Anthony Chergosky
Elliot Christenson
Karen Christenson
Matthew Clausen
Caitlin Cornelius
David Coyle
Janette Cromell
Nathan Crowder
Nick Curran
Tom Curl
Peter Czarnezki
Loren D'Amico
Michelle D'Attilio
Dianna Dentino
Mike DeRubis
John DeWolf
Jon Doll
Miriam Drake
Russ Drewry
Kim Ebinger
Susan Ela
Edward Ellsworth
Hannah Engber
Sandy Eskrich
Cynthia Everand Widen
Scott Faris
David Faust
Jay Ferm
Leah Fiasca
Christina Fiasca
Fmr. State Rep. Jason Fields
Martin Finnegan
Gary Flaherty
Robert Fliss
Shelby Freedlund
Harry Freedman
Nora Garland
Brenda Gasch Mittelstadt
Kathleen Garvey McNeil
Gregory Geiser
Tricia Geraghty
Barbara Gerlach
Fmr. State Rep. Chet Gerlach
Michael Goodman
Donald Gordon
Kelly Glostott
Lynn Gransee
Craig Greenwood
Mike Grinker
Nicole Gulatz
Nancy Gunder
Candice Haight
Mike Harris
Curt Hagen
Jordan Hankison
Eric Hanson
Jerry Hanson
Rachel Hartline
Jess Haven
Jeffrey Hein
Greg Herchenroether
Ben Hoekstra
William Horns
Darcie Howard
Chad Hughes
Nancy Hyndman
Deborah Jacobs
Jeff James
Jordan Jerrett
James Jester
Mike Jurken
Jeff Kalenak
Steve Kemp
Erik Kesting
Bruce Keyes
Aaron Kinney
Emily Koczela
Skip Kraiss
Scott Krizek
Julian LaMue
Scott Lind
Clem Mahloch
Brandon Malacara
Mary Maller
Greg Marshall
Kevin McCourt
Patricia McFarland
Malcolm McIntyre
Paul Meier
Alan Meitler
Gerald Messick
Greg Meyer
Tad Milbourn
Dr. R. Eric Minnihan
Jocelyn Moore
Andrew Morgan
Joel Mouradian
Greg Nickerson
Eric Nordeen
Anne Nordholm
Nick O'Brien
Padraic O'Connell
Dale Olen
Kirk Olson
Susan Olson
Josh Oxborrow
Mark Pappas
Barbara Paterick
Howard Patterson
Sue Pavetto
George Penn
Jane Pfaff
Kurt Pfeifer
Joe Phillips
Scott Pietila
Todd Rakowski
Sally Rasmussen
Morgan Ramaker Klaas
Nicholas Ravnikar
Patrick Rebholz
Roman Reynebeau
Brad Richey
Julia Richards
John Ridley
Leo Ries
Sandra Rohde
Dr. Charles Rothschild
AJ Salomone
Nick Sayner
Carole Schaeffer
Alec Schindler
Mark Schmitz
Amy Schneider
Justin Schober
Tony Schrader
Wes Schultz
Wayne Schwalen
Ryan Sette
Joseph Sheehan
Richard Simonson
Keygan Sinclair
Barbara Sotirin
Jeremy Sparks
Andrew Steele
Eilene Stevens
Judy Stieber
Scott Stieber
Stephanie Steigerwaldt
Vickie Silver
John Strauss
Steve Sturm
Jim Sulzer
Dan Sweeney
Joyce Tang Boyland
Matthew Taub
Caryl Terrell
James Timmerman
Ted Tousman
Matt Thiel
Lynne Valiquette
Mark VandeHey
Donna Vincent
Norm Vincent
Paul Vine
Dan Vliet
Bret Wagner
Roy Waldren
Mark Waldon
Frank Walter
Lisa Walter
Be Ware
Zach Watson
Matt Wessel
Tripp Widder
John Widdifield
Stacy Williams
Ryan Worm
Darius Wright
Dale Yerkes
Dr. Kenneth Yuska
Patricia Zealley
Corey Zetts
Barbara Zimmerman
Marian Zincke