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David Crowley

Democratic · Milwaukee County Executive · Wisconsin · Spectrum score -46

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David Crowley is Milwaukee County Executive in Wisconsin. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). David Carl Crowley is an American politician who has served as the seventh executive of Milwaukee County since 2020.

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Where David stands on the spectrum

David Crowley scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

David Carl Crowley is an American politician who has served as the seventh executive of Milwaukee County since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Wisconsin's 17th Assembly district, including the west side of Milwaukee, from 2017 to 2020. Crowley is the first African American to serve as Milwaukee County's top official and the youngest person elected to the office, having taken…

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -52
Social: -45
Authoritarian: -21
Confidence: 68

Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

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Sources

County election returns and official directories, 2025–26
en.wikipedia.org
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