These 4 Republicans Are Hoping To Oust Wisconsin Democrat Governor Tony Evers In November
With the Wisconsin Republican primary less than a month away, the race to challenge incumbent Governor Tony Evers (D) is heating up as the candidates tout key endorsements and make their final pitch to voters.
Analysts expect Wisconsin to be competitive as Democrats try to take out Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Republicans attempt to make Evers a one-term governor.
The Daily Wire spoke with three of the four GOP candidates running, asking them why they think they can beat Evers in November. A fifth candidate, former Marine Kevin Nicholson, announced he was dropping out earlier this month. There will be a debate on July 24 at Marquette University.
Here is a guide to the four Republican candidates on the August 9 primary ballot (listed in alphabetical order). However, polling indicates that Tim Michels and Rebecca Kleefisch are the leading candidates.
Adam Fischer
Photo courtesy of Adam Fischer.
Adam Fischer, a former Wisconsin police officer, most recently served as the executive vice president of sales for Lechner and Sons, a uniform and facility service provider based in Illinois. He told The Daily Wire that he felt called by God to run for governor and intends to hold people who “weaponized” COVID accountable if elected.
“I am running as a regular person who lives just like everybody else, paycheck to paycheck, and I’m going to make a difference in office and be a man of action,” Fischer said.
Fischer said that his top priorities for the state would be law and order, along with cutting spending to help the economy and working-class families.
“I was never spoon fed, I’m true grassroots,” he said when asked what distinguished him from his Republican rivals.
Fischer faulted Gov. Evers for his handling of the 2020 Kenosha riots, saying that he would have immediately sent in the National Guard said he would not “negotiate with terrorists.”
His Christian faith is a big part of his identity, and he said that he was unapologetically pro-life and that he would see that Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban was enforced.
“Anyone who does not enforce the law, I don’t care if you’re a judge, a D.A., a police officer, or a regular person, if you don’t enforce the laws then you are not doing your job, and you will be held accountable,” Fischer said when asked about Democrat officials who said they would not enforce the abortion ban.
He describes himself as a Constitutionalist and supporter of the Second Amendment, saying he frequently carries a firearm. Fischer proposes providing additional ambulance support to counties across the state and ridding schools of gender ideology.
“I am an action guy, people say they support farmers, I am a farmer. I am a hunter. I am a fisherman. I am working class,” he said. “I will not manage Wisconsin from Madison. You cannot cookie-cutter a state.”
Rebecca Kleefisch
Credit: Kleefisch campaign.
Rebecca Kleefisch, a mother of two, was Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor from 2011-2019, serving alongside then-Governor Scott Walker (R). She announced her run for governor last September.
She has earned endorsements from Walker, Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA), former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC), former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and groups like Wisconsin Right to Life, Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police, and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.
“It’s time for us to take back control of our government and give it back to the people of Wisconsin. We need to get back to work and we’ve got to get kids back in the classroom. We’ve got to back the badge,” she told The Daily Wire.
Kleefisch said she was a “proven conservative reformer,” pointing to Wisconsin passing laws pertaining to concealed carry, requiring a photo ID to vote, and defunding Planned Parenthood during her tenure as lieutenant governor. She also survived a recall attempt in 2012 after Republicans passed teachers union reform.
When asked what issues mattered most to Wisconsin voters. she mentioned inflation, crime, and education, promising to enact universal school choice. Kleefisch said she would sign bail and sentencing reform to shift power away from more lenient district attorneys and judges.
The Republican hopeful also vowed to ban “Critical Race Theory” in the classroom, abolish vaccine mandates, eliminate ballot drop boxes, and the use of third-party dollars to fund elections. She also promised to form an office devoted to election integrity and to get rid of the Wisconsin Election Commission.
She said Wisconsinites were looking forward to reforms “after Tony Evers’ administration turned into a steam roller toward people’s individual rights and constitutional liberties.”
Kleefisch also criticized Evers and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul for their response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and for saying they won’t enforce the state’s longstanding abortion ban.
“It is disqualifying for Tony
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