Wisconsin Senate candidates present stark contrast on gun safety and reproductive rights
The Republicans challenging Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin favor abortion bans and oppose gun safety laws.
By Josh Israel - September 27, 2023The Republicans challenging Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin favor abortion bans and oppose gun safety laws.
By Josh Israel - September 27, 2023The Wisconsin Republican is one of the nation’s wealthiest senators, with an estimated net worth of more than $48 million in 2020.
By Josh Israel - October 26, 2022Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has a long record of opposition to abortion rights.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 07, 2022The Wisconsin Republican has used his official website and social media accounts to smear his Democratic opponent.
By Josh Israel - September 29, 2022The Wisconsin Republican once said he ‘wasn’t concerned’ by the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — but would have been if there were ‘Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters.’
By Josh Israel - September 21, 2022‘This is pretty much what we expect from Ron Johnson,’ said Wendell J. Harris of the Wisconsin NAACP. ‘He’s made it clear that racism is one of his main tactics.’
By Nick Vachon - September 16, 2022Wisconsin’s Republican senator has consistently fought against voting right protections and pro-democracy policies, in addition to supporting attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2022Despite trying to distance himself from attempts to overturn the 2020 election, one person named on an invalid electoral ballot recently sent a fundraising email on Johnson’s behalf.
By Josh Israel - August 24, 2022Wisconsin Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson says he didn’t speak out sooner because he didn’t want to hurt former President Donald Trump’s reelection chances.
By Josh Israel - August 22, 2022The Wisconsin Republican’s ad ends with a photo of Johnson posing with a grinning white man in a sheriff’s uniform.
By Josh Israel - August 19, 2022Marquette University Law School’s latest poll also found Democratic Gov. Tony Evers within the margin error of his Republican opponent, businessman Tim Michels.
By Nick Vachon - August 18, 2022The Wisconsin Republican senator laid out a confusing and contradictory plan to roll back abortion rights nationally.
By Josh Israel - August 17, 2022The state’s lieutenant governor easily won the Wisconsin Democratic Senate nomination on Tuesday.
By Josh Israel - August 10, 2022Wisconsin Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes responded, ‘Self-serving, multimillionaire senator Ron Johnson wants to strip working people of the Social Security and Medicare they’ve earned.’
By Josh Israel - August 04, 2022Wisconsin Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson has opposed every attempt at passing legislation to curb gun violence.
By Josh Israel - July 05, 2022The January 6 select committee released a text message from the Wisconsin Republican senator’s staff trying to submit fraudulent electors.
By Josh Israel - June 21, 2022The Republican senator claimed the United States should manufacture ‘certain strategic products,’ but his voting record says otherwise.
By Josh Israel - June 10, 2022The Wisconsin Republican senator benefits from a federal tax cut law he helped pass and faces criticism of his habit of billing taxpayers for vacation flights.
By Josh Israel - June 02, 2022The Republican incumbent has been a consistent voice against equal rights.
By Josh Israel - May 26, 2022The Wisconsin Republican senator recently denied that he was pushing to get rid of the Affordable Care Act — a day after saying the GOP should have a plan to do so.
By Josh Israel - May 04, 2022The Wisconsin Republican remains deeply disliked by his constituents.
By Josh Israel - April 26, 2022Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein just gave nearly $280,000 to the Ron Johnson Victory joint fundraising committee.
By Josh Israel - April 20, 2022The Wisconsin Republican doesn’t want government to spend money ‘picking winners and losers.’
By Josh Israel - March 25, 2022The Wisconsin senator called his idea an ‘elegant solution’ to the child care crisis and ‘a win-win-win situation across the board.’
By Josh Israel - March 16, 2022Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in his run for reelection.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2022The Wisconsin Republican also lauded Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) for his plan to sunset Social Security and raise taxes on most Americans.
By Josh Israel - March 08, 2022The Wisconsin Republican senator said the party needs to be ready to ‘make good on what we established as our priorities.’
By Josh Israel - March 07, 2022The Wisconsin Republican called the ‘Freedom Convoy’ truckers’ behavior ‘exemplary.’
By Josh Israel - February 22, 2022The Wisconsin Republican continues to defend a top donor’s decision to ship 1,000 jobs out of state.
By Josh Israel - February 17, 2022The GOP senator recently refused to ask Oshkosh Defense to locate new jobs in its own state.
By Josh Israel - February 09, 2022