Visit WisPolitics-State Affairs for premium content,
keyword notifications, bill tracking and more
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin reported nearly $59.6 million in receipts for the six-year cycle as she successfully won a third term by nearly 29,000 votes. Meanwhile, GOP challenger Eric Hovde raised $31.8 million from the time he got into the race in February through the Nov. 5 election, according to his post-general report filed late yesterday.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told a WisPolitics DC luncheon that some of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are “very troubling.” But the Madison Dem also said at Wednesday’s event that she’s “excited” at the prospect of seeing a fellow Wisconsinite — former GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy — at the helm of the Department of Transportation.
Wisconsin Dems are lining up behind Ben Wikler as the state chair seeks to lead the national committee.
Jim Troupis has filed motions to dismiss the felony charge against him in the false electors scheme, arguing Dem AG Josh Kaul has failed to allege a criminal offense and deliberately omitted key information in the case against him.
The president Sunday issued an unconditional pardon shielding his son from prosecution for offenses he “committed or may have committed or taken part in” between Jan. 1, 2014, and Sunday — a nearly 10-year window.
Vos hired Gableman to review the 2020 election. Later, he fired him. The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation recently filed a complaint accusing Gableman of numerous ethical violations during his review.
That’s just more than the 28,751 votes America First candidate Thomas Leager received. Hovde has argued he would’ve won the election if Leager hadn’t been in the race, noting Dems helped put the third-party candidate on the ballot.
The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation is accusing Michael Gableman of lying to the public, his former client and the agency in a complaint that knocked the former justice’s behavior during a review of the 2020 election.
Abel, a native of southeastern Wisconsin, served as deputy executive director during the 2024 cycle.
Duffy represented northern Wisconsin’s 7th CD for almost nine years before he resigned in 2019.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde today conceded to Dem Tammy Baldwin, saying a recount would not change the results.
“It was a close election,” U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said. “I’m sure it’s a difficult loss for him to take. He wants to make sure all the votes are counted, know all these things have been certified. There are questions that remain unanswered.”
The commission has maintained a page at its website to refute claims about Wisconsin elections. Yesterday, the agency added four more fact checks, including three directly responding to claims Hovde raised in a more than 4-minute video he posted on Tuesday as he considers a recount request.
See WisPolitics maps comparing county-by-county results for the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections.
GOP businessman Eric Hovde posted a more than 4-minute video on X in which he made a series of claims about the election, including some that have already been debunked, rather than conceding to Dem Tammy Baldwin. He said in the video that some of his supporters had encouraged him to challenge the results, and he is waiting for the final information to come in before deciding how to proceed.
Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to Donald Trump and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he’ll be involved but won’t get ”too much in the matrix” during the second Trump administration.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin pledged to work with President-elect Donald Trump when it benefits the people of Wisconsin and to stand up to him when his policies don’t.
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, fresh off his reelection this week, faulted the Dem-controlled Senate for delays in a new farm bill and said his first priority is getting the legislation passed.
Wisconsin Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe says Election Day in Wisconsin “went very well and was successfully administered.” But Wolfe, while speaking to media Wednesday, declined to say whether she will remain in her current role after the election is certified.
After issues at Milwaukee’s central count and other communities that took until Wednesday to report results, Krug said he wants to have a conversation about moving to a Florida-style system.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin reported nearly $59.6 million in receipts for the six-year cycle as she successfully won a third term by nearly 29,000 votes. Meanwhile, GOP challenger Eric Hovde raised $31.8 million from the time he got into the race in February through the Nov. 5 election, according to his post-general report filed late yesterday.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told a WisPolitics DC luncheon that some of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are “very troubling.” But the Madison Dem also said at Wednesday’s event that she’s “excited” at the prospect of seeing a fellow Wisconsinite — former GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy — at the helm of the Department of Transportation.
Wisconsin Dems are lining up behind Ben Wikler as the state chair seeks to lead the national committee.
Jim Troupis has filed motions to dismiss the felony charge against him in the false electors scheme, arguing Dem AG Josh Kaul has failed to allege a criminal offense and deliberately omitted key information in the case against him.
The president Sunday issued an unconditional pardon shielding his son from prosecution for offenses he “committed or may have committed or taken part in” between Jan. 1, 2014, and Sunday — a nearly 10-year window.
Vos hired Gableman to review the 2020 election. Later, he fired him. The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation recently filed a complaint accusing Gableman of numerous ethical violations during his review.
That’s just more than the 28,751 votes America First candidate Thomas Leager received. Hovde has argued he would’ve won the election if Leager hadn’t been in the race, noting Dems helped put the third-party candidate on the ballot.
The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation is accusing Michael Gableman of lying to the public, his former client and the agency in a complaint that knocked the former justice’s behavior during a review of the 2020 election.
Abel, a native of southeastern Wisconsin, served as deputy executive director during the 2024 cycle.
Duffy represented northern Wisconsin’s 7th CD for almost nine years before he resigned in 2019.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde today conceded to Dem Tammy Baldwin, saying a recount would not change the results.
“It was a close election,” U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said. “I’m sure it’s a difficult loss for him to take. He wants to make sure all the votes are counted, know all these things have been certified. There are questions that remain unanswered.”
The commission has maintained a page at its website to refute claims about Wisconsin elections. Yesterday, the agency added four more fact checks, including three directly responding to claims Hovde raised in a more than 4-minute video he posted on Tuesday as he considers a recount request.
See WisPolitics maps comparing county-by-county results for the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections.
GOP businessman Eric Hovde posted a more than 4-minute video on X in which he made a series of claims about the election, including some that have already been debunked, rather than conceding to Dem Tammy Baldwin. He said in the video that some of his supporters had encouraged him to challenge the results, and he is waiting for the final information to come in before deciding how to proceed.
Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to Donald Trump and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he’ll be involved but won’t get ”too much in the matrix” during the second Trump administration.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin pledged to work with President-elect Donald Trump when it benefits the people of Wisconsin and to stand up to him when his policies don’t.
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, fresh off his reelection this week, faulted the Dem-controlled Senate for delays in a new farm bill and said his first priority is getting the legislation passed.
Wisconsin Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe says Election Day in Wisconsin “went very well and was successfully administered.” But Wolfe, while speaking to media Wednesday, declined to say whether she will remain in her current role after the election is certified.
After issues at Milwaukee’s central count and other communities that took until Wednesday to report results, Krug said he wants to have a conversation about moving to a Florida-style system.