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Several Dem hopefuls lined up at state Sen. Brad Pfaff’s annual corn roast, looking to win over western Wisconsin voters ahead of the critical races for governor and U.S. House.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley announced she will not seek reelection in 2026, saying “the best path for me to rebuild the conservative movement and fight for liberty is not as a minority member of the Court.”
Retired Appleton business owner Mark Scheffler announced he’s running as a progressive Dem for the strongly Republican 8th CD. Meanwhile, Whitewater School Board member Miguel Aranda has filed a statement of candidacy to run for the 1st CD, becoming the fourth Dem to register for the 2026 race.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski said she wants to be part of a team that delivers for Wisconsin as she officially announced she’s running for lieutenant governor
It is “unreasonable and absurd” for the Madison attorney to suggest the Elections Commission lacks the power to direct the city clerk to take specific actions after unlawfully failing to count 193 absentee ballots last fall, a commission lawyer argues.
Madison is questioning whether the Elections Commission has the power to force it to take additional steps to ensure absentee ballots are counted properly without requiring the same of other Wisconsin communities.
Elon Musk’s America PAC, which offered Wisconsin voters $100 if they registered their opposition to “judicial activists” through a website, spent more than $27 million on “petition incentives” during the first half of 2025, according to a new federal filing.
“I thought about it a lot, and didn’t make up my mind until, I’d say, the day before I made the announcement,” Evers told reporters after a stop in Milwaukee. “It was, it was just difficult. I mean, I have a family and my great spouse, Kathy, that it’s hard to, to be part of that family if you’re governor.”
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, the first Democrat to officially enter the race for governor after Tony Evers announced he wouldn’t seek reelection, said Evers gave her a heads-up before making his decision public.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez today announced she’s running for governor, making her the first Dem to officially announce a bid after Gov. Tony Evers decided not to seek a third term. Meanwhile, Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley said he will
Dem Tony Evers announced today he won’t seek reelection next year, passing on the opportunity to become only the second governor in Wisconsin history to win at least three four-year terms.
“I have the vision for making Wisconsin literally ground zero for the reindustrialization that he’s trying to lead in the country,” Berrien, CEO of manufacturing and machining firm Pindel Global Precision, said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,“ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
A source close to Tony Evers tells WisPolitics the governor hasn’t yet made a final decision on seeking a third term, pushing back on reports that a retirement announcement is imminent.
Candidates and outside groups dropped nearly $115 million on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race this spring, more than doubling the previous national record set just two years earlier, a WisPolitics tally shows.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley, who told WisPolitics in April she planned to seek reelection next year, raised nothing for her campaign over the first half of 2025, according to a new filing.
The former Madison clerk showed an “astonishing” lack of urgency after discovering 193 absentee ballots that hadn’t been included in the city’s November tally and failed to follow the law in how they were handled, according to a draft Elections Commission report.
A progressive law firm has filed suit in Dane County seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map, arguing it is an “anti-competitive gerrymander” that is an “affront” to the state Constitution.
Along with his statement, Berrien released a rollout video in which he touted his service as a Navy SEAL. He also called himself an “outsider and a businessman just like Donald Trump,” vowing to “shake up Madison like he’s shaking up DC.”
Wisconsin voters still had a net positive view of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ job performance even as a majority oppose him running for a third term in 2026, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll.
The court offered no comment on its decision, though it rejected a similar request in early 2024 after throwing out the legislative lines that had been used for the 2022 elections.
Several Dem hopefuls lined up at state Sen. Brad Pfaff’s annual corn roast, looking to win over western Wisconsin voters ahead of the critical races for governor and U.S. House.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley announced she will not seek reelection in 2026, saying “the best path for me to rebuild the conservative movement and fight for liberty is not as a minority member of the Court.”
Retired Appleton business owner Mark Scheffler announced he’s running as a progressive Dem for the strongly Republican 8th CD. Meanwhile, Whitewater School Board member Miguel Aranda has filed a statement of candidacy to run for the 1st CD, becoming the fourth Dem to register for the 2026 race.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski said she wants to be part of a team that delivers for Wisconsin as she officially announced she’s running for lieutenant governor
It is “unreasonable and absurd” for the Madison attorney to suggest the Elections Commission lacks the power to direct the city clerk to take specific actions after unlawfully failing to count 193 absentee ballots last fall, a commission lawyer argues.
Madison is questioning whether the Elections Commission has the power to force it to take additional steps to ensure absentee ballots are counted properly without requiring the same of other Wisconsin communities.
Elon Musk’s America PAC, which offered Wisconsin voters $100 if they registered their opposition to “judicial activists” through a website, spent more than $27 million on “petition incentives” during the first half of 2025, according to a new federal filing.
“I thought about it a lot, and didn’t make up my mind until, I’d say, the day before I made the announcement,” Evers told reporters after a stop in Milwaukee. “It was, it was just difficult. I mean, I have a family and my great spouse, Kathy, that it’s hard to, to be part of that family if you’re governor.”
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, the first Democrat to officially enter the race for governor after Tony Evers announced he wouldn’t seek reelection, said Evers gave her a heads-up before making his decision public.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez today announced she’s running for governor, making her the first Dem to officially announce a bid after Gov. Tony Evers decided not to seek a third term. Meanwhile, Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley said he will take steps in the coming weeks to enter the race.
Dem Tony Evers announced today he won’t seek reelection next year, passing on the opportunity to become only the second governor in Wisconsin history to win at least three four-year terms.
“I have the vision for making Wisconsin literally ground zero for the reindustrialization that he’s trying to lead in the country,” Berrien, CEO of manufacturing and machining firm Pindel Global Precision, said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,“ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
A source close to Tony Evers tells WisPolitics the governor hasn’t yet made a final decision on seeking a third term, pushing back on reports that a retirement announcement is imminent.
Candidates and outside groups dropped nearly $115 million on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race this spring, more than doubling the previous national record set just two years earlier, a WisPolitics tally shows.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley, who told WisPolitics in April she planned to seek reelection next year, raised nothing for her campaign over the first half of 2025, according to a new filing.
The former Madison clerk showed an “astonishing” lack of urgency after discovering 193 absentee ballots that hadn’t been included in the city’s November tally and failed to follow the law in how they were handled, according to a draft Elections Commission report.
A progressive law firm has filed suit in Dane County seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map, arguing it is an “anti-competitive gerrymander” that is an “affront” to the state Constitution.
Along with his statement, Berrien released a rollout video in which he touted his service as a Navy SEAL. He also called himself an “outsider and a businessman just like Donald Trump,” vowing to “shake up Madison like he’s shaking up DC.”
Wisconsin voters still had a net positive view of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ job performance even as a majority oppose him running for a third term in 2026, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll.
The court offered no comment on its decision, though it rejected a similar request in early 2024 after throwing out the legislative lines that had been used for the 2022 elections.