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Fond Du Lac County District Attorney Eric J. Toney
Sep 2, 2022

Wisconsin AG hopeful won’t commit to Trump in 2024

Wisconsin's Republican attorney general candidate won't commit to voting for Donald Trump in 2024 if he runs for president again, putting him at odds with other top Republicans on the ballot in the battleground state this November.

Aug 30, 2022

Barnes’ security costs become campaign issue in Senate run

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, logged more than 10 times as many hours of security than his predecessor, an issue that Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is raising in the hotly contested race.

Ron Johnson aide asked felon convicted of fraud for opinion
Jun 22, 2022

Wisconsin’s Johnson under heat for fake elector revelation

An aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told former Vice President Mike Pence's staff that the Republican from Wisconsin wanted to hand-deliver to Pence fake elector votes from his state and neighboring Michigan, text messages revealed at Tuesday's meeting of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection showed.

Feb 17, 2022

Opposition from Sen. Johnson threatens Biden’s judicial pick of Pocan

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson's opposition to one of President Joe Biden's nominees surprised Democrats on Wednesday and presented a fresh test to a tradition that over the years has allowed individual senators to block the confirmation of judges from their home states.

Feb 14, 2022

Wisconsin court won’t allow drop boxes for April 5 election

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the state elections commission to keep absentee ballot drop boxes in place through the April 5 election for local offices.

Feb 1, 2022

Johnson enters re-election year with more money than rivals

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson entered his reelection year with more money in the bank than any of his many Democratic rivals, even though he trailed some of them in fundraising over the last three months of 2021.

Dec 23, 2021

Editorial: Ron Johnson spouts his worst idea yet

Wisconsin’s conspiratorial U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has spouted plenty of garbage in recent months – that mouthwash has been proven to kill COVID-19, that unvaccinated people are being put “basically into internment camps,” that climate change is “bullsh-t.” But the Oshkosh Republican’s worst idea among many doozies went like this: He wants his partisan pals [...]

Oct 19, 2021

Milwaukee alder, Senate candidate enters not guilty pleas

Milwaukee Ald. Chantia Lewis, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, pleaded not guilty Monday to criminal charges that she took more than $20,000 in campaign funds and false travel reimbursements from the city.

Aug 27, 2021

Senate hopeful Lasry got property tax breaks in 2 states

Alex Lasry, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin and son of a co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, benefitted from nearly $24,000 in property tax breaks in New York and Wisconsin that are supposed to be applied only to a primary residence.

Aug 26, 2021

Up to 10,000 refugees expected to come through Wisconsin

Refugees from Afghanistan have arrived at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin and up to 10,000 more could do so in the coming weeks, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday after meeting with base officials.

Jul 20, 2021

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes joins US Senate race

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on Tuesday joined the crowded Democratic field for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Ron Johnson, vying to become the first African American from Wisconsin to serve in the Senate. Barnes, 34, is the first Black lieutenant governor in […]

Mar 17, 2021

Johnson rules out run for Wisconsin governor in 2022

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Tuesday he has ruled out a run for Wisconsin governor in 2022, but he remains undecided about whether to seek a third term in the Senate.

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