Press Releases

October 24, 2008

Ryan Joins Ranks of McCain Campaign Critics

MADISON – Congressman Paul Ryan, once a potential McCain running-mate, today joined former Governor Tommy Thompson and a growing number of Republicans in taking issue with John McCain’s faltering, negative campaign for president.

October 23, 2008

Democratic Party Leader Statement on Passing of Revered Conservationist Martin Hanson

MADISON – Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke today issued the following statement on the passing of conservationist Martin Hanson:

October 23, 2008

Statement of Governor Doyle on Judge

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle released the following statement today:

October 22, 2008

Connect the Dots: Indicted Felon Scott Jensen Still Pulling the Strings for Assembly GOP?

MADISON – While he awaits retrial on several felony misconduct in office charges, former Assembly Republican Speaker Scott Jensen is apparently spending his time campaigning for Assembly Republicans. Jensen currently works for Alliance for Choice in Education, which is affiliated with the Michigan-based group All Children Matter that is now running political swift boat attacks against Assembly Democratic candidates in Wisconsin.

October 22, 2008

#13

MADISON – After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior. The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.

October 21, 2008

On Green Bay TV, One False Ad Goes Down, Another One Comes Up

MADISON – Two days after one shady group’s false TV ads targeting Rep. Jim Soletski came off the air in Green Bay, more false ads from a new group, the Coalition for

America

’s Families are up on the air pushing the same lies about Soletski supporting “free health care for illegal aliens.”

October 21, 2008

DPW Calls on John Gard to Return $2,000 Check from NewPage Lobbyist

MADISON – During his current campaign for Congress, John Gard took a $2,000 check from a lobbyist for the company that owns NewPage, the same company that is holding 600 northeast Wisconsin workers hostage by refusing to run or sell its Kimberly mill.

October 21, 2008

#14

MADISON – After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior. The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.

October 20, 2008

Palin, Powell, GOP Senators Denounce McCain

MADISON – Following criticism from Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, General Colin Powell and Republican leaders in other states, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin today called on state Republicans to follow suit and denounce the McCain-RNC robo-calls that have been flooding Wisconsin phone lines with dishonest, hate-filled messages about Barack Obama.

October 20, 2008

#15

MADISON – After being rejected by voters in 2006, career politician John Gard is running for the 8th Congressional District seat again on his same old extreme record with his same old unethical behavior. The hard-working families of northeast Wisconsin do not share his extreme values, and that's why this Bush-Cheney Republican will lose again.