Re-electing Senator Tammy Baldwin

We breathed a sign of relief when the race was finally called for Tammy.

We can anticipate that Eric Hovde will request a recount, as state law allows a state-funded recount when the candidates are within a single percentage point. At this writing, the vote margin in Tammy’s favor is 29,162.

We should not be too worried, but if you have any spare change to continue to invest in Tammy’s re-election, please consider a donation to ensure that Tammy has access to funds for attorneys and other recount experts in the event that Hovde requests a recount.

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Watch Tammy’s victory speech

Flipping 14 seats in the Wisconsin Legislature—Big Win!

In addition to Brienne’s win in the Assembly, the movement in the balance between Dems vs GOP in the legislature is a huge success. In the Senate, Republicans lost their supermajority. The new balance of power is an 18-15 GOP majority, In the Assembly, “Republicans won 54 seats, according to unofficial returns, while Democrats captured 45 seats. That marks a 10-seat swing from the previous legislative session, when Assembly Republicans were just shy of the votes needed to override a gubernatorial veto.”

Source: https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/democrats-flip-14-seats-in-the-wisconsin-legislature-in-2024-after-redistricting/

Thanks to all of our unsung heroes

Thank you to candidates Peter Barca for CD-1 and Ben Steinhoff for CD-5 and our Walworth county area Assembly candidates (Michael Dhindsa, John Henderson, and Al Kupsik). While victory was not (yet) within our grasp in 2024, remember that Brienne Brown, who won the 43rd Assembly district, ran in 2022 and went on to success in 2024. These candidates stepped up when the state and county Democratic Party tapped them on the shoulder. They put in countless hours of work—strategizing, talking with media and knocking on many doors. One wonders how many pairs of shoes they wore out—and maybe a few toes as well! WIN OR LOSE—you have our gratitude.

These are accomplishments we can be proud of, even as the work continues. Coming up this winter and spring we will be getting out the vote in non-partisan elections, especially the Wisconsin Supreme Court seat that will be on the ballot.

So rest up. Then pump up your can-do spirit again. We have work to do!