Press Releases

Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate on the Republican Party endorsement vote in the GOP Senate primary, where no candidate was able to win the support of party activists at their "Divide and Conquer" convention in Green Bay.

MILWAUKEE -- As Wisconsin families and businesses continue to struggle with price pain at the pump, DC corporate insider Tommy Thompson continues to profit from up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in investments in the oil and gas industry.

On the second anniversary of its passage, a new Web video by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin thanks Tommy Thompson for his unequivocal support for the individual mandate — the essential provision in the Affordable Care Act that makes the groundbreaking reforms in the new law possible.

As he tries to flex his conservative muscle and whitewash his record of big government spending in an attempt to curry favor with right-wing extremists, super-lobbyist Tommy Thompson is now laughably claiming that he is not a “professional politician.”

MADISON – The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today reported that Tommy Thompson continues to have problems with his financial disclosure report.

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.

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Democrats on Monday unveiled the "Tommy Thompson Disclosure Countdown Clock," which is ticking as the Washington super lobbyist praises Big Oil's Keystone Pipeline project. Thompson's old lobbying firm and friends represent companies and organizations that have financial interests in seeing the pipeline built.

You can link to the clock here.

MADISON – Despite being a vocal critic of President Obama’s successful stimulus bill, Tommy Thompson will today announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate at a company that directly benefited from the stimulus package, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

MADISON-Following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate following Washington lobbyist Tommy Thompson's spirited defense of tax cuts for millionaires following the collapse of the Congressional "super-committee."