Tony Evers
Tony Evers, a Democrat, was elected Wisconsin governor in November 2018. His term begins in January 2019. Evers has served as the Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, a non-partisan position, since 2009. He previously worked as a teacher and school district administrator.
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“After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have…
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Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.
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“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
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“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers…
The money for upgrades to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium in Evers’ budget is "a bipartisan plan."
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"During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10…
“Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.”
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“An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.”
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If a 12-year-old girl became pregnant because of rape or incest, "Tim Michels would force her to deliver the baby."
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Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.”
Latest Promises Of Tony Evers
| Promise | Status | Last Updated | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create ‘blue-ribbon’ panel on agriculture, rural issues | Promise Kept | January 28, 2020 | View Details |
| Prohibit businesses from asking applicants about criminal histories | Promise Broken | January 28, 2020 | View Details |
| Restore state funding for schools to two-thirds level in 2019-21 budget | Promise Kept | July 5, 2019 | View Details |
| Withdraw Wisconsin from lawsuit seeking to overturn Obamacare | Promise Kept | April 13, 2019 | View Details |
| Create ‘blue-ribbon’ panel on Veterans Trust Fund solvency | Promise Kept | January 21, 2019 | View Details |
| Expand funding for Planned Parenthood | Promise Kept | January 21, 2019 | View Details |
| Work to cut prison population in half in coming years | Stalled | January 21, 2019 | View Details |
| Raise minimum wage to $15 an hour, with automatic inflationary increases | Promise Broken | January 21, 2019 | View Details |
| Create an Office of Inspector General to serve as an independent watchdog | Promise Broken | January 21, 2019 | View Details |
| Support ending solitary confinement | Promise Broken | January 21, 2019 | View Details |