Press Releases

At last night's televised debate, Scott Walker again faced fair and serious questions about his role in the ongoing John Doe criminal corruption probe and again dodged questions in a way that raised more questions than answers.

New state documents obtained by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin reveal that Scott Walker was well aware of the fact that his repeal of Wisconsin’s Equal Pay Act would have devastating consequences for veterans.

Scott Walker has ducked, dodged and deflected any attempts to get straight answers and honest information from him about his knowledge of and/or involvement in crimes that were central to his rise to political power, so the Democratic Party of Wisconsin today released a fact sheet on Scott Walker’s Crime Stats.

Early, or absentee, voting in this summer’s gubernatorial and senate elections is central to ensuring voters have the ability and access to vote. Wisconsin offers “No Excuse” absentee voting. It makes no difference whether or not an individual will be in the State or not on Election Day – voters are guaranteed the right to cast an absentee ballot for any reason.

In a rare moment of candor, Scott Walker yesterday admitted to reporters in Madison that his indicted former fundraiser and Deputy Chief of Staff, Kelly Rindfleisch, “did the things she was expected to do.”

Three Congressmen are asking that Scott Walker's testimony to a Congressional committee be reviewed for perjury charges given recently released video showing Walker plotting for "Right-to-Work-for-Less" legislation with a billionaire donor.

Scott Walker was today joined on the campaign trail by fellow Tea Party governor, Tim Pawlenty. Both Walker and Pawlenty are well known for their accounting gimmickry and extreme cuts to public education, but that’s not where the similarities end.

Following the resignation of Walker administration employee Darlene Wink over allegations, now confirmed, that she was posting on blogs and websites in support of Scott Walker on taxpayer time, Scott Walker was in contact with the now-indicted Tim Russell. We now also know that Wink’s campaign activity went much further – she was planning fundraising events in her capacity as Vice-Chair of the Milwaukee County Republican Party for Scott Walker on taxpayer time, including a birthday celebration for Scott Walker.

Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel endorsement today of Scott Walker.

Scott Walker has refused to describe the conditions under which his criminal defense fund has been created. New documents from the Government Accountability Board, obtained by state Senator Jon Erpenbach, show definitively that Walker MUST BE either a target of the investigation and/or he is bankrolling the defense of heinous crimes.