Wisconsin — Governor

D Democratic David Crowley

Supports local decision-making on data centers

Crowley advocates for allowing local municipalities to decide whether big tech data centers should be built in their communities. His campaign released videos highlighting local control as the proper framework for managing tech infrastructure growth.

• Supports local community decision-making authority for data center projects
• Released campaign videos defending local control over big tech developments

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Opposes state subsidies for data centers

Tiffany opposes granting state subsidies to data centers and calls for stronger protections for ratepayers, farmland, and water resources. He launched campaign ads criticizing Crowley's stance on big tech data infrastructure.

• Calls for ending state subsidies for data center developments
• Proposes protections for utility ratepayers, farmland, and water resources
• Released campaign ad titled 'Data Center David Crowley Wants Wisconsin to Be a Data Center Hub for the Entire Globe'

D Democratic David Crowley

Promotes union labor, apprenticeships, small businesses

Crowley's economic platform centers on improving life for working families through statewide expansion of his Building Bridges Program, modernizing apprenticeships, and supporting union labor. He also promises to streamline permitting and increase access to capital for local entrepreneurs.

• Expand the Building Bridges Program statewide to revitalize commercial corridors
• Modernize and expand apprenticeship pipelines in trades, healthcare, and green energy
• Streamline small business permitting and expand access to capital through community lenders

“making life more affordable, strengthening our schools, creating good-paying jobs, and making sure opportunity reaches every corner of our state.”

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Lowers costs through tax cuts and deregulation

Tiffany pledges to lower costs for working families by freezing property taxes, eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security, and cutting regulations. He emphasizes his background as a small business owner and aligns his economic approach with President Donald Trump's tax relief policies.

• Eliminate taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security
• Freeze property taxes statewide and repeal recent tax increases
• Cut government regulations to reduce living and business expenses

“He will freeze property taxes, repeal Governor Evers’ massive 400-year tax increase, and drive down energy costs by unleashing reliable baseload power.”

D Democratic David Crowley

Supports clean energy investments and emission reduction

Crowley treats climate action as an economic investment, proposing state support for solar power, energy retrofits, and clean infrastructure. He points to his record of cutting Milwaukee County government emissions by nearly 50% as a template for statewide policy.

• Invest in solar energy, retrofits, and clean infrastructure to create union jobs
• Expand Milwaukee County's nearly 50% emission reduction model statewide
• Prioritize energy-efficient standards for new housing

“Climate action is economic investment. Crowley will invest in solar, energy retrofits, and clean infrastructure that creates thousands of union jobs across Wisconsin.”

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Unleashes baseload energy and protects farmland

Tiffany proposes lowering energy costs by unleashing reliable baseload power and opposing Green New Deal mandates. He specifically opposes wind and solar developments on agricultural land to protect farming capacity.

• Unleash reliable baseload power to lower Midwest energy costs
• Protect Wisconsin farmland from wind and solar developments
• Oppose Green New Deal policies and energy subsidies

“He will also ensure the next generation of Wisconsin’s farmers has the tools and resources they need to keep putting food on our tables.”

D Democratic David Crowley

Reforms local revenue tools and lowers property taxes

Crowley advocates smart revenue reform that equips local governments with sustainable funding tools for essential services like police and fire while lowering property taxes. As Milwaukee County Executive, he negotiated new state revenue mechanisms to balance budgets and protect local services.

• Reform state revenue distribution to properly fund municipal services
• Lower property taxes while re-empowering local municipal decision-making
• Highlight record of securing new revenue tools for local government in Milwaukee County

“Through smart revenue reform, Crowley will ensure local governments have the tools and funding to serve their residents — while lowering property taxes and re-empowering local decision-making.”

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Freezes property taxes and repeals state tax hikes

Tiffany promises an immediate statewide freeze on property taxes and the repeal of tax increases enacted during Governor Evers' administration. He also supports eliminating the estate ('death') tax and highlights his legislative record of cutting state income taxes.

• Freeze property taxes across Wisconsin
• Repeal tax increases passed under Governor Tony Evers
• Abolish the state estate ('death') tax

“He will freeze property taxes, repeal Governor Evers’ massive 400-year tax increase, and drive down energy costs by unleashing reliable baseload power.”

D Democratic David Crowley

Supports universal pre-K and public school investment

Crowley champions universal early childhood education, increased funding for public K-12 schools, and fully closing the special education reimbursement gap. He aims to ensure every student has access to college, technical school, or trade apprenticeship pathways.

• Establish universal early childhood education and expand pre-K readiness
• Increase public school investments and fully fund special education reimbursements
• Expand career pathways across college, technical school, and direct-to-career trades

“Crowley’s plan includes universal early childhood education, new investments in public schools, and closing the special education reimbursement gap.”

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Advocates school choice, accountability, and removing 'woke' curriculum

Tiffany calls for directing education dollars directly to students, teachers, and local communities rather than central administration. He emphasizes higher academic standards, transparent report cards, and eliminating classroom instruction that categorizes students as oppressors or victims based on race.

• Direct education funding directly to students and teachers
• Implement higher standards and transparent school report cards
• Remove identity-based 'woke' curricula from K-12 classrooms

“Education dollars will go to students, teachers, and local communities, not the system.”

D Democratic David Crowley

Funds local public safety and emergency services

Crowley advocates providing local governments with the financial tools needed to support well-trained police and fire departments. His plan integrates public safety with expanded emergency medical service (EMS) innovations and mobile health outreach.

• Provide sustainable revenue for local police and fire departments
• Expand statewide mobile health outreach and EMS innovations
• Maintain balanced local budgets that protect public safety

“That means giving communities the resources to invest in what matters most: well-trained police and fire departments, reliable public works, responsive local services”

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Cracks down on crime and bans sanctuary cities

Tiffany promises to restore law and order by fully resourcing law enforcement, banning sanctuary cities, and ending revolving-door bail policies for repeat offenders. He holds the endorsement of the Milwaukee Police Association.

• Ban sanctuary cities across Wisconsin
• End revolving-door policies for repeat criminal offenders
• Increase law enforcement funding and support

“It also means safer streets by giving law enforcement the resources they need, banning sanctuary cities, and ending the revolving door policies that put repeat offenders back on our streets.”

D Democratic David Crowley

Connects rural towns via transit and broadband

Crowley aims to support rural communities by closing Wisconsin's broadband gap, repairing infrastructure, and expanding regional transit linking rural towns to economic centers.

• Close the statewide digital divide by expanding broadband access
• Invest in regional transit connecting rural towns to job centers
• Support rural small business growth and commercial corridor revitalization

“Crowley will finally close Wisconsin’s broadband gap, repair roads, and expand transit where it’s needed — so that every community can connect to jobs, school, health care, and each other.”

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Protects farmland, supports farmers, delists gray wolf

Tiffany focuses heavily on agricultural protections, promising to ban foreign entities tied to Communist China from buying farmland and preventing solar projects on farm acreage. He also advocates delisting the gray wolf to protect livestock and rural sporting heritage.

• Ban Communist China and foreign entities from purchasing Wisconsin farmland
• Protect farmland from wind and solar project construction
• Delist the gray wolf from the endangered species list to protect livestock and game

“As governor, Tom will make sure not a single acre of our farmland falls into the hands of Communist China.”

D Democratic David Crowley

Expands affordable housing and universal childcare

Crowley proposes building and preserving affordable housing across urban, suburban, and rural communities by streamlining project approvals. He also champions raising childcare provider subsidy rates and expanding early childhood programs so working parents can stay in the workforce.

• Build and preserve affordable housing across rural, urban, and suburban communities
• Streamline state permitting processes for affordable housing projects
• Raise childcare subsidy rates and expand pre-K readiness programs

“Crowley will build and preserve affordable and attainable housing in rural, urban, and suburban communities alike.”

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Lowers housing and childcare costs through deregulation

Tiffany promises to make housing and childcare more affordable by cutting state regulations and providing tax relief to working parents.

• Cut state regulations to reduce housing and childcare costs
• Expand tax benefits for working families needing childcare

“He will also cut burdensome regulations to make housing, childcare, and healthcare more affordable.”

D Democratic David Crowley

Supports nonpartisan redistricting and voting protection

Crowley pledges to protect voting rights, advocate for nonpartisan redistricting at all government levels, and strengthen institutions that protect civic participation.

• Protect voting rights across Wisconsin
• Push for nonpartisan redistricting at every level of government
• Strengthen systems ensuring public representation

“Crowley will protect voting rights, push for nonpartisan redistricting at every level, and strengthen the systems that ensure every voice is heard”

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Supports Convention of States and reasserting state power

Tiffany advocates for a Convention of States to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, pass congressional term limits, and reassert state authority under the 10th Amendment.

• Support a Convention of States to enact federal spending and term limits
• Reassert state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment
• Reduce federal administrative rule-making authority

“He also supports a Convention of States that would impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, place term limits on entrenched career politicians, and reassert states' rights.”

D Democratic David Crowley

Supports disability access and care workforce investment

Crowley advocates for policies expanding home and community-based services for seniors and people with disabilities, while increasing pay and benefits for direct care workers.

• Expand home and community-based services for seniors and people with disabilities
• Increase wages and benefits for direct care workers

“He’ll champion investments in home and community-based services and strengthen the direct care workforce through better wages and benefits.”

R Republican Tom Tiffany

Advocates traditional values and welfare work mandates

Tiffany promises to defend traditional social values, restricting girls' sports and locker rooms to biological females, and requiring able-bodied adults without dependents to work to receive welfare benefits.

• Restrict girls' sports and locker rooms to biological females
• Enforce work mandates for able-bodied adults without children receiving welfare benefits
• Oppose 'woke' administrative initiatives

“He believes girls’ sports and locker rooms should be for girls, and that moms are moms, not “inseminated persons.” He will also ensure that able-bodied adults without children work in order to receive welfare benefits”