{"id":2643405,"date":"2026-08-11T22:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-duffys-son-in-law-wins-gop-house-primary-in-wisconsin\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:54:22","slug":"sean-duffys-son-in-law-wins-gop-house-primary-in-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-duffys-son-in-law-wins-gop-house-primary-in-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Duffy\u2019s son-in-law wins GOP House primary in Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsean-duffys-son-in-law-wins-gop-house-primary-in-wisconsin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643405&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michael Alfonso, son-in-law of transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turncoat-gop-lawmaker-tells-abc-news-his-impeachment-vote-may-have-ended-his-career-ya-think\/\" title=\"Turncoat GOP Lawmaker Tells ABC News His Impeachment Vote \u201cMay Have Ended His Career\u201d \u2013 Ya Think?\">republican primary<\/a> in Wisconsin\u2019s 7th Congressional District, with 48% of the vote. Supported by Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement,Alfonso is favored to win the seat in the November election,especially as the district heavily favors Trump in 2024. Alfonso faced four competitors including Kevin Hermening, Jessi Ebben, Niina Threlfall-Baum, and Don Raihala.He grew up in the district and graduated from the university of Wisconsin-Madison. At just 26 years old, Alfonso would be the youngest member of Congress and would succeed Duffy, who previously held the seat from 2011 to 2019. His campaign faced accusations of nepotism and concerns over his age and experience, with prior jobs in construction and podcast production. Duffy actively supported Alfonso\u2019s campaign, including transferring $1 million to a super PAC. The primary victory comes after recent campaigning events, including a tele-rally attended by Trump.The seat became open after Rep. Tom Tiffany ran for governor,which he won the Republican nomination for.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transportation Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-duffy\/\">Sean Duffy\u2019s<\/a> son-in-law, Michael Alfonso, won the crowded <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republican<\/a> primary in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\">Wisconsin\u2019s<\/a> 7th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alfonso, powered by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> endorsement, had secured 48% of the votes when the <em>Associated Press <\/em>called the race at 10:16 p.m. with 40% of ballots counted. The district voted for Trump in 2024 by a more than 20-point margin, making Alfonso the odds-on favorite in November.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4683122\/michael-alfonso-wins-republican-house-primary-wisconsin\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sean Duffy\u2019s son-in-law wins crowded Republican House primary in Wisconsin<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4682632\/younger-challenger-takes-out-longtime-lawmaker-democrats-generation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democratic Rep. 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Alfonso grew up in the district and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duffy\u2019s son-in-law would be the youngest member of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"31\">Congress<\/a> at 26 years old. Alfonso would be taking over Duffy\u2019s former seat, and the transportation secretary was active in campaigning alongside him. Duffy also transferred $1 million from his old campaign account to a super PAC supporting Alfonso. Duffy held the seat from 2011 until 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 26-year-old faced accusations of nepotism from his opponents, and they also said he was too young and inexperienced for the job. 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Tom Tiffany (R-WI) launched a bid for governor. Tiffany won the Republican nomination for the governorship on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duffy\u2019s son-in-law wins Wisconsin GOP primary in 7th District<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2643406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217056823637-e1786475198318.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6203,36640,5894,45268,4124],"class_list":["post-2643405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gop","tag-house-primary","tag-politics","tag-sean-duffy","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217056823637-e1786475198318.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643405"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643413,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643405\/revisions\/2643413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}