¶ How To Win Against Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman represents the congressional district with more manufacturing jobs than almost any other in the nation, but he has consistently worked against the workers and farmers who drive it. He "fully" endorsed Trump's tariffs that UW-Madison economists project will cost Wisconsin dairy farmers $1-2 billion in income losses, then acknowledged he was "not as big a fan" when the damage became clear. He voted for a reconciliation bill that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services says will strip health coverage from 276,175 Wisconsinites and put nearly 90,000 at risk of losing food assistance, then called expanded health coverage a "nightmare" on television. He personally introduced an amendment to kick young adults off their parents' insurance, voted against the $35 insulin cap, voted against the $6.9 billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS Act, and proposed eliminating the mandatory day off for Wisconsin workers.
His decades-long record of inflammatory statements, calling Kwanzaa a fraud that should be "slapped down", saying "money is more important for men", and telling a reporter Democrats supported Kamala Harris "because of her ethnic background" makes him deeply out of step with mainstream Wisconsin voters.
¶ HEALTH CARE: VOTED TO STRIP COVERAGE FROM 276,000 WISCONSINITES
Grothman voted to advance a budget the Wisconsin DHS says will strip health coverage from 276,175 Wisconsinites, including 63,000 adults without dependents at highest risk. He personally introduced an amendment to kick young adults off their parents' insurance by lowering the coverage age from 26 to 23.
He voted against the Inflation Reduction Act's $35 insulin cap and Medicare drug price negotiation.
He said "we don't have the money at all, at all, at all" for expanded health coverage all while ACA enrollment dropped and premiums for everyday people skyrocketed after the subsidies he voted against expired.
Message: Glenn Grothman personally tried to kick young adults off their parents' insurance, voted against the $35 insulin cap, and now calls health coverage for 276,000 Wisconsinites a "nightmare."
¶ AFFORDABILITY: ENDORSED TARIFFS DEVASTATING WISCONSIN DAIRY
Grothman "fully" endorsed Trump's tariffs that UW-Madison economists project will cost Wisconsin dairy farmers $1-2 billion in income losses and reduce individual farm income by up to 50%. China imposed a 125% tariff on U.S. dairy while Canada's 25% tariff remained in effect.
He then voted for the deepest SNAP cut in history, putting nearly 90,000 Wisconsinites at risk of losing food assistance and costing the state $314 million per year -- while suggesting 41 million Americans on SNAP was proof of fraud.
He introduced legislation to eliminate the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, the nation's primary affordable housing program responsible for 3.6 million affordable rental homes.
Message: Glenn Grothman "fully" endorsed the tariffs devastating Wisconsin dairy farmers, voted for the deepest SNAP cut in history, and wants to eliminate the nation's primary affordable housing program.
¶ JOBS AND THE ECONOMY: VOTED AGAINST EVERY MAJOR JOB-CREATING BILL
Grothman voted against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that has delivered $6.9 billion to Wisconsin for roads, bridges, broadband, and water. Then he introduced a bill to cancel the EV charger program it created.
He voted against the CHIPS and Science Act investing $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing, critical to the supply chains his district's manufacturers depend on.
He proposed eliminating the mandatory day off for Wisconsin workers, authored the repeal of Wisconsin's Equal Pay Act, and called for laying off 100,000-200,000 federal workers.
Message: Glenn Grothman voted against every major bill creating Wisconsin jobs, tried to eliminate your day off, and wants to lay off 200,000 federal workers even as the Trump economy stalls.
¶ RACIALLY INFLAMMATORY STATEMENTS: A PATTERN HIS OWN PARTY REBUKED
Grothman called Kwanzaa a fraud that should be "slapped down", said Democrats supported Kamala Harris "because of her ethnic background", drawing a rebuke from his own party leadership, and called Planned Parenthood "the most racist organization" in the country.
He called Martin Luther King Jr. Day "an insult" to taxpayers and criticized the U.S. for opposing Uganda's anti-homosexuality law.
Message: Glenn Grothman has a decades-long pattern of racially inflammatory statements so extreme that even his own party leadership rebuked him.
¶ HOSTILITY TOWARD WOMEN: "MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR MEN"
Grothman introduced a bill classifying single parenthood as a contributing factor to child abuse, said single mothers "expect government handouts", and declared "our country is not going to survive if we continue this war on men."
When shown data that college-educated women earn 80% as much as men, he responded, "You could argue that money is more important for men" -- then authored the repeal of Wisconsin's Equal Pay Act.
Message: Glenn Grothman said "money is more important for men," repealed Wisconsin's Equal Pay Act, and introduced a bill labeling single parents as a child abuse risk.
¶ Issue Back-Ups
¶ Policies That Hurt Everyday People
Health Care: Voted to Strip Coverage From 276,000 Wisconsinites
Affordability: Endorsed Tariffs Devastating Wisconsin Dairy
Jobs and the Economy: Voted Against Every Major Job-Creating Bill
Pattern of Racially Inflammatory Statements
Hostility Toward Women and Single Parents
Anti-Worker Legislative Record