Here are the positions on selected issues of gubernatorial candidates Tony Evers, Democrat incumbent, and Tim Michels, Republican challenger. Information was provided by the Guides.Vote nonpartisan candidate guide.

ABORTION

Evers – Wants abortion to be legal in Wisconsin. Pledged to veto any law that “turns back the clock on reproductive rights. He opposes the state’s abortion ban and vetoed five anti-abortion bills.

Michels – Opposes abortion and supports the 1849 law that bans abortion in Wisconsin except to save the mother’s life. He has said he would allow the use of the Plan B emergency contraceptive.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Evers – Believes climate change should be a top priority. His administration has set a goal of 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050 and has created incentives for utilities to transition to clean energy.

Michels – Has not stated a position on climate change, although his family’s companies have developed renewable energy projects. The companies were also Keystone Pipeline contractors.

ECONOMY

Evers – Wants to raise the state’s minimum waige to $15 an hour. Supports workers’ rights and wants to roll back restrictions on public employee’s union rights.

Michels – Supports the state’s right-to- work law, which allows employees in a unionized workplace to choose not to pay union dues.

EDUCATION

Evers – Would raise limits on the amounts each school district can get from state aid. Opposes expansion of private school vouchers. Opposes restrictions on teaching facts about historical subjects like the Civil War and civil rights.

Michels – Wants to expand private school vouchers to all students in Wisconsin. Does not support additional funding for public education. Opposes what he calls a curriculum “rooted in Critical Race Theory.”

GUN RULES

Evers – Supports more restrictive legislation on guns. Proposed a bill to expand universal background checks and a red flag bill that would take guns away from those considered a threat to themselves or others.

Michels – Would lift firearm restrictions and opposes red-flag laws. He said, “it’s not the guns, it’s a cultural problem today.”

HEALTH CARE

Evers – Wants to expand BadgerCare to support the state’s workforce, farmers and small businesses. During the COVID-19 pandemic, issued mask mandates and other orders to protect public health.

Michels – Would reject $1.1 billion in federal funding to expand Medicaid because of concerns about mandates that might be attached. Opposed COVID-19 mask mandates for school students.

IMMIGRATION

Evers – Supports efforts to create a path to citizenship for undocumented workers. Said he would support legislation to allow DACA students to be able to qualify for in-state tuition.

Michels – Opposed to provided access to public resources for undocumented immigrants. Doesn’t believe they should receive a driver’s license or any tuition assistance.

LGBTQ+ RIGHTS

Evers – Would expand LGBTQ+ rights. Supports legislation protecting gay marriage.

Michels – Would limit LGBTQ+ rights. Says marriage is “between a man and a woman.”

MARIJUANA

Evers – Wants to make recreational marijuana legal. Said legalizing it would ensure safe products, enable reinvestment and create a more equitable state.

Michels – Does not support the legalization of marijuana and pledged to veto any bill that legalizes it for any use.

TAXES

Evers – Supports making corporations and wealthier individuals pay more in taxes. The legislature blocked his effort to lower taxes on the middle class and increase them for the wealthy.

Michels – Has pledged to reduce both corporate and individual income taxes. Also would eliminate the personal property tax.

VOTING RULES

Evers – Vetoed eight bills that would have restricted ballot access and tightened voter ID rules. Vows to keep fighting efforts to make it harder for citizens to vote.

Michels – Would ban drop boxes and pop-up polling places. Wants to dissolve the bipartisan Wisconsin Election Commission. Said “maybe” the presidential election was stolen. Said Trump would be president if the state had better “election integrity.”