MADISON, Wis. — New reporting reveals that MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany spent more than $70,000 in just two months on lavish private planes, more than the average Wisconsinites’ annual pay. The new report also shows that, while Wisconsinites struggle with the rising cost for housing, a wealthy donor is paying nearly $2,000 per month for Congressman Tom Tiffany’s rent — hundreds of dollars above the statewide average —  for a home in Southeastern Wisconsin, notably outside of his Congressional district he currently represents.

Meidas Touch News: Tom Tiffany’s Campaign Reports a Donor Covered His Rent, as His Campaign Spends Over $70,000 on Private Planes
By: Aaron Parnas 

Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany is running for governor of Wisconsin on a promise to bring down costs for working families. But his own campaign finance records show that while many Wisconsinites struggle to cover rent, a donor has been covering his, and his campaign has spent tens of thousands of dollars on private air travel and meals at exclusive clubs.

According to Tiffany’s state campaign finance filings, Mike Heise, president of the modular home builder Wisconsin Homes, has given Tiffany’s campaign a series of $1,800 in-kind contributions labeled as “apartment rent.”

The filings show $1,800 rent contributions from Heise dated May 1, June 1, August 1, and September 1. A separate $1,800 contribution from Heise, dated July 1, appears in the campaign’s 2026 Fall Pre-Primary report without any label identifying it as rent or as an in-kind contribution. Taken together, the records show at least $9,000 from Heise over five consecutive months.

In September, Tiffany told an audience at a Milwaukee Tavern Talk event that he had been living in southeastern Wisconsin. “I actually have been living down here for like six months,” he said. “When I’m not at home, I’m living down here in southeastern Wisconsin.”

Tiffany represents the 7th Congressional District, a sprawling, largely rural district in northern Wisconsin. His campaign has not publicly explained the arrangement, including whose name is on the lease and why one of the payments was reported differently from the others.

Meanwhile, as a member of Congress, Tiffany did not vote on the Housing for the 21st Century Act, a major bipartisan bill designed to expand the housing supply and modernize federal housing programs. The bill passed the House 390-9 in February. According to congressional records, Tiffany also missed a May vote on the House’s amended version of the legislation, which passed 396-13 and included limits on large institutional investors buying up single-family homes.

More than $70,000 on private planes in two months

Tiffany’s September campaign finance report shows his campaign spent more than $70,000 on candidate travel with private aviation companies in August and September alone: 
$29,817 to Wisconsin Aviation, which advertises “luxury and business charters” and a fleet that includes executive jets
$29,592 to RAI Jets LLC, which markets “private jet convenience” and “luxury” travel
$4,237 to Tasair LLC, which operates a Hawker 800XP midsize business jet and a Cessna 441
$3,811 to Matt’s Cat’s LLC, which operates private aircraft
$1,169 to Burkwald & Associates, whose aviation arm operates a Cessna Citation III business jet
$1,000 to Kirk Air LLC, a Florida company that was administratively dissolved on September 25
$812 to Lakeland Aviation of Minocqua, which offers aircraft rentals

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Private club dinners

The same report shows Tiffany’s campaign spent $3,877 on two meal expenses at private clubs in September: $2,251 at Racine Country Club, which bills itself as “the premier private club in Southeast Wisconsin,” and $1,626 at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee, which advertises “the ultimate private club experience.”

Those expenses come as Wisconsin families face real financial pressure. A state health assessment released this year found that an estimated 35% of Wisconsin households cannot afford basic needs.

A pattern from his congressional campaigns

Records from Tiffany’s federal campaign committee, Tiffany for Wisconsin, show similar spending over the years.

In August 2021, the committee paid $7,000 for “airfare” to Tasair, a Minocqua company owned by Trygve Solberg, who has given Tiffany’s congressional campaigns $20,800 since 2019.

From 2022 to 2025, the committee reported $15,003.92 in “candidate lodging.” That included two stays at The Breakers, a luxury oceanfront resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as well as two San Francisco Airbnb stays totaling more than $4,300, and stays at four-diamond hotels in Madison and Delafield.

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Many of these expenses may be permissible under campaign finance rules, which allow committees to pay for travel, events, and certain constituent communications. But together, they raise questions about how a candidate promising to cut costs for Wisconsin families spends his own donors’ money.

Tiffany faces Democrat David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, on November 3. His campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.