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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $2.8 million over the final three months of 2017, padding a significant financial edge over her GOP rivals. Baldwin’s campaign said she finished 2017 with $7 million in the bank. Republican Kevin Nicholson, a
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin formally kicked off his campaign for guv today, charging President Trump and Gov. Scott Walker do not believe in the principles of government providing citizen health and safety “through a fair system of taxation” and equal
Dem Dan Kohl today reported raising more than $329,000 in the final quarter of 2017. The figure, which includes activity from October through December, means Kohl’s raised a total of $865,000 since he got into the race in early June,
Josh Kaul’s campaign said this afternoon the Dem AG candidate has raised more than $255,000 in the last half of the year. That, combined with the $175,460 Kaul raised from when he first got into the race in April through the
Republican Kevin Nicholson’s U.S. Senate campaign said today he raised more than $800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, roughly doubling what GOP rival Leah Vukmir brought in for the period. Combined with the $416,112 Nicholson raised during his first
The super PAC backing GOP state Sen. Leah Vukmir for U.S. Senate says it raised more than $1 million in the final three months of 2017. Wisconsin Next PAC also said it finished the year with more than $1 million
Sen. Leah Vukmir announced today she raised more than $400,000 in her first full quarter of fundraising for her U.S. Senate bid. The figure covers the fourth quarter of 2017, which includes activity from October through December. Vukmir pulled in
Senate candidates Kevin Nicholson and Leah Vukmir have agreed to sign a unity pledge from the Wisconsin GOP so they’ll be eligible to win the party’s endorsement at the state convention in May.
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton’s super PAC is launching a $1 million ad buy that praises Nicholson and says, “It’s time to send a Marine to the U.S. Senate.” The John Bolton SuperPAC is focusing on Green Bay as a
Middleton attorney Tim Burns filed his nomination papers Tuesday, setting up a three-way primary with Milwaukee Judge Rebecca Dallet and Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock. The Elections Commission tallied 2,159 valid signatures for Burns, while Screnock turned in 3,539 and Dallet
Greta Neubauer tonight beat out Racine Ald. John Tate to win the Dem primary for outgoing Rep. Cory Mason’s seat. Neubauer, who won 1,518 votes to Tate’s 1,301, according to unofficial results from the Racine County clerk’s office, will go
Adam Jarchow defeated fellow GOP state Rep. Shannon Zimmerman for the Republican nomination in the 10th SD Tuesday, setting up a January matchup with Dem Patty Schachtner, the St. Croix County medical examiner. Libertarian Brian Corriea is also on the
Village of Slinger Trustee and Washington County Board Chair Rick Gundrum is advancing to the general election to vie for former GOP Rep. Bob Gannon’s seat. Gundrum, who won the 58th AD with nearly 39 percent of the vote according
Polls are open in three special elections for primaries that will determine who’s on the ballot next month to fill open Assembly seats in Racine and Washington County, along with northwestern Wisconsin’s 10th SD. In the 10th, GOP Reps. Adam
Shannon Zimmerman has so far largely self-funded his campaign for western Wisconsin’s open 10th SD, helping him top fellow GOP state Rep. Adam Jarchow in the pre-primary period, according to reports filed with the Ethics Commission. Zimmerman, R-River Falls, reported
Former Dem state Rep. Kelda Helen Roys said today she will formally launch her bid for guv early next year. “I’m very energized about the possibilities of 2018,” Roys said in an interview. “I believe that Wisconsin is a place
Three new candidates have emerged to run for the seat formerly held by Republican Sheila Harsdorf ahead of the nomination paper filing deadline Tuesday. But two of them appears short of the required signatures to qualify for the ballot. Among
Mahlon Mitchell, president of the state firefighters’ union, formally announced Monday he’s running for guv, saying it’s time to get “all hands working again.” During a stop in Green Bay, Mitchell said that phrase refers to a belief in the
As he launches his bid for a third term, Gov. Scott Walker defended his record on job creation, telling WisPolitics.com the record number of people employed in Wisconsin shows he’s put the state back to work. Democrats have regularly knocked
A super PAC backing Senate Dems today announced a more than $1 million TV and digital ad campaign that says U.S. Sen Tammy Baldwin’s tax votes “put Wisconsin families first.” The buy comes on the heels of the Freedom Partners
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $2.8 million over the final three months of 2017, padding a significant financial edge over her GOP rivals. Baldwin’s campaign said she finished 2017 with $7 million in the bank. Republican Kevin Nicholson, a
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin formally kicked off his campaign for guv today, charging President Trump and Gov. Scott Walker do not believe in the principles of government providing citizen health and safety “through a fair system of taxation” and equal
Dem Dan Kohl today reported raising more than $329,000 in the final quarter of 2017. The figure, which includes activity from October through December, means Kohl’s raised a total of $865,000 since he got into the race in early June,
Josh Kaul’s campaign said this afternoon the Dem AG candidate has raised more than $255,000 in the last half of the year. That, combined with the $175,460 Kaul raised from when he first got into the race in April through the
Republican Kevin Nicholson’s U.S. Senate campaign said today he raised more than $800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, roughly doubling what GOP rival Leah Vukmir brought in for the period. Combined with the $416,112 Nicholson raised during his first
The super PAC backing GOP state Sen. Leah Vukmir for U.S. Senate says it raised more than $1 million in the final three months of 2017. Wisconsin Next PAC also said it finished the year with more than $1 million
Sen. Leah Vukmir announced today she raised more than $400,000 in her first full quarter of fundraising for her U.S. Senate bid. The figure covers the fourth quarter of 2017, which includes activity from October through December. Vukmir pulled in
Senate candidates Kevin Nicholson and Leah Vukmir have agreed to sign a unity pledge from the Wisconsin GOP so they’ll be eligible to win the party’s endorsement at the state convention in May.
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton’s super PAC is launching a $1 million ad buy that praises Nicholson and says, “It’s time to send a Marine to the U.S. Senate.” The John Bolton SuperPAC is focusing on Green Bay as a
Middleton attorney Tim Burns filed his nomination papers Tuesday, setting up a three-way primary with Milwaukee Judge Rebecca Dallet and Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock. The Elections Commission tallied 2,159 valid signatures for Burns, while Screnock turned in 3,539 and Dallet
Greta Neubauer tonight beat out Racine Ald. John Tate to win the Dem primary for outgoing Rep. Cory Mason’s seat. Neubauer, who won 1,518 votes to Tate’s 1,301, according to unofficial results from the Racine County clerk’s office, will go
Adam Jarchow defeated fellow GOP state Rep. Shannon Zimmerman for the Republican nomination in the 10th SD Tuesday, setting up a January matchup with Dem Patty Schachtner, the St. Croix County medical examiner. Libertarian Brian Corriea is also on the
Village of Slinger Trustee and Washington County Board Chair Rick Gundrum is advancing to the general election to vie for former GOP Rep. Bob Gannon’s seat. Gundrum, who won the 58th AD with nearly 39 percent of the vote according
Polls are open in three special elections for primaries that will determine who’s on the ballot next month to fill open Assembly seats in Racine and Washington County, along with northwestern Wisconsin’s 10th SD. In the 10th, GOP Reps. Adam
Shannon Zimmerman has so far largely self-funded his campaign for western Wisconsin’s open 10th SD, helping him top fellow GOP state Rep. Adam Jarchow in the pre-primary period, according to reports filed with the Ethics Commission. Zimmerman, R-River Falls, reported
Former Dem state Rep. Kelda Helen Roys said today she will formally launch her bid for guv early next year. “I’m very energized about the possibilities of 2018,” Roys said in an interview. “I believe that Wisconsin is a place
Three new candidates have emerged to run for the seat formerly held by Republican Sheila Harsdorf ahead of the nomination paper filing deadline Tuesday. But two of them appears short of the required signatures to qualify for the ballot. Among
Mahlon Mitchell, president of the state firefighters’ union, formally announced Monday he’s running for guv, saying it’s time to get “all hands working again.” During a stop in Green Bay, Mitchell said that phrase refers to a belief in the
As he launches his bid for a third term, Gov. Scott Walker defended his record on job creation, telling WisPolitics.com the record number of people employed in Wisconsin shows he’s put the state back to work. Democrats have regularly knocked
A super PAC backing Senate Dems today announced a more than $1 million TV and digital ad campaign that says U.S. Sen Tammy Baldwin’s tax votes “put Wisconsin families first.” The buy comes on the heels of the Freedom Partners