Schimel, a Republican, previously served as Wisconsin’s attorney general from 2015–19. He has held close associations with several right-wing organizations and taken far-right positions on hot-button issues from abortion to guns, health care, and the J6 rioters who attacked the Capitol.
Elections
State Freedom Caucuses Push MAGA Agenda, Tone Down Intra-Party Squabbles
For Republicans, the extreme right-wing freedom caucuses that have emerged in state legislatures in the past few years have played the same obstructionist role as the U.S. House Freedom Caucus.
State Battles Over Ranked Choice Voting Reveal Shifting Fault Lines
It’s been a bad year for advocates of ranked-choice voting reforms.
ALEC Maps Out Right-Wing Legislative Agenda for 2025 in DC
ALEC state politicians, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are gathering at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington to discuss and vote on model policies and resolutions to further climate delayism and preserve the use of fossil fuels, alter state election codes, protect purveyors of misinformation, privatize education, and push their extremist agenda in other ways.
Billionaire Megadonors Push State Courts Rightward
Elon Musk, Richard Uihlein, and Jeff Yass are among the billionaire Republican megadonors who aimed extensive resources at this year’s state court races.
When Voters Vote, Vouchers Lose
On Election Day, voters in Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska rejected efforts by right-wing school privateers to support and expand school vouchers in their states.
Koch Super PAC Shatters Its Election Spending Record
The Americans for Prosperity Action super PAC, bankrolled by billionaire Charles Koch, has spent more than $157 million to influence voters in federal elections in 2024.
Here Are 15 Swing State Counties Where Deniers May Refuse to Certify Election Results
Since Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, election deniers have come to outnumber other election administrators in 15 counties in key swing states, leading voting rights advocates to warn that their efforts to delay vote counts could create uncertainty and allow for the spread of disinformation.
ULINE CEO’s Restoration PAC Hauls in $51.8 Million in Third Quarter
GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein’s Restoration PAC disclosed raising $51.8 million and dispersing $30.4 million in a Federal Election Commission filing for the third quarter reviewed by the Center for the Media and Democracy.
Super PAC Spending on Montana Senate Race Breaks Records
Montana is a must-win state for both parties in the 2024 general election for the U.S Senate, and it is shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history in terms of the cost per vote.