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Re-election bid

Gov. Tony Evers officially announced he is running for governor again

Gov. Tony Evers has formally announced his

reelection bid, telling Dem activists, “Wisconsin, I’m in.”

Speaking to the virtual Democratic state convention June 5, Evers warned what’s at stake in next year’s elections: another decade of “rigged” legislative boundaries, protecting health care coverage for those with pre-existing conditions and abortion rights. He also warned of “attacks on democracy itself” from a “party doing everything they can to make voting more difficult.”

“This is the moment where we can choose to fix the big problems in Wisconsin and bounce back stronger than ever before,” Evers said. “That means doing what’s best for our kids, creating good-paying jobs, fixing our infrastructure, supporting small businesses, and making sure everyone has access to quality, affordable healthcare — all the things we want for our state.”

Evers, 69, has been making moves toward a reelection bid for months. He finished 2020 with $3.4 million in the bank, well north of the $793,861 Scott Walker had at the end of 2012 ahead of winning a second term in 2014 or the $59,318 in the bank to finish 2016, two years before he lost to Evers.

Evers also announced the addition of four hires for his political operation including Cassi Fenili as campaign manager.

Meanwhile, a host of Republicans have been considering a bid for guv in 2022, including former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who launched a PAC and an issue advocacy group ahead of an expected bid. Those who have also been considering a run include: former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wausau; U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, of Green Bay; Madison businessman Eric Hovde; state Sen. Chris Kapenga, of Delafield; lobbyist Bill McCoshen; and former U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson.

UW Regents select new president

The UW System Board of Regents has voted 10-8 to select Edmund Manydeeds, an appointee of Gov. Tony Evers, to serve as the board’s next president.

Manydeeds faced Michael Grebe, the current vice president and a Gov. Scott Walker appointee.

Regents cast their votes via secret ballot. But ahead of the vote, Regents Karen Walsh and Hector Colón, both Evers appointees, nominated Manydeeds for the presidency.

Evers appointees for the first time this year gained a majority of seats on the board, holding nine seats compared to seven Walker appointees. The state superintendent and president of the Wisconsin Technical College System also hold voting positions on the board.

Johnson: Ryan offers wrong analysis

GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said former House Speaker Paul Ryan’s critical assessment of the current Republican Party is “just misdiagnosing the situation here.”

He said those who elected Donald Trump president were attracted to the Republican Party by policies more aligned with Tea Party ideals such as “America first,” increasing the size of the Republican voting base.

“From my standpoint, President Trump seemed like he was, to a certain extent, a continuation of the Tea Party movement,” Johnson told a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club newsmaker event.

He also noted he feels more closely aligned to the Tea Party than the Republican Party right now.

Ryan in an address at the Reagan Library said Republicans must choose a path more focused on conservative policy ideals rather than personality.

Assembly committee advances police accountability bills

The Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee has advanced seven bills aimed at improving police accountability and transparency.

Lawmakers unanimously passed five of those bills. But four of the five Dems on the committee voted against AB 329, which would require the Department of Justice to collect and report on the use of no-knock warrants. Those four also voted against AB 330 requires school resource officers to go through certified training programs.

The co-chair of the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities, Rep. Shelia Stubbs, of Madison, was the only Dem to vote in favor of all seven bills. She and other task force co-chair, Rep. Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, helped draft the bills during their time leading the task force.

Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee, voted against the no-knock warrant data collection bill because he wants to see an outright ban on no-knock warrants before the data collection. He said data collected on those warrants may change his mind, but he wants to see evidence of their use and effects before allowing police to use no-knock warrants.

Rep. Tip McGuire, D-Kenosha, praised Stubbs’ work on the seven bills but said he would vote against the two bills because he wants more time to figure out a better way to address the problems they aim to address.

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