Joel Kitchens

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Kitchens' professional experience includes founding and owning an animal veterinary business.[1]

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Kitchens' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]

Jobs and the economy

Excerpt: "Our local manufacturers are generally coming out of the recession very well, but they are held back by a lack of skilled workers. This skills gap is not unique to our area and it is one of our most urgent challenges. I have supported the Fast Track program to provide grants for training workers and I authored legislation to provide better career counseling to our students."

Education

Excerpt: "I first ran for public office when I saw that the Sturgeon Bay School District had lost the support of the community and was facing serious financial difficulties. I have always passionately believed that education is the key to allowing every member of our society to reach his or her full potential. I viewed this challenge as an opportunity to repay the community that has been so great to my family and me."

Protecting our natural resources

Excerpt: "Our economy, our health and our way of life are dependent on clean water. Manure management practices that may be acceptable in other parts of the state lead to contaminated ground and surface water in the karst region, with our shallow soil and cracked bedrock."

Tourism

Excerpt: "While tourism continues to show steady growth in Door County, Kewaunee County was one of the few counties in the state to show a decline in 2015. This was due, in large part, to the negative publicity the area has received due to our groundwater contamination issues."