Tom Tiffany

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Presents an eight-point affordability agenda he calls "Keep More of Your Hard-Earned Money."[4]
• Pledges to undo Gov. Tony Evers' 2023 partial veto allowing annual school revenue limit increases for 400 years, which he calls a "400-year property tax increase," and then freeze property taxes.[1],[4]
• Says "we are going to have safe streets" and pledges to "give more money back to people rather than the politicians spending it in Madison."[5]
• Says he would start the budget process by auditing every state agency.[1],[5]
• Points to growing up on a western Wisconsin dairy farm and running a Northwoods excursion boat business with his wife for about two decades.[2]

Background

• U.S. Representative, 7th District, U.S. House of Representatives · 2020–present[11]
• State Senator, 12th District, Wisconsin State Senate · 2013–2020[11]
• State Representative, 35th District, Wisconsin State Assembly · 2011–2013[11]
• Town Supervisor, Town of Little Rice · 2009–2013[11]
• Co-owner and operator, Wilderness Queen Cruise Line (excursion boat business) · 1991–2012[2],[11]

Education

• B.S. in agricultural economics, University of Wisconsin–River Falls (1980)[11]

Where they stand

• Taxes
  Proposes cutting income taxes 10% for families earning under $150,000, ending state income taxes on tips and overtime, returning the state surplus to taxpayers, and blocking further sales tax increases.[1],[4]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports keeping baseload power plants open, next-generation nuclear power, and appointing utility regulators who prioritize ratepayers; says data centers should pay their own grid costs, get no state tax breaks, and need local approval.[1],[3],[6]
• Economy & Jobs
  Says a $20 minimum wage would act as a ceiling and that lower taxes and fewer regulations would bring higher-paying jobs; opposes repealing Act 10, saying it has saved property taxpayers billions; says workers should choose whether to join a union.[7],[8]
• Education
  Supports tying any school funding increase to accountability for results, science-based reading instruction, parental consent before a school changes a student's name or pronouns, a UW tuition freeze, and ending DEI programs at UW.[1]
• Abortion
  Says he will uphold Wisconsin's current law, including the ban on abortions after 20 weeks; cosponsored a federal bill (H.R. 175, 118th Congress) that would ban abortions nationwide once a fetal heartbeat is detected.[9],[10]
• Immigration
  Supports a statewide ban on sanctuary policies and requiring local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.[1]
• Health Care
  Proposes requiring hospitals and insurers to post upfront prices, expanding direct primary care, increasing oversight of pharmacy benefit managers, and creating a regulated medical marijuana program.[1]
• Guns
  Voted against the 2021 Bipartisan Background Checks Act, which would have expanded background checks to most private gun sales.[12]

Voting record

A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.

In their words