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In another sign of a likely reelection bid, Gov. Tony Evers today rolled out four new hires for his political operation including Cassi Fenili as campaign manager. Along with Fenili, Haley Barbour will serve as finance director, Atanu Chakravarty as
State Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, formally rolled out his bid for U.S. Senate today, calling on Wisconsinites to join him in “standing up to the bullies in Washington and Wall Street.” In a video posted to social media, Larson ripped
The state Elections Commission has identified 13 cases of possible voter fraud specific to the fall 2020 election with questions about another 16 voters who cast ballots last fall, according to materials prepared for a meeting next week. Of the
Steven Olikara, who co-founded the Millennial Action Project to bridge the partisan divide, announced today he is forming an exploratory committee to look at running for the U.S. Senate as a Dem. Olikara said he will take the summer for
Eight GOP candidates filed nomination papers to run for the 37th AD seat left vacant after Republican John Jagler resigned following his election to the state Senate. Meanwhile, Dem Pete Adams, who lost his reelection bid for the Columbus City
Gov. Tony Evers today called a July 13 special election for the 37th AD that Republican John Jagler left vacant after he won a special election for the 13th SD earlier this month. The primary will be June 15, and
Wisconsin has held onto its eight congressional seats, according to new U.S. Census Bureau reapportionment data. The state’s population grew 3.6 percent over the past decade to nearly 5.9 million people. That growth rate exceeded the average for the Midwest
UW-Madison Professor Ryan Owens today announced his campaign for attorney general, setting up a primary for the GOP nomination to take on Dem incumbent Josh Kaul next fall. Owens worked in former Gov. Tommy Thompson’s legal office and has led
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term in 2022, significantly ramped up his fundraising in the first quarter of the year. Johnson reported $545,337 in receipts in an FEC filing as he
More than a third of the nearly $1.1 million Dem Alex Lasry raised for his U.S. Senate bid was from out-of-state donors who gave him the maximum amount, a WisPolitics.com review shows. More than 65 donors have already given Lasry
Ron Kind, who’s already a top target for Republicans in 2022, returned a $5,000 donation last month from the PAC of fellow Dem U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The La Crosse Dem’s latest filing with the FEC shows the donation from
Dem state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski today announced her bid for the U.S. Senate. Godlewski said she’s “different” than Ron Johnson. She charged the GOP incumbent tried to stop additional COVID aid for those in need, espoused conspiracy theories and defended
The state GOP has recovered about 40 percent of the $2.3 million that hackers stole in the runup to the November election, according to a filing with the FEC. Days before the Nov. 3 election, Chair Andrew Hitt said $2.3
Republican Derrick Van Orden, who lost to Ron Kind last year in the closest race of the La Crosse Dem’s 24 years in Congress, today announced he is taking another run at western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD. Van Orden’s announcement comes
Pecatonica School District Superintendent Jill Underly declared victory in the state superintendent’s race over former Brown Deer School District Superintendent Deb Kerr. With over 96 percent of voting precincts reporting, Underly led Kerr by over 15 points at roughly 57.7
Muskego Judge Shelley Grogan soundly beat Jeff Davis, whom Gov. Tony Evers appointed to the Waukesha-based 2nd District Court of Appeals in 2019. Meanwhile, Outagamie County Judge Gregory Gill beat Wausau attorney Rick Cveykus for an open seat on northern
The Associated Press has projected Republican John Jagler will win the 13th Senate District special election. With 88.6 percent of precincts reporting, Jagler had 52.2 percent of the vote over Dem Melissa Winker. The winner replaces former Senate Majority Leader
Less than two-thirds of the absentee ballots requested for today’s election have been registered as returned, which may be partly due to indefinitely confined voters failing to send them back after automatically receiving them. The latest update from the Elections
The American Federation for Children Action Fund made a late six-figure boost to its media campaign opposing Jill Underly for state superintendent. But the groups backing the Pecatonica superintendent still have a significant advantage over what the conservative fund is
State superintendent candidate Jill Underly slammed opponent Deb Kerr for what she said was her “transphobic” support of bills to ban transgender students from competing against biologically female students in school sports. Kerr in a Milwaukee Press Club/WisPolitics.com virtual event
In another sign of a likely reelection bid, Gov. Tony Evers today rolled out four new hires for his political operation including Cassi Fenili as campaign manager. Along with Fenili, Haley Barbour will serve as finance director, Atanu Chakravarty as
State Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, formally rolled out his bid for U.S. Senate today, calling on Wisconsinites to join him in “standing up to the bullies in Washington and Wall Street.” In a video posted to social media, Larson ripped
The state Elections Commission has identified 13 cases of possible voter fraud specific to the fall 2020 election with questions about another 16 voters who cast ballots last fall, according to materials prepared for a meeting next week. Of the
Steven Olikara, who co-founded the Millennial Action Project to bridge the partisan divide, announced today he is forming an exploratory committee to look at running for the U.S. Senate as a Dem. Olikara said he will take the summer for
Eight GOP candidates filed nomination papers to run for the 37th AD seat left vacant after Republican John Jagler resigned following his election to the state Senate. Meanwhile, Dem Pete Adams, who lost his reelection bid for the Columbus City
Gov. Tony Evers today called a July 13 special election for the 37th AD that Republican John Jagler left vacant after he won a special election for the 13th SD earlier this month. The primary will be June 15, and
Wisconsin has held onto its eight congressional seats, according to new U.S. Census Bureau reapportionment data. The state’s population grew 3.6 percent over the past decade to nearly 5.9 million people. That growth rate exceeded the average for the Midwest
UW-Madison Professor Ryan Owens today announced his campaign for attorney general, setting up a primary for the GOP nomination to take on Dem incumbent Josh Kaul next fall. Owens worked in former Gov. Tommy Thompson’s legal office and has led
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term in 2022, significantly ramped up his fundraising in the first quarter of the year. Johnson reported $545,337 in receipts in an FEC filing as he
More than a third of the nearly $1.1 million Dem Alex Lasry raised for his U.S. Senate bid was from out-of-state donors who gave him the maximum amount, a WisPolitics.com review shows. More than 65 donors have already given Lasry
Ron Kind, who’s already a top target for Republicans in 2022, returned a $5,000 donation last month from the PAC of fellow Dem U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The La Crosse Dem’s latest filing with the FEC shows the donation from
Dem state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski today announced her bid for the U.S. Senate. Godlewski said she’s “different” than Ron Johnson. She charged the GOP incumbent tried to stop additional COVID aid for those in need, espoused conspiracy theories and defended
The state GOP has recovered about 40 percent of the $2.3 million that hackers stole in the runup to the November election, according to a filing with the FEC. Days before the Nov. 3 election, Chair Andrew Hitt said $2.3
Republican Derrick Van Orden, who lost to Ron Kind last year in the closest race of the La Crosse Dem’s 24 years in Congress, today announced he is taking another run at western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD. Van Orden’s announcement comes
Pecatonica School District Superintendent Jill Underly declared victory in the state superintendent’s race over former Brown Deer School District Superintendent Deb Kerr. With over 96 percent of voting precincts reporting, Underly led Kerr by over 15 points at roughly 57.7
Muskego Judge Shelley Grogan soundly beat Jeff Davis, whom Gov. Tony Evers appointed to the Waukesha-based 2nd District Court of Appeals in 2019. Meanwhile, Outagamie County Judge Gregory Gill beat Wausau attorney Rick Cveykus for an open seat on northern
The Associated Press has projected Republican John Jagler will win the 13th Senate District special election. With 88.6 percent of precincts reporting, Jagler had 52.2 percent of the vote over Dem Melissa Winker. The winner replaces former Senate Majority Leader
Less than two-thirds of the absentee ballots requested for today’s election have been registered as returned, which may be partly due to indefinitely confined voters failing to send them back after automatically receiving them. The latest update from the Elections
The American Federation for Children Action Fund made a late six-figure boost to its media campaign opposing Jill Underly for state superintendent. But the groups backing the Pecatonica superintendent still have a significant advantage over what the conservative fund is
State superintendent candidate Jill Underly slammed opponent Deb Kerr for what she said was her “transphobic” support of bills to ban transgender students from competing against biologically female students in school sports. Kerr in a Milwaukee Press Club/WisPolitics.com virtual event