Reps. Hebl & Sinicki call on Rep. Roys to stop misleading attacks on Rep. Pocan

Earlier today Democratic State Reps. Chris Sinicki of Milwaukee and Gary Hebl of Sun Prairie, who co-authored payday loan reform legislation in 2009 along with Democratic Rep. Gordon Hintz, called on 2nd Congressional district candidate Kelda Helen Roys to stop her repeated negative, misleading and factually incorrect attacks on State…

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Will Kelda Roys return the contribution she received from ALEC-affiliated CULAC?

Another day, another attack on Democratic Congressional candidate Mark Pocan by his primary opponent, Kelda Roys. This time Roys is attacking Pocan for having accepted corporate PAC contributions to his campaign. In a press release attacking Pocan, Roys campaign manager Rick Coelho said, “We deserve a representative Congress who will…

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Kelda Roys doubles down on Pocan attacks, continues to burn bridges

“What do we really know about politician Mark Pocan? … He could have stood up to Walker. But instead Mark Pocan caved in,” warns a rather dire sounding voice in the latest attack ad from the campaign of Kelda Roys, who’s running to replace Rep. Tammy Baldwin in the 2nd…

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Remainders: It’s all about Wisconsin

Truth about Pocan-Roys Race for Congress And the hackery continues at the Capitol Fitzwalkerstan Jones and the Lost Ark Duffy Claims Impossibly High Mileage of 48,087 Miles in Only 18 Months on the Job Milwaukee County’s Sheriff David Clarke continues to be an embarrassment Senate Democrats push Republicans out of…

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Pocan campaign outpaces Roys with latest fundraising totals

It’s no wonder Kelda Roys’ campaign has gotten so negative over the past week… State Representative Mark Pocan’s campaign to represent the 2nd Congressional District raised $250,000 in the last full quarter before the August 14th primary, out-pacing the nearest opponent, Kelda Helen Roys, whose campaign raised $128,000. Pocan accepted…

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Mark Pocan’s Televison Ad

Reprsentative Mark Pocan is one of the candidates running to replace Tammy Baldwin. Here’s his latest television commercial.

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A tale of two ads in the second Congressional district

On Monday Democratic State Rep. and 2nd District Congressional candidate Mark Pocan released his campaign’s first TV ad, titled “Lessons.” In a press release announcing the release of the ad, Rep. Pocan issued the following statement. “My mom and dad were small business owners, and they taught me the value…

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Kelda Roys criticizes Pocan tax votes

This morning Democratic State Rep. Kelda Helen Roys held the first official press conference of her campaign for Congress to outline her tax reform plans. Here’s the details: Roys focused on three elements of tax reform that will move us towards a 21st century tax policy – one that works…

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ACA is constitutional: the reactions

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard that earlier today the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the vast majority of the provisions in thethe Affordable Care Act are constitutional, a decision that no doubt came as a surprise to many. Chief Justice John Roberts…

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So about that bipartisan beer and brats event tomorrow…

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, it appears 98 state legislators – 60 Republicans, 37 Democrats and 1 independent – will be attending Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s “brat summit” tomorrow. According to Gov. Walker, he really REALLY wants to be all bipartisan and stuff, despite the fact that he’s never…

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