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
The NRCC is running a new digital ad seeking to tie U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, to controversial comments made by some of his Dem colleagues. Kind is one of five House Dems the National Republican Congressional Committee is
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
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
The state Supreme Court ruled today the Elections Commission has no power to remove from the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved, but didn’t respond to a mailer seeking to confirm their address. In the 5-2 ruling, the
Milwaukee County officials are the latest defendants in Donald Trump’s failed election lawsuit to ask a judge to force the former president and his attorneys to cover their legal fees. In a filing yesterday, Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson and
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider whether U.S. Rep. Ron Kind might run for U.S. Senate and the chance U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson will seek a third term.
Former President Trump is endorsind U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for reelection even though the Oshkosh Republican hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term in 2022. In the statement released by his leadership PAC Thursday, Trump acknowledged that Johnson
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
Gov. Tony Evers has asked federal courts to force Donald Trump, his attorneys and the parties in a second lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results to reimburse the state for $250,000 in legal costs to hire private attorneys in
With the April 6 election looming, a Waukesha businessman has asked the state Supreme Court to bar local clerks from filling in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes. But filing deadlines the justices issued make it unlikely the court will
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the post-Trump future for Wisconsin politics and the GOP.
A conservative attorney alleged private groups ran the November election in Green Bay after the city received $1.6 million from the Center for Tech and Civic Life to help cover the costs of putting on an election during a pandemic.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is opting for an all-virtual state convention in early June. The party went to a virtual formal in 2020 amid the pandemic, and its administrative committee over the weekend voted to continue that format for
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined, without comment, to hear former President Trump’s appeal of a 7th Circuit ruling rejecting his attempt to overturn Wisconsin’s election results both on the merits and because it was filed too late. The suit
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in a new digital ad for his opposition to the COVID-19 bill while “our communities are still suffering.” The DSCC said it’s part of a five-figure buy in Wisconsin
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson, a former state lawmaker who is now the Outagamie County executive, pledged to run a 72-county campaign in his effort to defeat Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson. On Twitter, Nelson recently accused Johnson of “inciting an
The Dem group Protect Our Care is running a digital spot knocking Republicans for opposing the federal COVID-19 bill. The ad is running nationally on Facebook and in Wisconsin. It comes as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, objected to allowing debate
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 of 3.1 percent. But it was well behind the 7.4
The NRCC is running a new digital ad seeking to tie U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, to controversial comments made by some of his Dem colleagues. Kind is one of five House Dems the National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting with the ad campaign. A spokesman said the overall
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 finished March with just over $1 million in the bank.
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 $5,800 — $2,900 for the primary and $2,900 for the
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 those who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Godlewski’s 3-minute rollout video
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 million had been stolen from the party’s federal account through
The state Supreme Court ruled today the Elections Commission has no power to remove from the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved, but didn’t respond to a mailer seeking to confirm their address. In the 5-2 ruling, the court found that responsibility rests with local elections officials and
Milwaukee County officials are the latest defendants in Donald Trump’s failed election lawsuit to ask a judge to force the former president and his attorneys to cover their legal fees. In a filing yesterday, Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson and Milwaukee County Elections Director Julietta Henry asked for $65,520 plus
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider whether U.S. Rep. Ron Kind might run for U.S. Senate and the chance U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson will seek a third term.
Former President Trump is endorsind U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for reelection even though the Oshkosh Republican hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term in 2022. In the statement released by his leadership PAC Thursday, Trump acknowledged that Johnson hasn’t yet announced whether he will run. “He has no
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 as national Republicans have listed Kind among their top targets
Gov. Tony Evers has asked federal courts to force Donald Trump, his attorneys and the parties in a second lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results to reimburse the state for $250,000 in legal costs to hire private attorneys in the cases. In a filing yesterday, Evers’ private lawyers urged
With the April 6 election looming, a Waukesha businessman has asked the state Supreme Court to bar local clerks from filling in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes. But filing deadlines the justices issued make it unlikely the court will rule in time to have an impact on spring races.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the post-Trump future for Wisconsin politics and the GOP.
A conservative attorney alleged private groups ran the November election in Green Bay after the city received $1.6 million from the Center for Tech and Civic Life to help cover the costs of putting on an election during a pandemic. The city has rejected the suggestion that it ceded control
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is opting for an all-virtual state convention in early June. The party went to a virtual formal in 2020 amid the pandemic, and its administrative committee over the weekend voted to continue that format for the June 5-6 convention that also includes an election for
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined, without comment, to hear former President Trump’s appeal of a 7th Circuit ruling rejecting his attempt to overturn Wisconsin’s election results both on the merits and because it was filed too late. The suit affected by the March 8 decision was the last action
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in a new digital ad for his opposition to the COVID-19 bill while “our communities are still suffering.” The DSCC said it’s part of a five-figure buy in Wisconsin and Florida targeting Johnson and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson, a former state lawmaker who is now the Outagamie County executive, pledged to run a 72-county campaign in his effort to defeat Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson. On Twitter, Nelson recently accused Johnson of “inciting an insurrection and being a traitor.” Nelson has put up a
The Dem group Protect Our Care is running a digital spot knocking Republicans for opposing the federal COVID-19 bill. The ad is running nationally on Facebook and in Wisconsin. It comes as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, objected to allowing debate on the COVID-19 bill to begin before the document is