U.S. Senate candidates greet voters on Fourth of July
SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN -- Candidates vying for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat appeared in Fourth of July parades across southeastern Wisconsin Wednesday.
Hovde says comments were misinterpreted
MADISON (AP) -- Political newcomer Eric Hovde says he regrets comments he made about the media writing 'sob stories' regarding food stamp recipients because they've been widely misinterpreted.
New MU poll shows Thompson leads Baldwin, Obama leads Romney
MILWAUKEE -- A new Marquette University Law School poll shows Republican Tommy Thompson with a solid 49% to 41% lead over Democrat Tammy Baldwin in the race for the U.S. Senate seat.
Rasmussen poll shows recall gave GOP momentum in Wisconsin
WISCONSIN -- A new Rasmussen poll suggests, at least in the short term, that the GOP has regained momentum in Wisconsin following the gubernatorial recall election last week.
Tommy Thompson wants to create institute for freshwater science
MILWAUKEE -- Tommy Thompson, Republican candidate for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat wants to make Milwaukee an international leader in freshwater science and technology.
NEW POLL: Tommy Thompson leads Senate contenders
MADISON -- A new Rasmussen poll shows former Gov.
Mark Neumann would seek total repeal of federal health-care law
MADISON (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep.
Republican U.S. Senate candidates gather for forum
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election may be front and center on the statewide stage, but there's another political fight going on in the background, as four Republican candidates are fighting for Wisconsin's soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Kip Smith to drop out of race for U.S. Senate
RHINELANDER -- Kip Smith, a candidate for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat will formally announce his exit from the race Tuesday morning, May 1st.The Rhinelander physical therapist said in a statement that his decision is based mostly on the difficulty in raising money and cannot continue the campaign and risk the financial future of his family.With Smith out of the race, that leaves Eric Hovde, Tommy Thompson, Jeff Fitzgerald and Mark Neumann running on the Republican side, and Tammy Baldwin as the lone Democrat.Smith's statement is as follows:"This past weekend, after much prayer and discernment, I have decided to end my quest to be Wisconsin's representative to the United States Senate.
Eric Hovde speaks to Milwaukee Press Club
MILWAUKEE -- Republican Eric Hovde, the fifth and final candidate for Wisconsin's open U.S. Senate seat made an appearance Tuesday, April 24th at the Milwaukee Press Club, and once again, the economy took center stage.Four Republicans and one Democrat make up the candidate field in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race.
Thompson raised $660,000 in start of 2012
MADISON (AP) -- A campaign spokesman for U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson says the former Wisconsin governor has raised roughly $660,000 in the first quarter of 2012.
Senate candidates debate in Waukesha Wednesday night
WAUKESHA -- Republican candidates vying for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat debated in Waukesha - one of Wisconsin's most conservative counties, Wednesday night, April 11th.
WI U.S. Senate Race: Baldwin raises $2M, Neumann $650K
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Candidates in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race have until Sunday, April 15th to file their first-quarter fundraising figures, but some have already released their numbers.U.S. Rep.
Thompson unveils tax plan in Wis. Senate race
MADISON (AP) -- Tommy Thompson has released a plan to overhaul the federal tax system as he battles for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.Thompson unveiled a proposal Monday, April 9th, that includes limiting federal revenue to 18.5 percent of the gross domestic product, giving individuals the option of filing a single-page, 15 percent flat tax form and exempting households that earn less than $100,000 from capital gains taxes.He also would eliminate federal taxes on Social Security income, simplify the corporate tax rate to two brackets, 25 percent and 10 percent, and eliminate taxes on foreign profits that are reinvested in the United States.Thompson, state Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, investor Eric Hovde and former U.S. Rep.
Tammy Baldwin faces four big-name Republicans in Senate race
MADISON -- Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is running for Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seat, and is the only Democrat in the running.
Rudy Giuliani, Milwaukee Police Assoc. endorse Thompson
MILWAUKEE -- Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, endorsed Wisconsin's former governor Tommy Thompson in the U.S. Senate race Thursday, March 29th.Giuliani cited Thompson's leadership skills as one reason he's endorsing Thompson for U.S. Senate. "He was a great example to many other governors who followed him, and mayors.
Ted Nugent endorses Tommy Thompson for Senate
WISCONSIN -- Wisconsin candidate for U.S. Senate Tommy Thompson got an endorsement from rocker Ted Nugent.
Two years later, healthcare law affecting Wisconsin races
KENOSHA -- Friday, March 23rd marked the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act - often referred to by opponents of the plan as ObamaCare.
Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidates sound off on Ryan budget plan
MILWAUKEE -- The race for Wisconsin's open U.S. Senate seat has largely been overshadowed by the recall of Governor Scott Walker.
Two Republican candidates vying for a U.S. senate seat visit Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- Two Republican candidates vying for a U.S. senate seat brought their campaigns to Milwaukee, Wednesday, March 21.