Republican businessman Eric Hovde announces his U.S. Senate campaign in Madison, Wisconsin, on Feb. 20, 2024. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, file)
"Everything is going in the wrong direction," Hovde says in the ad. "All Washington does is divide us and talk about who's to blame and nothing gets done."
Baldwin's campaign spokesperson, Andrew Mamo, had no comment.
Hovde has lined up support from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, but other Republicans are considering challenging him for the nomination. Scott Mayer, a Franklin businessman, and former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke are also considering Senate runs.
Two lesser-known Republicans are also running: Trempealeau County Board Supervisor Stacey Klein and Rejani Raveendran, a 40-year-old college student and chair of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College Republicans.
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Baldwin won reelection in 2018 by 11 percentage points and her winning this year is critical for Democratic hopes to maintain majority control of the Senate. Democrats are defending 23 seats in the Senate in November, including two held by independents who caucus with Democrats. That’s compared with just 11 seats that Republicans hope to keep in their column.
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