Press Releases

MADISON-In a desperate bid for Tea Party favor, Tommy Thompson is seeking to use a proposal to cut pension and health benefits for federal workers as a ruse to deflect questions about $13 million in lobbying wealth he has accrued, his strained relationship with Scott Walker and new evidence showing he once voiced strong support for the right of workers to bargain collectively.

MADISON – Eighth Congressional District candidate Jamie Wall today announced that his campaign raised more than $240,000 in the fourth fundraising quarter of 2011.

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following the announcement of former Rep. Kristen Dexter, Rep. Donna Seidel and former Sen. John Lehman as recall candidates in Eau Claire, Wausau and Racine recall districts, respectively.

MADISON – As the arrest tally of Scott Walker operatives continues to rise in the widening John Doe criminal corruption probe, questions are circling about when Scott Walker became aware of the criminal abuse of taxpayer resources in his office to conduct illegal campaign activity on his behalf.

MILWAUKEE - The Administrative Committee of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has endorsed U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin as the Party's nominee for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Herb Kohl.

MADISON -- A day after Scott Walker claimed he wanted a recall election as soon as possible, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin sent his campaign a pledge to sign to end ongoing Tea Party Republican delays to the process.

MADISON – Following is a statement from Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate on the new attack ad placed by the Koch Brother’s group, Americans for Prosperity: 

MADISON – The Koch Brothers’ right-wing smear machine Americans For Prosperity on Tuesday released its mid-term Congressional scorecard, and Congressman Reid Ribble (R-Roofing), topped the list with a 100 percent, A+ rating, voting the way Americans for Prosperity wanted him to in every single instance. 

MADISON – With more than half of his campaign contributions coming from corporate special interests and political action committees, Sean Duffy (R-MTV) on Monday hypocritically called for an end to corporate campaign donations, telling the Wausau Daily Herald that he wants to "Take it all away."

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate in response to the partisan report of Scott Walker's "Waste, Fraud and Abuse" Commission.