MADISON, Wis. – John Imes, candidate for the 26th Senate seat being vacated by Fred Risser, announced today that he has been endorsed by Tia Nelson, the daughter of former Governor, U.S. Senator, and Earth Day Founder, Gaylord Nelson. “I have known John and his environmental dedication and work for decades. We need more strong environmental advocates in our legislature. John is the only candidate with the credentials to address what we know is a crisis in our state and country. We cannot talk about building back our economy without action on climate change and addressing the rollbacks on environmental legislation under former

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Bryan Steil released a video on his commitment to supporting law enforcement and opposition to the “defunding the police” movement. Last week, Steil joined the Racine County Sheriff’s Department for a ride along and met with members from the Muskego, Racine, and Williams Bay police departments. To watch Steil’s video, please click here or visit @RepBryanSteil on Twitter or Facebook. Steil’s remarks: The men and women in law enforcement protect our communities. They wake up every morning and go to work, not knowing what the day will bring. I have seen firsthand the challenges our law enforcement face every day. I joined a

WAUSAU, WI – United Steelworkers District 2 have endorsed Tricia Zunker, Democratic Candidate for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, for the November General Election. WI-07 Democratic Candidate Tricia Zunker released the following statement in response:   “It is a great honor to receive the United Steelworkers endorsement. I grew up in a strong union household and my mom is a union member of USW Local 2-224. I know firsthand the crucial role unions and the freedom to collectively bargain play to ensure improved wages, better benefits and safer working conditions,” said Tricia Zunker. “I look forward to working with United Steelworkers from Congress

MADISON — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes issued the following statement today on the Trump administration’s memorandum that calls for excluding undocumented immigrants when determining congressional representation following the 2020 Census. “Not only is this move to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census racist and xenophobic, but it is also unconstitutional. The Constitution makes it clear that the purpose of the census is to count every person, not just those the Trump administration deems worthy of being counted. “President Trump already tried to weaponize the 2020 Census against immigrant communities by adding a citizenship question, and the U.S. Supreme Court struck it