Stories tagged: "Timothy Ramthun"


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Candidate Comparison: Meet the Republicans Vying for a Spot on the November Ballot

Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels, and Timothy Ramthun want to become Wisconsin’s 46th Governor.

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In One State, Big-Name Republicans Turn Against an Extreme Candidate for Governor

Two former Pennsylvania congressmen are among several GOP officials who say their party’s nominee presents "a threat to the rule of law and the constitutional order." Wisconsin watches for similar pushback.

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Kleefisch Flirts With a Regressive Flat Tax That Would Benefit the Wealthiest, Threaten Service Cuts, or Hike Middle Class Taxes

Wisconsin would likely see defunding of police, education, roads and more if millionaires had to pay no higher rate than essential workers.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), center, is flanked by Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam), left, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) during a July 2021 press conference. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Wisconsin’s Top Republican Tries to Appease Election Deniers. It Got Off to a Rocky Start.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos met with some of the conspiracy theorists trying to overturn the 2020 election, but reiterated that he doesn't have the ability to overturn the 2020 election.

Washington High School was one of only five Milwaukee polling places open on April 7, 2020. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
New Marquette Poll Shows 2022 Candidates Have a Lot of Work to Do to Introduce Themselves

Sen. Ron Johnson gets the highest unfavorability rating in the survey’s nine-year history.

Wisconsin Elections Commission Technology Director Robert Kehoe, left, and administrator Megan Wolfe debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories at a Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections hearing. (Screenshot via WisconsinEye)
Election Officials Debunk ‘Fantastical’ Conspiracy Theories About the 2020 Election

The Assembly's elections committee has heard remarks from 2020 election conspiracy theorists, but the Republicans in charge had not invited actual experts until now.

A light dusting of snow is seen on and around the state Capitol in Madison as the Wisconsin Legislature begins its new session on Jan. 4, 2021. (Photo by Jessica VanEgeren)
Ramthun Already Pulling Two Other Candidates for Governor Further Right in Eliminating Election Independence

Kleefisch and Nicholson suggest control should be given to partisan politicians instead of a state Elections Commission.