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Zunker: Ho-Chunk means
"people of the big voice,"

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and my Ho-Chunk relatives
were true to their name.

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They would not be silenced

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in their beloved homeland
of Wisconsin.

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Even after being forced away
over 10 times on cattle cars

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to South Dakota and Nebraska,
the Ho-Chunk kept coming home.

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Finally, the government heard
the big voice of the Ho-Chunk

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and stopped removing us
from Wisconsin,

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the beautiful land
the tradition tells us

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is our duty to take care of.

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I'm Tricia Zunker.

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In my grandmother's time,
our Ho-Chunk relatives

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sold baskets like these
on the side of the road

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to make ends meet
and preserve their way of life.

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These examples and more
taught me that no matter what,

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be a big voice for myself,
my family, and our community.

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I remember as a child
standing on a union picket line

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with my mother
and her co-workers

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to save their healthcare.

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And during one snowstorm

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when my mom's car got stuck in
the driveway on her way to work,

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she wrapped herself in a blanket
and walked four miles to her job

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because we couldn't go one day
without her wages.

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And my grandfather,
who got up before dawn

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to work hard every day to keep
his small dairy farm afloat,

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still managed to find time
in his mid-50s

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to earn his high school diploma.

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Their hard work made it possible

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for me to be the first person
in my family to go to college,

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become a lawyer
and a university professor.

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With that opportunity
comes a responsibility

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to keep giving back
to my community,

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where I serve as a justice
on the Ho-Chunk Supreme Court

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and president
of the Wausau School Board.

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Now I'm running for Congress

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to take on the big problems
facing Wisconsin today.

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Drug and insurance companies
are gouging patients.

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Trump's trade wars
and climate change

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are threatening our farmers.

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And unchecked Wall Street greed

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hurts our small businesses
and working families.

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Special interests and Washington
politicians try to silence us.

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But we can't let them.

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Like my family taught me,
we need to stand together,

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fight for what's right,
and never give up.

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All our families' futures
depend on it.

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Join me to bring a big voice
for Wisconsin to Congress.