Conservative former Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly unveiled his first TV ad of the campaign, knocking liberal rival Janet Protasiewicz for letting “dangerous criminals back into our streets.” Kelly’s ad features Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt and Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson. Schmidt says sheriffs are supporting Kelly, while Severson

The WMC Issues Mobilization Council is out with a new TV ad knocking liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz on sentences she handed out while on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court bench. That includes no prison time for a woman who starved her son to death. A source familiar with

Dem state Senate candidate Jodi Habush Sinykin released a new TV ad knocking GOP rival Dan Knodl on abortion and warning he would give “extremists total control of the state Senate.” It is Habush Sinykin’s third ad. She’s been on the air since February through broadcast and cable TV. The

Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz launched two new TV ads today knocking conservative rival Daniel Kelly, one calling him “an extremist who doesn’t care about us” and the other declaring he’s “extremely corrupt.” Protasiewciz also announced she’s added another $600,000 in media buys, pushing her overall effort on the

Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz has launched two new TV ads, one praising her as a commonsense judge, the other knocking conservative rival Daniel Kelly as “for sale for $20,000.” Protasiewicz’s campaign said the ads are part of a statewide buy that has now reached close to $8 million

The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Issues Mobilization Council in its latest ad knocks Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz on sentences she’s handed down in sex offense cases. The group has reserved $3.2 million as part of a buy ahead of the April 4 election, according to AdImpact. WMC IMC yesterday

Fair Courts America’s first post-primary ad in the state Supreme Court race knocks liberal Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz over a sentence she gave a child rapist. The group said it’s spending $975,000 on the buy through March 6. It will air on broadcast and cable in the

A Better Wisconsin Together Inc., the group’s issue advocacy arm, is up with a digital ad knocking Kelly on abortion and LGTBQ issues. The narrator in the spot also highlights his endorsement in 2020 by Donald Trump. The group said the digital ad began running last week but declined to

The first two post-primary ads from A Better Wisconsin Together Political Action Fund knock Kelly for his past comments on Social Security and Medicare, as well as abortion.

Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz’s first two TV ads of the general election slam conservative Daniel Kelly as an “extremist who doesn’t care about us.” The Milwaukee County judge’s campaign didn’t immediately release details of the post-primary buy that began today. The narrator in one of the 30-second spots

The liberal A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund is up with a new TV ad knocking conservative Jennifer Dorow for the sentence she gave a man convicted of domestic violence, saying it makes her unfit for the state Supreme Court. The group has now spent nearly $2.1 million on ads

GOP Thiensville Village President Van Mobley today launched a new TV ad in his bid for the 8th Senate District again touting his proposal to eliminate the income tax. The campaign wouldn’t say how much it spent on the buy, but the 30-second spot will air on local broadcast TV,

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Everett Mitchell has launched his first advertising of the campaign, a digital ad in which he says justice “isn’t just what you say. It is also what you do.” Mitchell’s campaign said it is a five-figure digital buy running in Madison and southeastern Wisconsin. In

Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz’s latest TV ad takes aim at conservative rivals Jennifer Dorow and Daniel Kelly, knocking them for representing child sex offenders.

A new ad from WMC Issues Mobilization Council and the Wisconsin Alliance for Reform slams Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz for the sentence she gave a child rapist. The spots focus on Anton Veasley, who the narrator says abducted and raped a 15-year-old girl. The narrator adds Protasiewicz

Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz today released new TV ads highlighting her belief in abortion rights and poking fun at the difficulty people have saying her last name. The Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge’s campaign says she’s also now upped her statewide media buy to more than $1 million.