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ICYMI: How Hovde Cashed In On Offshore Insurers MADISON, Wis. — A bombshell new report from Politico Influence detailed how Eric Hovde profited from tens of millions of dollars worth of investments in offshore, Bermudan reinsurance companies that were set up to dodge U.S. taxes. The report details how Hovde, as the president and day-to-day overseer of Hovde Capital’s […]

REMINDER: President Biden is Delivering on Infrastructure Where Donald Trump Failed MADISON, Wis. — Today, President Biden is visiting Wisconsin to announce a new $3.3 billion grant program to reconnect and rebuild communities across the country, including Milwaukee. It was President Biden who stepped up to deliver an infrastructure decade after Donald Trump turned “infrastructure […]

Wisconsin Democrats Welcome President Biden to Milwaukee MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of President Biden’s visit to Wisconsin today to announce critical infrastructure funding for Milwaukee, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “Infrastructure is supposed to make our communities stronger, not divide them. For too long, core Milwaukee neighborhoods have been pushed apart […]

ICYMI: GOP Senate Candidate Took Bold Stance Against the Sale of Alcohol… In Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from Rolling Stone detailed how California bank owner Eric Hovde said he opposed the commercial alcohol industry. Commercialized alcohol is one of the most culturally and economically important industries in Wisconsin, supporting over 161,000 jobs and generating over […]

Wisconsin Democrats on the Legislature’s Final Floor Period MADISON, Wis. — Today, Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate adjourned the Legislature’s final floor period of the year, effectively ending the 2023 legislative session. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund issued the following statement: “Today, Republican politicians in Madison adjourned Wisconsin’s full-time legislature for the year—and […]

ICYMI: Eric Hovde Criticized Young People In Past Talks, Recordings Show MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from a UW Madison student newspaper, The Daily Cardinal, detailed how Eric Hovde, California bank owner and Wisconsin Senate candidate, has a long history of making disparaging remarks about college students and young people, including calling them “so stupid” and complaining […]

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Statement on Third Anniversary of American Rescue Plan MADISON, Wis. — Today, on the three-year anniversary of President Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “Three years ago today, President Biden signed the historic American Rescue Plan into law to put […]

BREAKING: Trump Calls To Cut Wisconsinites’ Medicare and Social Security Again MADISON, Wis. — Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement in response to Donald Trump saying “there is a lot you can do… in terms of cutting” Social Security and Medicare:  “After trying to gut the programs for years, Donald […]

NEW: Jobs Are STILL Booming Under President Biden MADISON, Wis. — Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the U.S. economy added 275,000 jobs in February, once again exceeding expectations: “President Biden laid out his vision for the future of America last night, one in […]