Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org The following is a statement from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in response to the Republican Party’s false attacks on Tony Evers: “In 2010, a teacher was fired for watching porn at school. An arbitrator reinstated him, and the courts refused to remove him under the law

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org   MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — In Tuesday’s Milwaukee County Sheriff’s election, Earnell Lucas defeated ex-Sheriff David Clarke’s longtime assistant Acting Sheriff Richard Schmidt in a race that became a referendum on collaboration between the Milwaukee Sheriff’s Office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in deportations. Voces de la Frontera Action worked to

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Free-market activists enthusiastically back Walker re-election bid Group calls for Tony Evers defeat, citing job-killing policy positions   MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today announced it is enthusiastically backing Governor Scott Walker’s bid for re-election and actively calling for the defeat of his opponent,

Contact: Rep. Terry Katsma (608) 266-0656 Madison—Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has released a new training video intended to educate financial industry professionals on how to spot and report financial abuse of senior citizens.   It has been estimated that only one in every 44 cases of elder financial abuse is ever reported.[1]  The

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Reid Magney, 608-267-7887 MADISON, WI – Very few problems were reported in Tuesday’s Partisan Primary in which nearly 1 million Wisconsin adults voted, according to preliminary results analyzed by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Unofficial results collected by the Associated Press indicate there were at least 993,847 votes cast

CONTACT: Christine Lamitina Lamitina@uwm.edu / 414-270-1137 MILWAUKEE: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will host a debate in the race for Wisconsin Governor between Republican Governor Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tony Evers. The debate will air live on WUWM and TMJ4 and simulcast on WGBA-TV (Green Bay) and on television stations throughout

Contact: zroday@republicanags.com 203-640-9208 The Republican Attorneys General Association released the following statement congratulating Attorney General Brad Schimel and pledging their full support: “Brad Schimel is incredibly hard-working and one of the most experienced prosecutors serving as attorney general in the country,” said Arkansas Attorney General and RAGA Chairman Leslie Rutledge. “Wisconsin is

CONTACT: Alex Morgan; alex@turnoutpac.org; 313-580-9322 Progressive Turnout Project Executive Director Alex Morgan released the following statement regarding the Wisconsin Democratic Primary Election: “Congratulations to Senator Tammy Baldwin and Randy Bryce on tonight’s victories in Wisconsin. This summer, Progressive Turnout Project has knocked on more than 20,000 doors across the 1st

CONTACT: NGA Press Office, 415-802-2423 or press@nextgenamerica.org In response to the Wisconsin primary results, NextGen America President Tom Steyer issued the following statement: “Congratulations to Tony Evers and Randy Bryce on winning their Democratic primaries. For years, Republicans like Paul Ryan and Scott Walker have fought to protect wealthy corporate interests over working

WASHINGTON – NRSC Executive Director Chris Hansen made the following statement regarding the results of the Wisconsin Senate primary election: “Leah Vukmir’s tireless work ethic and vision for Wisconsin stand in direct contrast to Tammy Baldwin, who has little to show for her almost three decades in politics,” said NRSC Executive Director

Contact: media@prochoiceamerica.org   NARAL Was an Early Supporter of Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Randy Bryce in Wisconsin   In a victory for Wisconsin women and families, NARAL Pro-Choice America congratulated pro-choice champions Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Randy Bryce for winning their primaries. “When candidates proudly stand up for reproductive rights, they win.

Contact: press@tammybaldwin.com MADISON – The Tammy Baldwin for Senate campaign released the following statement on tonight’s Wisconsin Senate primary: “Wisconsinites want someone who will be in their corner and stand up to powerful special interests in Washington, not a bought-and-paid-for Senator,”said Tammy Baldwin. “Leah Vukmir has a long record of putting her corporate special interest

Media Contact: Jessica Lovejoy, 608-318-3065 jessica@50p1.com Madison, WI –  Sarah Godlewski, Democratic candidate for State Treasurer, won the August 14th primary election with 44% of the vote statewide, with 52% precincts reporting, and will be advancing to the general election. Godlewski ran on a platform of bringing new, thoughtful leadership to the State

Contact: Lauren Passalacqua, David Bergstein – 202-545-3567 Republicans created a “nasty,” vicious,” “expensive,” “GOP Civil War” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesman David Bergstein issued the following statement on the Wisconsin Republican Senate primary: “Leah Vukmir never misses an opportunity to sell out Wisconsin’s working families for her corporate backers. Vukmir’s plan

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org   MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today announced it will enthusiastically support Leah Vukmir’s bid to be Wisconsin’s next United States Senator. The free-market activist group had previously called for the defeat of incumbent U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin this November, citing her voting record on economic

Grassroots PAC selects voter turnout program targets CONTACT: Will Hoverman Program Assistant – Progressive Takeover (612)-991-9492 whoverman@progressivetakeover.org Progressive Takeover, a grassroots PAC, formally congratulates the Democratic candidates who emerged from Tuesday’s primary election as the organization begins executing voter turnout programs for the November General Election. The grassroots PAC is