With more than $81 million spent, the race has become a proxy battle between out-of-state billionaire donors.
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Withmorethan$81millionspent,theracehasbecomeaproxybattlebetweenout-of-statebillionairedonors.
GREENBAY,Wis.—TheWisconsinSupremeCourtracehasbecomeaproxybattleforliberalandconservativedonorswhohavespentmorethan$81millioninacontestbothsidessaywillshapethefutureofthestateandthenation.
FacingoffintheApril1electionareBradSchimel,aRepublican-backedcountyjudgefromMilwaukee’swesternsuburbs,andSusanCrawford,aDemocrat-supportedjuristfromMadison.
Judicialelectionsinthestatearetechnicallynonpartisan,althoughcandidatescansignaltheirpoliticalleaningsbycommentingonspecificissues.
Schimel,whoservedasWisconsinattorneygeneralfrom2015to2019,hasbeenendorsedbyPresidentDonaldTrumpandTeslaCEOElonMusk.
Crawfordhasthebackingofthestate’sDemocraticparty,formerPresidentBarackObama,theWisconsinteachers’union,PlannedParenthood,andtheAFL-CIO.
AlsoendorsingCrawfordarethefourWisconsinSupremeCourtjusticescomposing
