Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde, a hedge fund manager and businessman from Madison, entered politics by running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2012. He finished second in the GOP primary.
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“Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.”
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Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.'
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Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals."
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"FEMA is out of money and doesn't have money to transfer to those people affected by the hurricane ... they used the money to assist…
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Says opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."
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"Typically you have three to four debates in a U.S. Senate race. (Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. has) given me one debate, almost a month after…
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Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “has done absolutely nothing” about the fentanyl crisis.
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“Since the end of the 2020 fiscal year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin have added over $7.3 trillion of debt, more than the first 228…
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Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash…