Madison, Wisc. – (Sept. 28, 2016) – Local cancer advocate Kirby Davidson is featured on a billboard as part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s statewide voter education campaign called Cancer Votes, which kicks of today. From now through election day, Cancer Votes volunteers will be educating voters and candidates on how elected officials can play a critical role in eliminating death and suffering from this disease.
Kirby Davidson is ACS CAN’s state lead volunteer advocate. The billboard shows Davidson and says “I lost my son to cancer on his 16th birthday. That’s why I’m a #cancervoter.” Davidson fights for increased support for cancer research in honor of his son, because Ryan always said medicine never failed him. The billboard is located on Westbound Beltline between Park Street and Fish Hatchery Road, on the left side of the road.
In addition to the billboard campaign, ACS CAN today released a new poll as well as a voter guide.
The poll, conducted by Lake Research Partners and The Tarrance Group, found:
- Wisconsin voters strongly favor both “steadily” increasing federal investments in medical research for cancer and “significantly” increasing federal investments. Voters show strong support for a steady increase in federal funding (79 percent favor, 59 percent strongly favor), as well as for a significant increase in federal investments (78 percent favor, 66 percent strongly favor).
- Wisconsin voters say it is urgent for the federal government to increase federal funding for cancer research. At least four-fifths of voters say it is urgent, with nearly half saying it is extremely or very urgent (82 percent urgent, 46 percent extremely or very urgent).
- Wisconsin voters feel it is important for the next president and Congress to focus on ending cancer as we know it. Over four-fifths of voters say it is important for the next president and Congress to focus on ending cancer (83 percent important, 50 percent very important).
Additional results from the poll can be found at CancerVotes.org by selecting Wisconsin.
The ACS CAN Wisconsin voter guide focuses on the race for U.S. Senate. ACS CAN sent questionnaires to U.S. Senate candidates Russ Feingold and Sen. Ron Johnson and asked them to state their positions on cancer research funding. Click here for their answers.
ACS CAN is strictly nonpartisan and does not endorse, oppose or contribute to any candidate or political party. For more information about Cancer Votes, visit www.cancervotes.org.
ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary power to fight cancer with the training and tools they need to make their voices heard. For more information, visit www.fightcancer.org.
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