The Nov. 5 election is quickly approaching, as Wisconsin residents are regularly reminded via campaign text messages, nonstop commercials and more. Press-Gazette reporters went out to speak with Brown County voters about what issues they're most passionate about and who they're casting their ballot for in November as part of a series featuring voter voices.

Other stories feature voices from Milwaukee voters , suburban Milwaukee , young voters and rural voters.

DJ Daniels, 49, Green Bay

Daniels is the president of the Northeast Wisconsin Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Voting has been essential to the fraternity since the 1930s, and the chapter is pushing for voter education as the election arrives.

"Voting is a part of being an American. We're making sure that people understand why voting matters, and making sure they know how to register, to vote in Brown County and Winnebago County.

Sally Palmer, 19, Green Bay

For Palmer, abortion rights and LGBTQ rights are her deciding issues. She’s choosing Harris because of the candidate’s support for those issues, and it's Donald Trump’s “refusal to accept young trans people and his behavior towards women” that turn her away from the Republican.

Casey Fayas, 37, De Pere

Fayas said she and her husband’s biggest concern is whether a candidate is anti-abortion.

“We try to vote for people who value life,” she said.

While Trump has moved more to the center on abortion in recent weeks, saying he would veto a national abortion ban , Fayas still sees him as a far better option than Harris. She also believes he would do more to help the economy than Harris.

James McGee, 43, Green Bay

McGee told the Press-Gazette that he has an idea of who he is voting for, but he still wants to do some more research before he makes that decision on Nov. 5.

"I know who I'm gonna vote for, I don't feel as good about it as I should. So I'm just giving myself more time to try to learn more about the candidate, do some more research," he said. "It's just that I'm trying to feel better about what I'm going to vote for."

Jasmine Gordon, 29, Green Bay

Gordon says that Harris' views aligns well with those of her own. She also spoke about the idea of having a woman of color as President, and how that can really shape things for the future.

"It's a monumental moment of having a woman of color elected as President. I know how significant that is, how significant having the first Black man as president was," she said. "I do a lot of work with Black and brown youth, and I know that representation matters. Not only for me, but for the youth of color to see themselves in positions as well, is important to me.

Jesse Knoespel, 47, Green Bay

A "Trump: Secure Border, Kamala: Open Border" sign staked out on Knoespel's lawn demonstrates his support for the former president.

"I have a two-year-old, and I want him to have the same sort of life I had, or similar to it at least," Knoespel said. "It's time to bring back some control. It's organized chaos, what's going on right now."

Stephanie Schwartz, 51, Green Bay

Schwartz self-identified as a middle class American but noted that "It's pretty sad that you have to pay so much more for everything these days."

She wasn't just talking about the cost of groceries.

While Harris has touted the Biden administration's successful negotiation of ten prescription drugs prices for seniors and promised on the campaign trail to expand those benefits, Schwartz said her health insurance premium has risen substantially in the past several years, when it "used to be affordable."

The "Trump Vance 2024" sign and rolled up "Trump 2024" flag on her back porch made it clear who she believed was the better alternative to bring costs down.

Jesse Klister, 44, Green Bay

Klister was "squeezing everything" he's got these past few years living paycheck to paycheck, and he was decked out in support for Trump: a "Trump 2024" flag whipped above his garage; a black "Trump Vance" flag guarded over his front stoop and the "Trump: Low Prices, Kamala: High Prices" signs.

However, it was "mostly the border" on his mind he said behind the screen door posted with a "Against all enemies, foreign and Democrat" sticker.