Press Releases

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.

MADISON -- Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate regarding the GAB's announcements today on state senate recall elections :

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate upon Republican passage of voter suppression legislation.

MADISON - Three Republican state senators likely facing recall elections for their extreme anti-worker, anti-family agenda today voted to eliminate property tax relief for hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin families and seniors.  

MADISON -- The following is a statement from state Senator Dave Hansen on today's announcement of Representative John Nygren's candidacy for the 30th Senate District.

MADISON -- GOP state Rep. John Nygren declared his candidacy for state senate today by hypocritically attacking Dave Hansen for courageously standing for working and middle class families, even as Nygren himself was skipping an Assembly vote honoring a fallen Wisconsin soldier killed in action to do so.