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.
Tony Evers
“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…
Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.
“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
“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."
"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.”
“An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.”
If a 12-year-old girl became pregnant because of rape or incest, "Tim Michels would force her to deliver the baby."
Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.”
| 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 |