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GOP state Sen. Pat Testin has formally announced his bid for lieutenant governor, saying “in 2022, Wisconsin Republicans must go on offense to fight, win, and get our state back on the right track.” “Since 2016, I have been fighting
The state Assembly will vote Tuesday on a resolution backing a policy to “retain as much as possible the core of existing districts.” The Rules Committee added the resolution to the Assembly calendar one day after the state Supreme Court
One day after the state Supreme Court agreed to hear their redistricting lawsuit, GOP voters asked a federal court to stay proceedings in two lawsuits asking a three-judge panel to draw Wisconsin’s political lines if Capitol leaders fail to reach
With a federal court already moving ahead on a redistricting trial, the state Supreme Court has agreed to take original action in a case asking the justices to draw Wisconsin’s legislative and congressional boundaries if Capitol leaders fail to reach
Longtime lobbyist Bill McCoshen formally announced today he won’t run for guv in 2022, saying he lost “too much precious time” trying to close the sale of his lobbying firm to mount a serious bid. Michael Best Strategies announced yesterday
Republican Rebecca Kleefisch raised more than $1.2 million in individual donations in the first 48 hours after officially launching her guv bid last week, her campaign says. Kleefisch filed the paperwork to run for guv last month. But she formally
Republican Rebecca Kleefisch today formally launched her campaign for guv with a video that slammed Dem Tony Evers for a term that’s been “marked by failure and weakness.” The former lieutenant governor released a 2 minute, 40-second video today that
Milwaukee Ald. and Dem U.S. Senate candidate Chantia Lewis was charged Tuesday with five counts, including theft, misconduct in public office and violating campaign finance laws. The four felonies and one misdemeanor stem from allegations Lewis used her campaign finance
Steven Olikara, who announced in late May he was exploring a bid for U.S. Senate, formally entered the race today. Olikara, founder of the Millennial Action Project, joins an already crowded Dem field looking to challenge GOP U.S. Sen. Ron
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced today he won’t seek reelection in 2022, telling a La Crosse news conference, “The truth is, I’ve run out of gas.” Kind has represented the western Wisconsin seat for more than 24 years and
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, whom Republicans tabbed as a top target in 2022 after his narrow reelection last fall, won’t seek another term, according to multiple Dem sources. Kind, D-La Crosse, is expected to make the announcement later this afternoon.
Waukesha County Exec Paul Farrow is running for state GOP chair, according to an email obtained by WisPolitics.com. Farrow, a former state lawmaker who now serves as the party’s finance chair, wrote to the party’s Executive Committee members late yesterday
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes led his party rivals for U.S. Senate among Dem primary voters in Milwaukee County, according to a new poll commissioned by Milwaukee Works Inc. But 29 percent of those surveyed said they were undecided as to
State Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, today dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate and endorsed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. Larson, who got into the race in late May, trailed his rivals for fundraising in the second quarter with $51,480
Wisconsin GOP Chair Andrew Hitt, who took over the state party as it was reeling from the losses of the 2018 cycle, is stepping down from the post to spend more time with his family. Hitt, 43, was re-elected as
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes tells WisPolitics.com he stands out from his seven fellow Dem U.S. Senate candidates because of his experience holding statewide office and his travels to all parts of Wisconsin. Barnes said he’s been to all of the
Republican William Penterman won the 37th Assembly District special election over Dem Pete Adams and independent Stephen Ratzlaff Jr., according to a WisPolitics.com tally of unofficial results. Penterman, a former aide to Rep. Ron Tusler, R-Harrison, sailed to a win
Polls are open in the special election for the 37th AD covering parts of Dodge, Dane, Columbus and Jefferson counties. Republicans are looking to keep control of the seat, after former GOP state Rep. John Jagler won a special election
Gov. Tony Evers raised $5 million over the first half of the year and finished June with $7.3 million in the bank, his campaign said. Evers’ cash on hand puts him significantly ahead of where Scott Walker was at similar
William Penterman told WisPolitics.com today he has declared victory in the GOP primary for the 37th Assembly District after the county cavasses confirmed his 16-vote lead over Jennifer Meinhardt. The Columbus native said his campaign was already focusing on the
GOP state Sen. Pat Testin has formally announced his bid for lieutenant governor, saying “in 2022, Wisconsin Republicans must go on offense to fight, win, and get our state back on the right track.” “Since 2016, I have been fighting
The state Assembly will vote Tuesday on a resolution backing a policy to “retain as much as possible the core of existing districts.” The Rules Committee added the resolution to the Assembly calendar one day after the state Supreme Court
One day after the state Supreme Court agreed to hear their redistricting lawsuit, GOP voters asked a federal court to stay proceedings in two lawsuits asking a three-judge panel to draw Wisconsin’s political lines if Capitol leaders fail to reach
With a federal court already moving ahead on a redistricting trial, the state Supreme Court has agreed to take original action in a case asking the justices to draw Wisconsin’s legislative and congressional boundaries if Capitol leaders fail to reach
Longtime lobbyist Bill McCoshen formally announced today he won’t run for guv in 2022, saying he lost “too much precious time” trying to close the sale of his lobbying firm to mount a serious bid. Michael Best Strategies announced yesterday
Republican Rebecca Kleefisch raised more than $1.2 million in individual donations in the first 48 hours after officially launching her guv bid last week, her campaign says. Kleefisch filed the paperwork to run for guv last month. But she formally
Republican Rebecca Kleefisch today formally launched her campaign for guv with a video that slammed Dem Tony Evers for a term that’s been “marked by failure and weakness.” The former lieutenant governor released a 2 minute, 40-second video today that
Milwaukee Ald. and Dem U.S. Senate candidate Chantia Lewis was charged Tuesday with five counts, including theft, misconduct in public office and violating campaign finance laws. The four felonies and one misdemeanor stem from allegations Lewis used her campaign finance
Steven Olikara, who announced in late May he was exploring a bid for U.S. Senate, formally entered the race today. Olikara, founder of the Millennial Action Project, joins an already crowded Dem field looking to challenge GOP U.S. Sen. Ron
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced today he won’t seek reelection in 2022, telling a La Crosse news conference, “The truth is, I’ve run out of gas.” Kind has represented the western Wisconsin seat for more than 24 years and
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, whom Republicans tabbed as a top target in 2022 after his narrow reelection last fall, won’t seek another term, according to multiple Dem sources. Kind, D-La Crosse, is expected to make the announcement later this afternoon.
Waukesha County Exec Paul Farrow is running for state GOP chair, according to an email obtained by WisPolitics.com. Farrow, a former state lawmaker who now serves as the party’s finance chair, wrote to the party’s Executive Committee members late yesterday
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes led his party rivals for U.S. Senate among Dem primary voters in Milwaukee County, according to a new poll commissioned by Milwaukee Works Inc. But 29 percent of those surveyed said they were undecided as to
State Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, today dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate and endorsed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. Larson, who got into the race in late May, trailed his rivals for fundraising in the second quarter with $51,480
Wisconsin GOP Chair Andrew Hitt, who took over the state party as it was reeling from the losses of the 2018 cycle, is stepping down from the post to spend more time with his family. Hitt, 43, was re-elected as
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes tells WisPolitics.com he stands out from his seven fellow Dem U.S. Senate candidates because of his experience holding statewide office and his travels to all parts of Wisconsin. Barnes said he’s been to all of the
Republican William Penterman won the 37th Assembly District special election over Dem Pete Adams and independent Stephen Ratzlaff Jr., according to a WisPolitics.com tally of unofficial results. Penterman, a former aide to Rep. Ron Tusler, R-Harrison, sailed to a win
Polls are open in the special election for the 37th AD covering parts of Dodge, Dane, Columbus and Jefferson counties. Republicans are looking to keep control of the seat, after former GOP state Rep. John Jagler won a special election
Gov. Tony Evers raised $5 million over the first half of the year and finished June with $7.3 million in the bank, his campaign said. Evers’ cash on hand puts him significantly ahead of where Scott Walker was at similar
William Penterman told WisPolitics.com today he has declared victory in the GOP primary for the 37th Assembly District after the county cavasses confirmed his 16-vote lead over Jennifer Meinhardt. The Columbus native said his campaign was already focusing on the