Campaign Action
Gov. Tony Evers defeated Republican Tim Michels in Wisconsin’s governor’s race, earning a second term of competent, progressive leadership. Evers’ tenure has mostly consisted of using his veto pen to hold off an extremist right-wing and corporate takeover of the state, including protecting the state’s voters and ensuring free and fair elections for the future.
In what has been a years’-long stalemate with the GOP legislature, Evers has effectively used his executive power. He’s fought for public education, and for environmental justice and clean energy. He’s a staunch defender of abortion rights, and called a special legislative session to repeal Wisconsin’s archaic criminal 1849 abortion ban when it became clear the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade. That session lasted a matter of seconds, the Republican legislature refusing to even consider it.
Michels is another one of the GOP multimillionaires who self-funded his way through a crowded primary to get this seat. That and earning the endorsement of Trump through his election denial. Michels has promised that “Republicans will never lose another election in Wisconsin after [he’s] elected governor.”
He has endorsed a total ban on abortions, even in the case of rape and incest, and an end to marriage equality. He has endorsed defunding public education, and is opposed to even the most modest gun safety proposals. Oh, and he lives in Connecticut a good part of the year.