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NEW VIDEO: Bank Owner Eric Hovde’s Luxurious Laguna Beach Lifestyle MADISON, Wis. — As the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and Senator Tammy Baldwin launch their historic, statewide ‘One Year To Win’ tour ahead of the 2024 election, the Republicans’ top recruit in the Senate race next year, Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach), spent the week at a luxurious resort […]

Wisconsin Democrats Honor Native American Heritage Month MADISON, Wis. — On the first day of Native American Heritage Month, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Second Vice Chair Tricia Zunker released the following statements: Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler: “This Native American Heritage Month, let’s honor the life and legacy of […]

California Hovde Tricks Wisconsinites; Treats Himself In California MADISON, Wis. — As three time Orange County Most Influential winner Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) gets ready to try to trick Wisconsinites into thinking he’s one of them for his U.S. Senate run, it turns out that he was treating himself at his $7 million Laguna Beach mansion yesterday. Trick-or-treaters who tried to get candy at Hovde’s […]

Wisconsin Democrats on Historic GDP Growth Under Bidenomics MADISON, Wis. — Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 4.9 percent in the third quarter of 2023, showing remarkable economic growth nationwide. “Today’s staggering GDP numbers are just […]

Who Is Mike Johnson? MADISON, Wis. — In the revolving door of Republican nominees for Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson has emerged as the latest candidate to lead a chamber driven into chaos by GOP dysfunction and extremism. Even as Mike Gallagher publicly doubts whether Johnson can overcome the GOP’s chaos, and Tom Tiffany cheers on the […]

ICYMI: Republicans Look To Fill A Glaring Hole In Their Senate Recruitment Map MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from NBC News highlights how after failing to recruit their preferred candidate, national and Wisconsin Republicans are turning to multi-millionaire self-funders. Ron Johnson is encouraging Scott Mayer and Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) to wait as long as possible to get into […]

LISTEN: Conservative Commentator Mark Belling Calls for Eric Hovde and Scott Mayer To Be Removed From Voter Rolls Over Poor Voting Record MADISON, Wis. — In response to reports that two of the GOP’s possible Senate candidates, Scott Mayer and Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) have repeatedly failed to vote in Wisconsin, conservative commentator Mark Belling called for both Hovde and […]

Who Is Jim Jordan? MADISON, Wis. — As Derrick Van Orden, Bryan Steil, Mike Gallagher and the rest of Wisconsin’s Republicans line up behind Jim Jordan in today’s vote for Speaker, here are a few quick things to know about Jordan’s extreme record in DC: Jim Jordan Supports Slashing Social Security & Medicare. Jordan voted for Paul Ryan’s plan to […]

ICYMI: Gov. Evers Takes Emergency Action to Stabilize Wisconsin Child Care MADISON, Wis. — Today, Gov. Evers announced he was directing $170 million in emergency funding to stabilize Wisconsin’s child care system after Republicans last week blocked action to maintain funding for child care providers. Thanks to this action by Gov. Evers, Wisconsin’s Child Care Counts program […]