Thank you for your support. It’s time to move on. pic.twitter.com/XiO4XVVcaP
— Eric Hovde (@EricHovde) November 18, 2024
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I just re-submitted a formal complaint to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after research revealed potentially thousands of violations of ethics laws by state Representative Steve Doyle tied to his work as a private attorney providing legal services directly to state lobbying organizations, something that state ethics law prohibits.
On Monday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments for and against enforcing the state’s pre-Roe law prohibiting most abortions. The law was nullified by Roe, but was never revoked by the legislature or voters. After the Dobbs decision returned the abortion issue to the states, the law was immediately put back in place. In a Circuit Court ruling in Dane County, it was ruled that Statute 940.04 regarding "abortion" actually didn't relate to abortion but to feticide.
I am humbled and honored that my colleagues have once again put their trust in me to serve as president pro tempore of the Wisconsin State Senate.
I was first elected to the role in November of 2020 and succeeded Senator Howard Marklein, who is the current co-chair of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee.
Please know that I remain committed to carrying out the duties of the position with fairness, civility and respect.
What happens after this election cycle might change America in ways none of us could have of ever imagined.
Some people believe no matter which candidate wins the presidency that there will certainly be civil unrest. That a state of mental illness will ensue that will be unmatched by any time in the country’s past history.
Why is that?
Division? Hate? Media manipulation?
The dust has not settled on the November elections. I have not heard Senate Candidate Eric Hovde’s plan of action after an apparent razor thin loss to incumbent Senator Baldwin other than he has publicized a dozen legitimate questions that need answers. One question concerns the 4:30 am (Wednesday) ballot drop in Milwaukee that changed Hovde’s seemingly insurmountable lead to trailing the incumbent. Another question involves the shady democrat support for the two third party candidates that allegedly drew support away from Hovde.
It has been truly an honor to serve as the State Representative for the 96th Assembly district for these past six years. I would like to thank the residents of Crawford, Monroe and Vernon County for entrusting me to serve you in the Wisconsin State Assembly. I’m proud to have championed important issues such as proactive solutions to flooding, non-partisan redistricting, farmland preservation reform, investing in our youth workforce in youth apprenticeship, permitting for hydrologic restoration projects, establishing a decommissioning process for power plants and much more.
I want to thank my family, friends, and supporters from across the Coulee Region who joined our campaign. I am proud of the race we have run – knocking tens of thousands of doors, meeting friends across the district, and listening as our neighbors expressed their concerns, frustrations, and hopes for the future. We outlined the several, distinct policy differences between my opponent and myself. Despite being severely outspent, our message of a new direction with a strong and fresh voice of common sense resonated with thousands.
It is an incredible honor and privilege that the residents of the 24th District have put their trust in me to serve another four-year term in the Wisconsin State Senate.
While the new legislative session may not begin for another two months, I have already decided on some of the issue areas I would like to focus on the most:
Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, making him the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in 1892. Wisconsin was yet again a major and critical battleground state; all ten of its electoral votes went to Trump, decided by a margin of about 1%. Trump’s win was secured by Wisconsin after projections put him over the threshold of the necessary 270 electoral votes. That should be enough to convince anyone how important every single vote is in our state!
