A potential frontrunner decides to seek a third term as attorney general instead, offering stability in the state’s fight against the Trump administration.
GOP-backed Appeals Court Judge Marie Lazar has announced she’s running for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Lazar has a history of restricting abortion and voting rights, and her 2022 appeals court race was driven by a right-wing extremist billionaire.
With GOP incumbent Tom Tiffany running for governor, his seat is now a pick-up opportunity for Democrats like Clark who want Congress to be a check on runaway presidential power.
Candidate for governor Tom Tiffany tries to imply he’d maintain current law, but his record and rhetoric show that Wisconsin could see a total abortion ban if he’s elected.
The Republican congressman supports mining, opposes reproductive rights, cheers the president’s tariffs, and voted to reject states’ electoral votes as part of Trump 2020 election scheme.
The Democratic attorney general and the Republican congressman would each rise to the top of their party’s primary field based on public recognition, but a lot can happen before August 2026.
While not announcing her next move, Justice Rebecca Bradley said fellow conservatives need to “take stock of their failures and fix it.”
About half the states have some process that allows citizens to collect enough signatures to force statewide referendums — something only the Legislature can do in Wisconsin right now.
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents point to our state’s long history of secure elections that embrace absentee ballot use to make democracy more accessible.
The current secretary of state and former state treasurer won’t join what could become a crowded field of candidates seeking to succeed retiring Gov. Tony Evers.
