{"id":3641,"date":"2023-06-17T05:06:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T05:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2023-06-17T05:22:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T05:22:05","slug":"evers-hints-at-third-run-for-wisconsin-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3641","title":{"rendered":"Evers Hints at Third Run for Wisconsin Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Glenn Minnis<\/h5>\n

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Just months into his second term, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is already dropping hints about a potential 2026 reelection run.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome things have changed since our last convention,\u201d Evers recently told onlookers at the Wisconsin Democratic Party Convention in Green Bay. \u201cSome people have called me two-term Tony. You can call me governor. You can call me Tony. You can call me two-term Tony or three-term Tony, I don\u2019t mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

While a campaign spokesperson later told reporters the governor hasn\u2019t made any formal announcements about 2026, it now seems clear to many what\u2019s on his mind.<\/p>\n

Evers topped Republican businessman Tim Michels by nearly four points in November to earn a second term in a state where there are no term limits for governors. As part of his convention speech, he pointed to such recent policy wins as increasing funding for local governments, allocating more funding for schools and averting what many feared was a financial disaster in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

Evers also pointed to the state\u2019s record-low unemployment rate, his \u201cMain Street Bounceback\u201d program propping up small businesses, and the state\u2019s projected $7 billion surplus. At the same time, he stressed that his agenda is a work in progress, with more to do in the areas of cleaning up drinking water, supporting farmers and veterans, and enacting gun safety laws.<\/p>\n

Republican Party of Wisconsin chair Brian Schimming accused the governor of taking credit for developments he feels he did little to put in motion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it weren\u2019t for state legislative Republicans prioritizing responsible spending, Wisconsinites would be stuck with the Evers agenda: high taxes and high spending,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cHe can try to disguise his status as a lame-duck governor, but the only nickname that applies to Evers is \u2018Taxing Tony,\u2019 and Wisconsin taxpayers are well aware of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evers\u2019 dedicated the latter part of his speech to firing up party activists to work long and hard over the next year to get President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin reelected in 2024.<\/p>\n

Evers singled out Baldwin, saying she is one of the hardest working senator in the country, praising her for her work in bringing health care access and more federal dollars to the state.<\/p>\n

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Glenn Minnis is a contributor to The Center Square.\u00a0<\/a>
\nPhoto \u201cTony Evers\u201d by Tony Evers<\/a>. Background Photo \u201cWisconsin State Capitol\u201d by Basharat Alam Shah<\/a>. CC BY 2.0.<\/em><\/p>\n

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