Josh Schoemann

Schoemann favors tax relief to spur growth: flatten and eventually eliminate the top state income tax bracket and cut property taxes, aiming for a roughly 50% reduction in overall burden by consolidating tax districts. He also advocates a growth‑oriented approach to data centers and energy policy, including pursuing nuclear energy to support affordable, reliable power for Wisconsin’s economy.

Schoemann advocates protecting reproductive rights and ensuring access to health care services for all Wisconsinites.

Schoemann has said he supports strong immigration enforcement and cooperation with federal authorities, including ICE, as part of a law-and-order approach to the issue.

Schoemann says Wisconsin should take a tougher-on-crime approach and give law enforcement, district attorneys, and police departments more resources. In the sources reviewed, he did not outline a detailed gun policy position.

Schoemann said he views tariffs as a tool to shape the global economy in a way that benefits American workers and the Western Hemisphere, and he expressed cautious support for President Trump’s tariff approach. He did not lay out a broader foreign policy platform in the sources reviewed.

Josh Schoemann supports universal school choice for every parent and reform of Wisconsin's public-school funding formula dating to the 1970s to improve student outcomes; he calls for bringing together school boards, superintendents, parents, homeschoolers, and voucher schools to design funding and policy that center on student results.

Schoemann supports targeted AI regulation to protect consumers and workers while avoiding unnecessary barriers to innovation; he also advocates studying AI’s impact on Wisconsin’s workforce and investing in retraining, and views data centers as an opportunity that should be pursued with strategic siting and reliable power (including consideration of nuclear energy) to meet demand.

Schoemann’s plan for election reform centers on a comprehensive overhaul: abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission, move all elections to November, end ballot drop boxes and central-count facilities, audit and modernize the system, and shift election administration to elected local officials (clerks) to increase accountability and turnout.

No public position found on healthcare in the sources reviewed.

Schoemann says Wisconsin should expand nuclear power as part of a broader energy portfolio and be strategic about siting data centers so growth does not outpace power supply and infrastructure. He frames energy reliability as central to affordability, housing, and economic growth.

No public position found on social justice in the sources reviewed.

Schoemann emphasizes local control, shared services, housing development, and property-tax relief. As county executive, he points to Washington County initiatives on transportation, housing, and budget management as examples of his approach to local governance.