WHITEFISH BAY – Recently, Senator Darling has claimed she is a 'pro-education candidate,' shamelessly ignoring the $1.6 billion in cuts to public education she just ushered through her budget. Further, recent reports show that Darling's disastrous budget will make the streets in the 8th Senate District less safe, as the choices she made will force communities – like the City of Glendale – to consider shrinking their police force facing a $277,000.00 budget shortfall.

8th state Senate district candidate Representative Sandy Pasch released the following statement regarding Senator Darling's blatant doublespeak through her desperate attempts to mislead voters about her record on education and public safety:

"Cutting $1.6 billion from public education is not pro-education. And now communities in the 8th Senate district are forced to consider public safety cuts after Darling claimed local governments were given the tools to balance their budgets? I'm not sure if Senator Darling simply forgot about the billions she just cut from public education and local governments, but it is clear that voters are sick and tired of her continued lies, tricks, and distortions."

"Senator Darling made a clear choice to sacrifice this these investments, while handing out over $2 billion in tax breaks and loopholes to big corporations and special interests over the next decade. It is clear that this 20 year career politician is no longer representing the people of our communities with the extreme, out-of-touch decisions she has made."

This spring, 30,000 people signed petitions to recall Senator Darling after she supported an extreme agenda that threatens critical priorities, hurts the middle class and divides the state. By giving tax breaks to large corporations while cutting investments in schools, women's healthcare and support for seniors, Darling isn't asking for shared sacrifice to overcome the shared challenges facing Wisconsin families.

Sandy and her husband have lived in Whitefish Bay for 25 years, where they raised three children. A practicing nurse since 1976, and an assistant professor of nursing at Columbia College of Nursing for 15 years, Sandy taught students in the fields of mental health, community health, and ethics. A relative newcomer to the State Assembly, Sandy has focused on strengthening education, improving health care and creating jobs during her three years as a state representative.