Press Releases

MADISON -- Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following Sen. Dave Hansen's huge victory Tuesday night.

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following Senate passage of the Republican redistricting plan today.

MADISON-Following is the response of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate to bizarre accusations  and legal threats made today by Republican recall candidate David VanderLeest:

MADISON-In another self-serving interview with out-of-state press, Scott Walker again blamed the rejection of his radical agenda on poor p.r., but after Republican leaders handily predicted victory in the upcoming recall referendums on his agenda, Walker now seemed to predict defeat.

MADISON - The Democratic Party of Wisconsin on Wednesday called on Scott Walker's Republican Party to pay back Wisconsin taxpayers for the fraud of running fake Democrats in the historic recall elections.

MADISON-Following are the remarks of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate in response to today's revelation of the rushed Republican redistricting plan:

“The Republican recall candidate hoping to oust state Sen. Dave Hansen from office has a history of legal and financial troubles, including nearly $25,000 in unpaid property taxes and arrests for domestic abuse.”

MADISON -- The following is a statement from WisDems Chair Mike Tate regarding the Dane County Court ruling today regarding Representative Nygren's failure to collect enough nomination signatures.

MADISON – At a hearing this afternoon, the Government Accountability Board determined that State Rep. John Nygren failed to gather the minimum 400 signatures required by state statute to be placed on the ballot as a challenger to Sen. Dave Hansen in the upcoming recall election in State Senate District 30.

MADISON -- The following is a statement from DPW Chair Mike Tate on the GOP recall election dirty tricks.