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Republican Roger Roth is up with his first TV ad of the campaign, saying he’s running for lieutenant governor to “build Wisconsin back up and stop those trying to tear us down.” Roth’s campaign said it’s a $250,000 buy on
Club for Growth Action has launched a TV bid knocking Kleefisch, accusing her of taking taxpayer-funded “junkets” and taking a “cushy job in Washington.” The Club for Growth didn’t immediately return a message from WisPolitics.com. A Kleefisch ally told WisPolitics.com
GOP AG candidate Eric Toney is out with a new radio ad that touts his prosecutorial experience and declares he is law enforcement’s choice to be the state’s top cop. “I’m a prosecutor, not a politician,” the Fond du Lac
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes in his fourth TV ad touts his working-class roots and says he’ll grow manufacturing jobs in America. The lt. gov. in the 30-second spot airing on broadcast and cable TV, and on digital platforms
Deam U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson released a new digital ad charging U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson hasn’t done anything about gun-related school incidents, even though they’ve increased from 15 when he was elected in 2010 to 249 last year. Nelson’s
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski launched a new TV ad today featuring video from this week’s debate in which she questioned her male rivals’ commitment to protecting reproductive rights. Godlewski’s campaign said it is a seven-figure buy running statewide
Republican AG candidate Adam Jarchow this morning in his first TV ad in his campaign to take Dem AG Josh Kaul’s spot blasts Dems for thinking “they have their own set of rules.” The campaign said it is part of
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and the NRSC launched a joint ad today that asks what planet President Biden is living on when he claims his economic plan is taking the country in a better direction. It’s part of a $2.6
A Florida-based group has spent $65,916 on digital ads opposing Rebecca Kleefisch in the guv’s race, the first independent expenditure of the campaign targeting the former lieutenant governor. The Sunrise in American Political Action Fund filing with the state Ethics
Gov. Tony Evers launched the 12th TV ad of his campaign today, a new spot that says he’s fixing the roads. The ad is part of a previously announced $3.5 million buy through the Aug. 9 primary. The spot shows
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson released a new TV ad in which he says he’s different from Dems from Madison and Milwaukee. Nelson’s campaign said it’s a six-figure buy, but didn’t have other details immediately available. In the ad,
Dem Rebecca Cooke says in the first TV ad of her bid for the 3rd CD that she will be a “champion for small business owners, farmers and union workers.” The 30-second ad is part of a six-figure buy. The
The Democratic National Committee this morning launched a 30-second TV spot knocking Republicans on the overturning of federal abortion protections. The narrator in the six-figure ad only airing in Wisconsin notes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says a national abortion
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is up with a new TV ad refuting the charge he supported a gas tax increase, saying the attacks are “what happens when the establishment gets desperate.” Michels’ campaign declined to release details on the
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes released the third TV ad of his campaign, this one with his mother talking about having an abortion. The campaign said the ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign on broadcast, cable and
A group created to promote President Biden’s agenda is launching a six-figure media buy in Wisconsin to tout provisions in the infrastructure package that will replace lead pipes. Building Back Together said the buy includes 60- and 30-second TV and
Evers has launched two new TV ads that tout his efforts to expand high-speed internet access across the state. The ads are part of a previously announced $3.5 million buy that runs through the Aug. 9 primary. They are the
Groups representing Wisconsin’s municipalities have launched a second PSA on the security of state elections, this one with local clerks saying “we make sure your vote is accurately counted.” The Build Trust in Elections coalition was co-founded by the League
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels released a new TV ad today touting his time guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and saying he’s running for governor “to help save the America that those before saved for us.” The campaign
Rebecca Kleefisch took her first shot at GOP guv rival Tim Michels through paid media today, accusing the construction exec in a TV ad of pushing “for years to raise our gas tax while getting rich from massive government contracts.”
Republican Roger Roth is up with his first TV ad of the campaign, saying he’s running for lieutenant governor to “build Wisconsin back up and stop those trying to tear us down.” Roth’s campaign said it’s a $250,000 buy on broadcast TV in the Green Bay and Milwaukee markets. It
Club for Growth Action has launched a TV bid knocking Kleefisch, accusing her of taking taxpayer-funded “junkets” and taking a “cushy job in Washington.” The Club for Growth didn’t immediately return a message from WisPolitics.com. A Kleefisch ally told WisPolitics.com the buy is $1.3 million through the Aug. 9 primary.
GOP AG candidate Eric Toney is out with a new radio ad that touts his prosecutorial experience and declares he is law enforcement’s choice to be the state’s top cop. “I’m a prosecutor, not a politician,” the Fond du Lac Co. DA says in the ad. “As a Republican district
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes in his fourth TV ad touts his working-class roots and says he’ll grow manufacturing jobs in America. The lt. gov. in the 30-second spot airing on broadcast and cable TV, and on digital platforms statewide says keeping jobs in America helps keep shelves stocked
Deam U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson released a new digital ad charging U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson hasn’t done anything about gun-related school incidents, even though they’ve increased from 15 when he was elected in 2010 to 249 last year. Nelson’s campaign said the ad is running on digital platforms, but
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski launched a new TV ad today featuring video from this week’s debate in which she questioned her male rivals’ commitment to protecting reproductive rights. Godlewski’s campaign said it is a seven-figure buy running statewide on a combination of broadcast, cable TV and digital platforms.
Republican AG candidate Adam Jarchow this morning in his first TV ad in his campaign to take Dem AG Josh Kaul’s spot blasts Dems for thinking “they have their own set of rules.” The campaign said it is part of a six-figure buy that will initially air in the Milwaukee
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and the NRSC launched a joint ad today that asks what planet President Biden is living on when he claims his economic plan is taking the country in a better direction. It’s part of a $2.6 million buy the Oshkosh Republican and National Republican Senatorial Committee
A Florida-based group has spent $65,916 on digital ads opposing Rebecca Kleefisch in the guv’s race, the first independent expenditure of the campaign targeting the former lieutenant governor. The Sunrise in American Political Action Fund filing with the state Ethics Commission shows the digital ads began Friday and run through
Gov. Tony Evers launched the 12th TV ad of his campaign today, a new spot that says he’s fixing the roads. The ad is part of a previously announced $3.5 million buy through the Aug. 9 primary. The spot shows Evers driving a red pickup as the narrator says Evers
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson released a new TV ad in which he says he’s different from Dems from Madison and Milwaukee. Nelson’s campaign said it’s a six-figure buy, but didn’t have other details immediately available. In the ad, Nelson says Dems like him have a whole different “approach”
Dem Rebecca Cooke says in the first TV ad of her bid for the 3rd CD that she will be a “champion for small business owners, farmers and union workers.” The 30-second ad is part of a six-figure buy. The Cooke campaign told WisPolitics.com the ad will run in the
The Democratic National Committee this morning launched a 30-second TV spot knocking Republicans on the overturning of federal abortion protections. The narrator in the six-figure ad only airing in Wisconsin notes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says a national abortion ban is possible, “50 years of women’s rights, stripped away
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is up with a new TV ad refuting the charge he supported a gas tax increase, saying the attacks are “what happens when the establishment gets desperate.” Michels’ campaign declined to release details on the buy behind the 15-second spot. It comes after GOP guv
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes released the third TV ad of his campaign, this one with his mother talking about having an abortion. The campaign said the ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign on broadcast, cable and digital throughout the state. According to a check of TV
A group created to promote President Biden’s agenda is launching a six-figure media buy in Wisconsin to tout provisions in the infrastructure package that will replace lead pipes. Building Back Together said the buy includes 60- and 30-second TV and digital ads targeting Black and Latino audiences in Wisconsin. The
Evers has launched two new TV ads that tout his efforts to expand high-speed internet access across the state. The ads are part of a previously announced $3.5 million buy that runs through the Aug. 9 primary. They are the 10th and 11th ads he’s run so far in his
Groups representing Wisconsin’s municipalities have launched a second PSA on the security of state elections, this one with local clerks saying “we make sure your vote is accurately counted.” The Build Trust in Elections coalition was co-founded by the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Wisconsin Counties Association and Wisconsin Towns Association.
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels released a new TV ad today touting his time guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and saying he’s running for governor “to help save the America that those before saved for us.” The campaign didn’t immediately release details on the buy. The spot features
Rebecca Kleefisch took her first shot at GOP guv rival Tim Michels through paid media today, accusing the construction exec in a TV ad of pushing “for years to raise our gas tax while getting rich from massive government contracts.” Meanwhile, the PAC supporting the former lt. governor launched a