急诊室护士参选威斯康星州众议院，挑战共和党现任议员

民主党推举急诊室护士Mitchell Berman参选威斯康星州众议院，寻求从共和党现任众议员Bryan Steil手中翻转这个摇摆区议席。1Berman拥有20多年医疗工作经验，是工会成员，主张以基层工作经验应对当地经济困境。1现任议员Steil是公司律师，曾担任前众议院议长Paul Ryan的助手。1

该选区曾是Ryan的代表地区（2015-2019），目前倾向共和党。1在制造业衰退背景下，Berman重点批评Steil支持的关税政策加重选民负担。1据中西部经济政策研究所报告，关税已导致威斯康星州失去3910个工作岗位，每户年增加1095美元成本。1数据显示，威斯康星州制造业就业从2001年的56万下滑至2025年的46万，其中2025年1月至2026年1月更是失去9500个制造业岗位。1Berman还引用前州长Scott Walker的Act 10法案（该法案剥夺公共部门集体谈判权）作为反面教训，强调保护工人权益的重要性。1

Mitchell Berman, an emergency room nurse with over two decades of healthcare experience, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin's battleground district, challenging Republican incumbent Bryan Steil.1 The race represents a shift in Democratic strategy toward fielding candidates with working-class backgrounds and union credentials, particularly in regions struggling with manufacturing job losses and rising living costs.1

Berman's campaign centers on economic hardship affecting the district. Wisconsin has lost 9,500 manufacturing jobs between January 2025 and January 2026, as part of a broader decline from 560,000 manufacturing jobs in 2001 to 460,000 by 2025.1 According to a July 2026 report from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute, tariff policies supported by Steil have cost Wisconsin 3,910 jobs and increased household expenses by $1,095 annually.1 Berman has criticized these trade policies for burdening working families and pointed to former Governor Scott Walker's Act 10—which restricted collective bargaining rights for public employees—as a cautionary example of policies harming workers.1

The district has historically leaned Republican and was previously represented by former House Speaker Paul Ryan from 2015 to 2019.1 Steil, the current representative, worked as a corporate attorney and previously served as an aide to Ryan.1