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Cheryl Runkel

Republican
Wisconsin US House of RepresentativesDistrict 7
Submitted August 12, 2026

Q1 America has a growing artificial intelligence (AI) industry, supporting cutting edge innovation and reshaping businesses, but raising concerns about education, ownership, and security. Application of AI technology has increased the demand placed on data centers, controversial for their resource use (such as water and land) and raising utility costs. What are your policy positions in regards to data centers and AI? What sources of evidence informed these positions?

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is just as it is said. Artificial intelligence is a computer technology that needs to be controlled by a human and fine tuned . Data centers as well are places to store a network of computers for specific data storage and data interactions and data circulations . Could this man made technology help to control the cost of utility services such as Internet speed and control services to many communities and customers ? Could adding a tariff to the use of data centers be helpful so customers do not feel a shock in higher costs if data centers were constructed to try and fight cost technology and utility cost consumption , questions while storing numerous amounts of data in circulation ?

KEYWORDS: Cost effective , technology ,savvy, pollution resistant employment .

Q2 Making the US competitive in the bioeconomy (using technology applied to renewable biological resources to produce food, energy and industrial goods) requires innovation and investments in business, academia and government. Please describe policies you will support, if any, that relate to workforce development in Wisconsin’s strengths such as agriculture, biotechnology, and energy; and explain their rationale.

Jobs and Workforce

Biological resources in biological technology ; safety policies as so biological warfare could not occur during the possibly applied nature of resources to produce food ,energy and industrial goods and products What does this mean ; when the use of biological resources are applied in science to create a new product such as food, energy and industrial goods these are not produced to harm our American people. Consider ; waste run off , water and structure proximity that could expose less than positive results to communities such as high river content over flowing from higher rain percentages until naturel drinking water reservoirs are in contaminate. The use of safety and link hierarchy communications could promote higher safety levels .Think of jobs in relation to work force development and healthier living environments .

KEYWORDS: Safety , communication , collaboration employees

Q3 Wisconsin’s public K-12 education systems have seen a significant decline in the past two decades, with more than 600 public schools closing and statewide student enrollment dropping 7%. These impacts have been especially pronounced in Wisconsin’s many rural counties, where opportunities for STEM education are already fewer. What policies, if any, would you support to improve K-12 education for students across Wisconsin?

K-12 Science Education

Support ; starting school to ability to finish from where one starts can be challenging and investments to students center of intelligence in educating students so they can have a chance to process through life . Every student should have a opportunity learn and grow . Skilled staff , highly trained to understand every human nature and the uniqueness in every human nature to help promote the learning in the class room and as well as the home assignments assigned at home to complete for next days grading .There is a understanding each is unique and functions at different pace levels and possibly differences in training techniques. It is that understanding to help train a child . Nutrition is also a underlying impotence to help train a child . Physical appearance to help train a child. This may sound mean …but; children preoccupied in what each is wearing the day of class could and might be calculated to possibly disturb class . Red hair , purple hair , less then nice looking cloths . A preferred outfit policy , where each student matches in clothing attire could help to calm the differences in distractions for clothing attire. Support group student team learning policy , in student teams studying to help each other make through in there studies while facility and parent support .

KEYWORDS: Collaboration , appearance , same student supplies

Q5 If elected, in what capacities would you refer to scientists when you are deciding how to vote on a policy?

Trust in Science

When deciding how to vote on a policy expert advisors to think over and review words documented before research begins. Understanding the expert advisor confidentiality . Monitor programs and environment programs as seeking appropriate approval from scientists review boards for humanity sake. Rational , for absorbing evidence in science . In ability to complete tasks

KEYWORDS: Compliance , information , expert advisor

Q6 In 2025 alone, the National Institute on Health (NIH) awarded over $575 million for research grants and contracts to Wisconsin universities and hospitals, which directly supported over 6,500 jobs and generated an estimated $1.37 billion of economic activity. However, federal funding cuts for science research and agencies like the NIH and National Science Foundation leave the future for scientific research less assured. What policies, if any, do you support or plan to implement to promote continued funding for scientific research?

Science Funding

Approval , sound proposal to conduct research in reasoning why there is a need for research . Problem statement, general problem and issues and or current gap that relate to the need for research . Why does the gap matter in reelection to the need to compete a research of nature ? Reminder, funding usually at times means using tax payer dollars . What could the tax payers learn from research or gain from the research ?

KEYWORDS: Tax payers , inflation, Approval

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