GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil launched the first ad of his reelection bid, touting his support for law enforcement. The Janesville Republican’s campaign said it’s a six-figure buy on broadcast and cable TV that will run across southeastern Wisconsin’s 1st CD. The spot opens with several people identified as police

The Senate Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Senate Republicans, has launched a second wave of ads targeting Dem Mandela Barnes on public safety. The group has filed reports with the FEC totaling nearly more than $5.1 million in independent expenditures between Aug. 31 and today. That includes more than

Gov. Tony Evers’ latest buy includes a new version of an ad he ran in June featuring parents talking about him and education. The new spot includes one parent saying, “Education begins at home” before another adds, “As a former science teacher, Tony Evers knows that getting parents involved in

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany released a new digital ad in his reelection campaign for the 7th CD. The spot is a $30,000 initial buy in the district, according to a spokesman for the Minocqua Republican’s campaign. It will run in the Duluth-Superior, Wausau-Rhinelander, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Eau Claire-La Crosse markets.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee is out with a new ad criticizing U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes as a “defund the police” Democrat. The TV and digital ad is part of a six-figure buy. The spot features a clip of the lieutenant guv next to graffiti that reads “Barnes” and

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels’ campaign has launched two ads, including one saying Dem Gov. Tony Evers and “his cronies” are throwing the kitchen sink at him. The campaign didn’t immediately release details of the new buy. One spot shows Michels surrounded by sinks on the ground. He says in

MoveOn Political Action ran a TV ad during the Green Bay Packers game yesterday knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, as an “out-of-touch millionaire.” The group said the ad ran in the Green Bay and Milwaukee markets during the game. The narrator says “MAGA Republican Ron Johnson loves private jets.”

Building Back Together, the group created to promote Joe Biden’s agenda, is launching a new TV ad to tout the climate, health care and tax bill the president signed into law. A group spokesman said the ad will run in Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., as part of a

Americans for Prosperity is putting $1 million behind a digital ad campaign to tout its endorsement of Republican Tim Michels in the guv’s race. The group detailed the expenditure in a new filing with the Ethics Commission and told WisPolitics.com the ads began Tuesday and will run through Sept. 30

The Congressional Leadership Fund has released its first general election TV ad opposing Brad Pfaff’s run for the 3rd CD. A spokesperson for the Republican super PAC said it is the first ad in a more than $720,000 reservation for the general election cycle in the 3rd CD. The spot

The Senate Leadership Fund, a PAC aligned with Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, has launched its first ads post-Labor Day in Wisconsin, targeting Dem nominee Mandela Barnes on crime. The group has filed reports with the FEC totaling nearly $2.4 million in independent expenditures between Aug. 31 and yesterday. That

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, narrates a new TV ad that accuses Dem rival Mandela Barnes of running “cutesy ads trying to convince you that he’s not a radical leftist.” Johnson’s campaign said the spot will air statewide but provided no other details. The spot uses a clip from a

Republican Derrick Van Orden has released a new ad as part of his bid for the 3rd CD, this time touting his military service. A spokesman for Van Orden’s campaign did not immediately respond to an inquiry about where the ad would run, on what platforms and how much was

The latest TV ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee uses footage from the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy to accuse Mandela Barnes of being a “dangerous Democrat.” The NRSC said it’s part of a $1.2 million TV and digital buy. The narrator opens the spot asking, “What happens when criminals

Wisconsin Truth PAC has released a new TV ad hitting Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes for his security costs. The group said the new ad is part of a seven-figure buy running on TV and digital platforms. Through Aug. 26, the group had reported more than $13.2 million in

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson launched a second biographical ad narrated by a family member, this one saying he went to Washington “for all the right reasons.” Johnson’s campaign said the 60-second ad is running on TV but didn’t provide any other details. The ad opens with a woman talking about

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes, who has faced a string of attack ads since securing the Dem nomination, is out with two new TV ads. One Barnes ad says it’s a lie that he wants to defund the police and abolish ICE. The campaign said the ads are part