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Our Mission

F&F will renew this belief that people of faith have an important and active role to play at the ballot box. Our organization will engage and educate faith-based communities on their rights and responsibilities to participate in elections by voting. We will inform faith-based communities on the choices that they have at the polls. We will provide positive portrayals of all candidates with footnotes on their positions and photos of their choosing. We will encourage broader positive participation in democracy by urging people of faith to evaluate candidates’ positions.

It is our mission to educate and inform people of faith about voting and participation. Our goal is to inform voters about the candidates of faith who are on the ballot. Our metric of success will be to increase voter participation by people of faith. Some estimates place that only 52% of Evangelical Christians voted in 2020, compared to 67% of elections. Elected officials by nature focus on those who vote.

Wisconsin is the largest state in a 5-state region in which the majority of the faith-based community is made up of Mass-attending Catholics and Evangelical Lutherans, in addition to smaller vibrant communities of non-denominational Christians, Pentecostals, other Evangelicals,.and other Christian denominations as well as a strong Orthodox Jewish community and other faiths. The first goal as covered in our Newsweek piece the day Wisconsin Faith and Freedom was formed is to assure faith-based voters they have a right to take their faith to the policy arena.

Our second goal is to communicate with other Wisconsinites who do not view their faith as central to their policy and voting, but nonetheless do agree with some basic tenets. In a time of political vitriol, we want to communicate with all who agree on certain issues. For example, our national counterpart issued this letter (link) to leaders of both parties in defense of Israel after the savage Hamas attacks, and when the Democratic Senate leader gave a speech on the Senate floor sounding the same themes the national group leader Ralph Reed praised the speech in this Fox News appearance (link), happy to find a point of unity despite many other policy disagreement.

As noted in our Newsweek pieces roughly 75 percent of Americans agree with our position on many issues such as only allowing women in women’s sports, opposing abortion on demand, allowing Christian Christmas displays in public places, and other issues such as a strong border to not only protect those already in the country from deadly drugs being brought across the border but also to stop the exploitation of those being brought to the country for purposes such as human trafficking. To this end, we laid out the following legal definition to operate consistently as a non-profit under section 501(c)3 of the IRS code.

Successful organizations require leadership and teamwork. F&F is no exception. Pudner, a successful and experienced Executive Director of 501c3 public affairs organizations, will take the lead in launching Wisconsin Faith and Freedom. His winning track record in public affairs and elections, his Wisconsin roots, his national network, and his faith will guide these efforts. Pudner has launched other winning c3 organizations and knows the ropes. He brings a wealth of experience working with new organizations in the public affairs arena. His ability to work with newly formed Boards to accomplish their goals is exemplary.

Activating and engaging people of faith in public affairs and electoral politics has been John Pudner’s professional life’s work. His experience in educating and mobilizing faith-based voters will be invaluable following the launch. He has worked on local, state, and national campaigns with faith-based voters for decades, including running the national faith-based outreach efforts for the successful 2000 Presidential campaign.

MAILING ADDRESS

Wisconsin Faith and Freedom Coalition
1433 N. Water Street, Suite 400
Milwaukee, WI 53202


(404) 606-3163
jpudner@wisconsinffc.com

Wisconsin Faith and Freedom Coalition

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Mailing address

  • Wisconsin Faith and Freedom Coalition
    1433 N. Water Street, Suite 400
    Milwaukee, WI 53202

  • 414.207.4382
  • jpudner@wisconsinffc.com

A Speech on Critical Issues

Our speakers offer deep insight into today’s most urgent policy fights and grassroots strategies that are shaping the future of center-right organizing. From election reform and voter turnout to parental rights and school choice, we bring real-world success stories and lessons learned from both the front lines and the back rooms.

Topics can include how we’ve advanced conservative policy—even in deep-blue places like New Jersey and California—and how we’ve won more campaigns than anyone else when being outspent by more than 3-to-1. Whether it’s breaking through with Hispanic, Black, or young voters, or walking audiences through our latest wins in swing states like Wisconsin, our presentations are always data-driven and action-focused.

We cover how to stop overreaching liberal school boards and bureaucrats, and how to fight back against activist judges pushing Lawfare goals—an effort that reached its peak in attempts to prevent Americans from voting for President Trump by imprisoning, bankrupting, or removing him from the ballot through judicial activism.

We also address stopping illegal immigration that fuels human trafficking, fentanyl deaths, and violent gang activity—issues that hit close to home in communities across the country. And keeping men out of women’s sports, restrooms and even prisons.

Hear about the ground game that led to Restoration News citing our work as one of just three national success stories in the 2024 cycle link to article, with detailed quotes and strategy breakdowns.

We’re happy to tailor remarks to your audience—whether it’s a policy group, church leaders, campaign volunteers, or national funders. Past talks range from a 2017 Silicon Valley session with tech executives (back when Elon Musk was just the 20th richest man in America) to getting powerful candidate comparisons into the hands of thousands of targeted voters at just $1 per voter reached—five times more efficient than typical commercial efforts.

Let us know if you want a deep dive on winning over lawmakers after the campaign ends, how to run an effective church outreach push, or what’s working with third-generation canvassers in swing counties across America—or ask us to go deeper into one of the past issues covered in any of the dozens of headlines from past media appearances and speeches written about at wisconsinffc.com.

 Q&A on topics like parental rights, limited government, election reform, and the future of center-right organizing. including why Restoration News featured WIFFC as one of 3 success stories showing the path to conservative victory.

Tax Deductible Contributions to the Wisconsin Faith and Freedom Coalition are kept confidential to the full extent of the law. 

Please consider making a tax deductible donation one of four ways:

Bank Transfer
Nicolet Bank Account Number
Account: 1815983, Routing No: 075917937

Check Payable To
WI Faith & Freedom
1433 N. Water Street, Suite 400
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Online
Donate to Wisconsin Faith and Freedom
wisconsinffc.com/donate

Phone/Email
To set up meeting
414.207.4382
info@wisconsinffc.com

Don’t Fund Noise. Fund Movement.

Your Donation Can Change Conservative Turnout for Years to Come

A permanent campaign requires permanent commitment. Your investment today builds the foundation for victory tomorrow.

TV ads disappear in 30 seconds. Field operations create voters for life.

WIFFC proved it in a pilot in Ashland County—delivering a 10-point conservative swing by investing in year-round grassroots organizing.

For major donors, a $50,000 sponsors a field director:

 Builds trusted church-to-voter networks

 Trains local, faith-driven volunteers

 Drives voter engagement in overlooked areas

 Outperforms million-dollar ad blitzes at a fraction of the cost

For smaller donors, a targeted voter is reached for every $1 given; one-fifth the cost of paid canvassing operations. $500 = putting turnout lit in the hands of 500 more conservative voters who too often stay home in close election races.

Don’t fund noise. Fund movement.

Every day we wait, the other side builds.