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MUST READ: LA Times Calls Hovde “Wisconsin’s California Candidate” MADISON, Wis. — This morning,  the Los Angeles Times, California bank owner and three time winner of Orange County’s most influential Eric Hovde’s hometown newspaper, detailed how their California neighbor Eric Hovde is trying to buy a Senate seat in Wisconsin. Read more below:  Los Angeles Times: Wisconsin’s California Candidate By: […]

Wisconsin Democrats Welcome Vice President Harris to Milwaukee MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Milwaukee today as part of her nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “From day one of the Biden-Harris Administration, President Biden and Vice President Harris have been focused on […]

MAGA Sheriff David Clarke on Eric Hovde: “What The Hell is Wrong With You?!” MADISON, Wis. — Today, former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and MAGA radio host John Fredericks took to the airwaves to trash Eric Hovde for his belief that nursing home residents shouldn’t be allowed to vote, his flailing campaign, and for being Mitch McConnell’s […]

ICYMI: Eric Hovde Said the Minimum Wage “Never Supposed to be a Living Wage” MADISON, Wis. — New reporting today from Up North News uncovered more comments from Eric Hovde disrespecting working Wisconsinites. In the newly revealed comments, Eric Hovde, a megamillionaire owner of a $3 billion California bank, says that “the minimum wage was never supposed to […]

Statement on Rep. Byron Donalds Joining RPW Convention MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement in response to the announcement of Rep. Byron Donalds as a speaker at the Republican Party of Wisconsin Convention: “This weekend, MAGA loyalist Rep. Byron Donalds will take a quick break from his […]

Wisconsin Democrats on Hmong-Lao Veterans Day MADISON, Wis. — In honor of today’s observance of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Today, we honor the sacrifices made by Hmong-Lao veterans fighting alongside the United States during the Vietnam War and celebrate the thousands of Hmong-Lao veterans who call Wisconsin […]

Wisconsin Democrats on The GOP’s Latest Desperate Stunt MADISON, Wis. — Just weeks after the Democratic Party of Wisconsin launched its six-figure “No More Games” digital campaign to end the gridlock and release already approved money to stabilize rural hospitals and address drinking water pollution, Republicans are showing that the heat is getting to them. But instead […]

Wisconsin Republicans Would Make Every Day a Day Without Child Care MADISON, Wis. — Today, parents and providers are marking A Day Without Child Care with calls for action to ensure all families have access to affordable child care. Here in Wisconsin, Republican politicians in Madison have repeatedly obstructed and sabotaged efforts to expand affordable […]

Watch: New WisDems Video: “Eric Hovde: Bad for Seniors, Bad for Wisconsin” MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is releasing a new digital video highlighting the troubling lawsuit Eric Hovde’s bank is facing for wrongful death and elder abuse in a nursing home the bank owns, which comes amid weeks of Hovde saying that senior citizens shouldn’t be […]