Tammy Baldwin Will Run for Reelection
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator makes it official, she will seek third term.
Senator Tammy Baldwin speaking at Old Main groundbreaking on September 20th, 2019. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin announced Wednesday that she will seek reelection, a widely expected move that made official her bid for a third term in 2024.
“I’m committed to making sure that working people, not just the big corporations and ultra-wealthy, have a fighter on their side,” Baldwin said in a written statement announcing the move. “With so much at stake, from families struggling with rising costs to a ban on reproductive freedom, Wisconsinites need someone who can fight and win.”
Baldwin won her first election to the U.S. Senate in 2012, defeating former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson by nearly six percentage points. In 2018, she defeated former Republican state Sen. Leah Vukmir by almost 11 percentage points.
At this point in the election cycle, it’s unclear who Republicans will field to run against her, but in a written statement, the National Republican Senatorial Committee offered a glimpse at the message the party may use against her.
“Tammy Baldwin has voted against tougher penalties for violent criminals, stood with Democrats to destroy American energy independence, and rubber-stamped Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer’s reckless spending at every turn. She’s a reliable vote for the far left, not a senator Wisconsin can count on,” said NRSC spokesperson Tate Mitchell.
While no Republicans have officially declared to run against Baldwin, Franklin businessman Scott Mayer has said he is considering the race. Others who haven’t ruled out a Senate bid include U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, Madison businessman and former U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde, former lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch and former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke.
Editor’s note: This story will be updated.
US Sen. Tammy Baldwin makes it official, will run for reelection in 2024 was originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio.
i am happy about her announcement. she is one of the hardest working politicians who is great for wisconsin. let’s keep her.
Ugh. So it will be do-nothing Tammy vs. a Republican who hates democracy and Milwaukee. There are great Senators who work hard for the people and when they say something it becomes national news. Then there is Tammy. I have no idea what she had brought back to Wisconsin. When she talks, no news media outside of Wisconsin cares. Has she taken on the banks, the drug industry, big oil companies? Unlike Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who fight for common people and when they speak, people listen, she does not seem to have any great interest in anything beyond same-sex marriage. That is a big plus. But she is also a champion of these massive defense budgets and never votes no. She is a confirmed wolf and wildlife hater, She does vote to support the party and that can be crucial.
She is better than any of the Republican candidates. That does not make her an effective senator. It just shows how truly lousy they are.
so you really don’t read urban milwaukee.
LOL@tornado75. I do and many other publications. You like Tammy, go for her. Most of us have realized she is little more than RoJo-lite.
‘ro-jo lite’??????? you need to look at her voting record and what she has proposed. or maybe you don’t need to look and you can go on believing your own rhetoric.