Racine, WI — Today, the Mitchell Berman for Congress campaign released a new ad, “Betrayal,” featuring southeast Wisconsin voters who previously voted for Bryan Steil. In the ad, former Steil voters say they’re no longer supporting Bryan Steil after he went to Washington and became part of the problem – voting to raise our taxes, gut our healthcare, and jack up premiums.
“Steil was supposed to look out for us,” one voter said. “Now we’re the ones paying the bill,” said another.
The ad highlights Bryan Steil’s record of voting to line the pockets of his billionaire donors while his net worth has doubled, leaving Wisconsin’s working families to foot the bill as their prices go up:
- Raised taxes and costs: Steil voted to shift the tax burden onto working families. He voted eight times to keep the tariffs in place, even as they hurt Wisconsin small businesses, and he voted to cut rental assistance for more than 600,000 families after his campaign took $33,700 from Blackstone’s CEO and employees. Steil has voted every single time to keep the Iran War going.
- Gutted healthcare: Steil voted for about $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts that will strip healthcare from over 270,000 Wisconsinites to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. He also took nearly $220,000 from the pharmaceutical industry and voted repeatedly to protect Big Pharma’s profits at Wisconsin families’ expense.
- Massive handouts for data centers: Steil accepted nearly $300,000 in donations from data center developers and big tech interests and voted to give them $70 billion in special tax breaks.
- Doubled his net worth: Bryan Steil’s net worth has more than doubled since assuming office, reaching nearly $2 million in 2024. His 2025 portfolio was ranked as the fourth most profitable in Congress.
With one week until election day, Berman is positioned to win what has become one of the country’s most competitive House races. A recent House Majority PAC poll shows Berman leading Steil by one point (48-47). This poll follows two other public polls that show the race within one point. Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball recently shifted ratings toward Berman, and the race is on the DCCC’s priority “Red to Blue” list.
Transcript:
Bob M.: I voted for Bryan Steil.
Eric G.: Me too.
Jamie D.: He promised to stand up for Wisconsin.
Bob S.: Instead, he betrayed us.
Eric G: Steil went to Washington and became part of the problem.
Bob M.: He voted to raise our taxes.
Bob S.: Gut our healthcare.
Jamie D.: And jack up our premiums.
Bob M. All to pay for massive tax cuts for his billionaire donors.
Jamie D.: He even voted for $70 billion in special tax breaks for data centers.
Bob M.: He doubled his net worth while the rest of us are struggling to get by.
Eric G.: Steil was supposed to look out for us.
Bob S.: Now we’re the ones paying the bill.
Mitchell Berman: I’m Mitchell Berman. I approve this message.
