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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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Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate called Milwaukee a ‘sex trafficking capital.’ Is he right?
By Ricardo Torres
October 29, 2024

“Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.”

Ballot drop boxes did not appear just for pandemic
By D.L. Davis
October 25, 2024

Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.'

Wisconsin GOP challenger’s ad falsely claims Dem US Senator ‘gave stimulus checks to illegals’
By D.L. Davis
October 11, 2024

Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals."

Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate circulates false Hurricane Helene claims debunked by FEMA
By Hope Karnopp
October 8, 2024

"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…

No, Wisconsin Sen. Baldwin did not give federal money to a ‘transgender-affirming clinic’ for youth
By Madeline Heim
October 3, 2024

Says opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."

Does the Tammy Baldwin-Eric Hovde debate take place after voting begins in Wisconsin?
By Hope Karnopp
September 17, 2024

"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…

Hovde misses mark on claim that Baldwin ‘has done absolutely nothing’ on fentanyl
By Laura Schulte
August 22, 2024

Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “has done absolutely nothing” about the fentanyl crisis.

Are GOP Senate candidate’s claims about national debt under Biden, Baldwin correct?
By Hope Karnopp
March 14, 2024

“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…

Baldwin did support the Iran deal. But the deal didn’t provide cash.
By Laura Schulte
March 8, 2024

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…

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