2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Voter Guide Footnotes

1.) Endorsement, Milwaukee Police Association Statement – Facebook announcement of endorsement for Judge Brad Schimel – 4/18/2024: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ACN157czt/

MPS, Facebook statement MPS took a stand against low-or-no bail policies that allow prisoners out on the streets and put officers at risk. 8/16/2024: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15vH8WJhMp/

Article, CBS 58 Newsroom – “Milwaukee Police Association calls for bail reform in wake of recent officer shootings” – 1/28/2022: https://www.cbs58.com/news/milwaukee-police-association-calls-for-bail-reform-in-wake-of-recent-officer-shootings

2.) Article, The CAP Times – “Susan Crawford: I’m well prepared to be a judge in criminal court” – “As a judge, I will utilize alternatives to incarceration…I strongly support the use and expansion of restorative justice and diversion programs…I support bail reforms…” 3/3/2018: https://ghostarchive.org/archive/JdIQQ

Article, The Washington Times – “Judge Crawford declared that ‘judges must fully consider alternatives to incarceration’ and that criminals should be allowed to ‘avoid the lifelong consequences of a conviction.” 2/13/2025: https://archive.ph/mI2E0

Article, Wisconsin State Journal, Self-Authored – “I’m well prepared to be a judge in criminal court” – “I support bail reforms to make sure low-income people aren’t held in jail solely because they can’t make cash bail.” 3/28/2018: https://madison.com/susan-crawford-im-well-prepared-to-be-a-judge-in-criminal-court/article_848e2601-e36c-5843-b9e6-4eada6c64149.html

Article, WSAU Radio – “…Susan Crawford Ignited Uproar by Releasing Felon on $500 Bond Who Repeatedly Raped 5 year old Girl” 1/30/2025: https://wsau.com/2025/01/30/already-free-susan-crawford-ignited-uproar-by-releasing-felon-on-500-bond-who-repeatedly-raped-5-year-old-girl/

Article, Washington Times – “Soros backed Judge Susan Crawford on the Rise in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race” “[Susan Crawford] was behind [Governor Doyle’s] plan to end real-time tracking and GPS monitoring of sex offenders.” 2/13/2025: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/13/soros-backed-judge-susan-crawford-rise-wisconsin-s/

3.) Brad Schimel, Twitter/X – “From opening the border to releasing criminals on our streets, rogue judges across the nation are putting their radical agenda above the law.” 12/10/2024: https://x.com/TeamSchimel/status/1866501950914621556

4.) Article, Washington Times – “Soros-backed Judge Susan Crawford on the rise in Wisconsin Supreme Court race” “[Susan Crawford] supported Gov. Jim Doyle’s plans to provide in-state tuition to illegal aliens.” 2/13/2025: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/13/soros-backed-judge-susan-crawford-rise-wisconsin-s/

Endorsement, Planned Parenthood of WI – Twitter/X – PPWI endorses Susan Crawford – 3/2/2025: https://x.com/PPAWI/status/1886452131772703180 Planned Parenthood WI, Twitter/X – PPWI stood against sending the national guard to the border to help with border security. 6/19/2018: https://x.com/PPAWI/status/1009157810062610433

Planned Parenthood WI, Twitter/X – PPWI shared a post helping people avoid ICE detention 6/11/2019: https://x.com/PPAWI/status/1149310113515286528

5.) Brad Schimel, Candidate Website – “If the Left wins in April, they will…remove voter ID.” 2025: https://schimelforjustice.com/facts/

Brad Schimel, Candidate Website – “On April 1, the people of Wisconsin will vote for their next Supreme Court justice and protect Wisconsin’s voter ID law.” 2025: https://schimelforjustice.com/crawford-doesnt-want-voter-id/

Article, Wisconsin Public Radio – “Schimel: Voter ID Helped Trump Win Wisconsin” “Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel is suggesting Sen. Ron Johnson wouldn’t have won re-election and President Donald Trump wouldn’t have won Wisconsin without the state’s voter ID law. Schimel told WISN-AM on Thursday that he battled in court to make sure the law was in effect for the 2016 election.” 4/13/2018: https://www.wpr.org/politics/schimel-voter-id-helped-trump-win-wisconsin

6.) Article, The Capital Times – Crawford represented League of Women Voters in suit to overturn voter ID requirements. “If you’re willing to swear under penalty of perjury that you are who you say you are and you’re an eligible voter, you should be allowed to vote and not be disenfranchised because you don’t have the piece of plastic that the government issued,” 10/28/2016: https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Z2Bw1

Article, Just the News Wisconsin – “Supreme Court justice race impacts election integrity issue with majority control at risk.” The Institute for Reforming Government released a “Court Watch” primer on Tuesday, noting that Crawford “was one of the attorneys in 2011 who brought litigation charging that Voter ID was unconstitutional.” 2/20/2025: https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-race-impact-election-integrity-majority

Article, The Cap Times – “For over 23 years as a lawyer, I’ve worked hard to advance justice and defended the rights of Wisconsin citizens in court. I fought against Act 10. The draconian voter ID law.” 3/28/2018: https://ghostarchive.org/archive/JdIQQ

Wisconsin Circuit Court Access – Represented League of Women Voters in voter ID Lawsuit – Dane County Case Number 2011CV004669 League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Network Inc et al vs. Scott Walker et al 10/20/2011: https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetail.html?caseNo=2011CV004669&countyNo=13&index=0#parties

7.) Brad Schimel, Candidate Website – says his opponent served in an administration that Schimel believes attempted to stop handgun sales at gun shows: “Susan Crawford Endorsed by The Most Radical Special Interests – [Crawford] [s]erved alongside a governor who attempt[ed] to stop all handgun sales at gun shows in Wisconsin.” 2/4/2025: https://schimelforjustice.com/susan-crawford-endorsed-by-the-most-radical-special-interests/

Endorsement, National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund – Letter of Endorsement for Brad Schimel 2/12/2025: https://shared.nrapvf.org/sharedmedia/1512013/nra-2025-wi-supreme-court-brad-schimel-endorsement-letter.pdf

8.) Endorsement, Everytown for Gun Safety – 18 events, calls, door knocking, postcard writing: https://act.everytown.org/event/moms-demand-action-event/68057/signup/ Everytown, X, – Support the government’s ability to ban certain guns, 1/28/25: https://x.com/Everytown/status/1877030039457243210

Everytown, X – Supports taking guns from law-abiding citizens based on government-initiated mental background checks without proving criminality, 7/11/2022: https://x.com/Everytown/status/1546553330587115520

9.) Brad Schimel, Candidate Website – says his opponent fought for and represented a major provider of child sex changes, sex change surgery referrals, and child puberty blockers: “Susan Crawford Endorsed by The Most Radical Special Interests….[Crawford] [r]epresented a group that demanded that kids share bathrooms with transgender teachers [and]….[f]ought for and represented a major provider of child sex changes, sex change surgery referrals, and child puberty blockers.” 2025: https://schimelforjustice.com/susan-crawford-endorsed-by-the-most-radical-special-interests/

10.) Endorsement, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, Twitter/X – PPWI Supports gender-affirming care for trans youth 12/6/2023: https://x.com/PPAWI/status/1732441667288908172

Endorsement, EMILY’s list, Twitter/X – Emilys List stood against a Supreme Court case that would ban gender-affirming care for youth. https://x.com/emilyslist/status/1864339583556579501

11.) Brad Schimel, Candidate Website – “If the Left wins in April, they will… Force Biological Males into Girls’ Bathrooms” 2025: https://schimelforjustice.com/facts/

Article, The Cap Times – “Wisconsin joins states suing Obama administration over transgender bathroom guidelines” Schimel stated, “President Obama’s attempts to re-write the laws of our country without congressional consent and approval are not going to be tolerated by the State of Wisconsin…After discussing with Governor Walker, I have decided to join my colleagues from across the country in challenging the Obama Administration’s latest power grab, which will have a significant impact on Wisconsin, particularly at the University of Wisconsin and Department of Public Instruction.” 5/25/2016: https://captimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/election-matters/wisconsin-joins-states-suing-obama-administration-over-transgender-bathroom-guidelines/article_909aed04-ea39-507d-9a7d-e37577eef6f4.html

Wisconsin Right Now, Twitter/X – “Radicals backing Susan Crawford want to erase mothers and call them inseminated persons. Men are men. Women are women. Can Susan Crawford say the same?” 2/22/2025: https://x.com/wisconsin_now/status/1893316032783151134?s=42

12.) Endorsement, WEAC (The Wisconsin Education Association Council) recommends Susan Crawford for Supreme Court. 11/27/2024: https://weac.org/weac-recommends-judge-susan-crawford-for-supreme-court/ The WEAC supports boys in girls’ sports. 3/12/2024: https://weac.org/senate-passes-anti-trans-athletes-bill-over-weacs-objections/

The WEAC stood against 2023 Assembly Bill 510 – protecting the “fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their children.” 1/11/2024: https://weac.org/ed-advocacy-update-book-bans-bullying-censorship-edition/

The WEAC supports an anti-book banning bill AB615 11/8/2023: https://weac.org/education-advocacy-update-ending-minority-teacher-loans-the-so-called-parents-bill-of-rights/

The WEAC stood against parents’ ability to opt out of classroom discussions that reference LGBTQ+ issues. The bill would require schools to notify parents if they provide any programming related to sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender expression. 9/16/2021: https://www.facebook.com/MyWEAC/posts/10159926860463598

The WEAC created this resolution: “The Council also believes a safe and inclusive environment ensures that all transgender students are able to use self-identified names, pronouns and gender, have access to the bathroom or locker room of their choice, and are protected from breaches of confidentiality. The Council further believes that gender-neutral options should be available. The Council believes that LGBTQ+ students have the right to privacy and confidentiality regarding their sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Further, educators must respect these students and their choice of whether to reveal their orientation, identity, or expression. 2024: https://weac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WEAC-Proposed-Resolutions-2024.pdf

Endorsement, EMILY’s List endorsed Susan Crawford – Press Release 1/9/2025: https://emilyslist.org/news/emilys-list-endorses-judge-susan-crawford-for-wisconsin-state-supreme-court/ Emily’s List supports men in women’s bathrooms – https://x.com/emilyslist/status/1655649571190497301

Emily’s List came out in favor of trans students in bathrooms 2/12/2018: https://x.com/emilyslist/status/963142162316603392 Emilys List wants to replace any Republicans in office with people who support the Equality Act, gender-affirming care for minors, and Title IX: https://x.com/emilyslist/status/1674192420605493248

Endorsement, AFT – Wisconsin A Union of Professionals – 2025: https://aft-wisconsin.org/resources/spring-2025-elections

AFT – Wisconsin, Twitter/X – stood against a gag order on teachers mentioning sexual orientation & gender identity 4/25/2022: https://x.com/AFTWisconsin/status/1562912346716119040

AFT – Wisconsin, Twitter/X – stood against a gag order on teachers mentioning sexual orientation & gender identity. 9/2/2022: https://x.com/AFTWisconsin/status/1562914578924769280

Dan O’Donnell, Twitter/X – The Dan O’Donnell Show – Susan Crawford has 18 different options for pronouns when signing up for campaign events on her site. 2/7/2025: https://x.com/DanODonnellShow/status/1887867109130039339?t=ki2LpRuOvFO4_kOZookS1A&s=19

13.) Brad Schimel, Team Schimel, Twitter/X – “Today’s decision by a Dane County judge is just the latest instance of the Left using the justice system to satisfy their donors and dismantle laws they don’t like. It’s why Democrats have anointed a radical Dane County judge (who helped lead the fight to overturn Act 10) to be their pawn on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The Left will stop at nothing to impose their partisan agenda and raise your taxes; their judges are in on it, too. Sending Brad Schimel to the Wisconsin Supreme Court is the only way to stop the madness and return the power to the people.” 12/2/2024: https://x.com/TeamSchimel/status/1863698699345408027

Endorsement, Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin – Press Release https://afpwisconsin.com/americans-for-prosperity-wisconsin-endorses-brad-schimel-for-wisconsin-supreme-court/

AFPWI – “ACT 10 has saved taxpayers more than $16 billion dollars. In addition, local school districts gained flexibility to hire and retain the best and brightest teachers, compensate them appropriately and fund other critical education needs for students.” https://americansforprosperity.actcentr.com/Events/governor-scott-walker-the-case-for-keeping-act-10

AFPWI – “Right of First Refusal (ROFR) legislation blocks competition and locks in monopoly control of electric transmission construction projects, leading to higher costs for everyone.” https://americansforprosperity.actcentr.com/ContactOfficials/protect-wisconsin-from-higher-energy-rates-stop-senate-bill-28-right-of-first-refusal-rofr

14.) Article, abc12 WISN – ‘UPFRONT’ – “Susan Crawford was the lead attorney who attempted to overturn Act 10. “Crawford, who previously represented teachers suing to overturn Act 10, said she didn’t believe she would have to recuse herself from a lawsuit involving the law.

‘That’s work I’m proud of,’ she said. ‘I represented our public-school teachers in a legal challenge to Act 10. I was in court fighting for their rights in the workplace after the government took them away.’ 2/9/2025: https://www.wisn.com/article/upfront-recap-crawford-schimel-on-the-record-in-battle-for-wisconsin-supreme-court/63708418

Article, WISPolitics – “Schimel campaign: Crawford attempted to overturn Act 10, but won’t recuse herself” …publicly bragged about her efforts to kill the Wisconsin law, boldly professing, ‘I fought against Act 10.’ Now, Crawford wants Wisconsin voters to forget about it.” 2/19/2025: https://www.wispolitics.com/2025/schimel-campaign-crawford-attempted-to-overturn-act-10-but-wont-recuse-herself/

Article, Wisconsin State Journal Self-Authored – “I fought against Act 10.” 5/28/2018: https://madison.com/susan-crawford-im-well-prepared-to-be-a-judge-in-criminal-court/article_848e2601-e36c-5843-b9e6-4eada6c64149.html

15.) Brad Schimel, Candidate Website – “If the Left wins in April, they will… End Parental Rights” 2025: https://schimelforjustice.com/facts/

16.) Endorsement, Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) – WEAC endorses Susan Crawford 11/27/2024: https://weac.org/weac-recommends-judge-susan-crawford-for-supreme-court/

WEAC Facebook post – WEAC stood against parents’ ability to opt out of classroom discussions that reference LGBTQ+ issues. The bill would require schools to notify parents if they provide any programming related to sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender expression. 9/16/2021: https://www.facebook.com/MyWEAC/posts/10159926860463598

Article, WEAC Press Release – “ED Advocacy Update: Book Bans, Bullying & Censorship Edition” – WEAC stood against 2023 Assembly Bill 510 – protecting the “fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their children.” 1/11/2024: https://weac.org/ed-advocacy-update-book-bans-bullying-censorship-edition/

Article, WEAC Press Release – “EED Advocacy Update: …Parents Bill of Rights” – WEAC supports an anti-book banning bill AB615 – 11/;8/2023: https://weac.org/education-advocacy-update-ending-minority-teacher-loans-the-so-called-parents-bill-of-rights/

WEAC Proposed Resolutions – “The Council also believes a safe and inclusive environment ensures that all transgender students are able to use self-identified names, pronouns and gender, have access to the bathroom or locker room of their choice, and are protected from breaches of confidentiality. The Council further believes that gender-neutral options should be available. The Council believes that LGBTQ+ students have the right to privacy and confidentiality regarding their sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Further, educators must respect these students and their choice of whether to reveal their orientation, identity, or expression.

https://weac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WEAC-Proposed-Resolutions-2024.pdf

Press Release – Wisconsin Conservation Voters endorse Susan Crawford 1/30/2025: https://conservationvoters.org/news/wisconsin-conservation-voters-endorses-judge-susan-crawford-for-wisconsin-supreme-court

Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Twitter/X – Wisconsin Conservation Voters stood against Parents’ Bill of Rights bill – to “codify a set of rights granted to parents and guardians over their children in school, including the right to determine the child’s name and pronouns used at school and the right to withdrawal students from lessons for personal or religious reasons, ” saying it would harm LGBTQ+ youth. 1/19/2024: https://x.com/WIConservation/status/1748390116828062137

17.) WATCH: PBS Wisconsin YouTube – Brad Schimel on the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race – “Schimel supports the return to pre-pandemic forms of early voting and the elimination of drop boxes: “The legislature created two ways to vote early absentee, One is put it in the US mail box, which is essentially a drop box…and that’s a secure, safe way to mail to..to mail in your ballot. Or you can bring it to your clerk in person.” Timestamp 3:20 2/7/2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU0TrHiz4Cg

18.) Endorsement – Wisconsin Conservation Voters endorse Susan Crawford – 1/30/2025: https://conservationvoters.org/news/wisconsin-conservation-voters-endorses-judge-susan-crawford-for-wisconsin-supreme-court

Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Twitter/X – Wisconsin Conservation supports use of ballot drop boxes 7/8/2022: https://x.com/WIConservation/status/1545482321293369345

19.) Article, FOX 6 Milwaukee – “Attorney General Brad Schimel: Ruling blocking new EPA water pollution regulations should apply nationwide” – “Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is arguing the federal court ruling blocking new Environmental Protection Agency water pollution regulations should apply nationwide.” 8/30/2015: https://www.fox6now.com/news/attorney-general-brad-schimel-ruling-blocking-new-epa-water-pollution-regulations-should-apply-nationwide

WATCH: Marquette Law School YouTube – “On the Issues: Brad Schimel, Attorney General of Wisconsin” – Schimel opposed federal restrictions on coal plants. When asked about the coal plant lawsuit, he responded, “Constitutionally, the EPA has exceeded their authority. Congress gave them certain authority under the Clean Air Act and to what they are doing now, our assertion is, they are exceeding that authority, and therefore, it’s not a lawful action… It disproportionately harms Wisconsin… The nature of our state. We have consistently been one of the top manufacturing states in America. Manufacturing needs reliable and affordable electrical energy. Right now, the only way we get that in Wisconsin is from coal… We have spent billions of dollars– in excess of $10 billion dollars — upgrading our coal facilities here to clean coal.” Timestamp 17:13 12/8/2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QoGRBk1FmY&t=980s

20.) Brad Schimel, Candidate Website – “If the Left wins in April, they will… Eliminate School Choice” 2025: https://schimelforjustice.com/facts/

Team Schimel, Twitter/X – “If Susan Crawford wins, school choice doesn’t stand a chance.” 1/26/2025: https://x.com/TeamSchimel/status/1883598341260321117

21.) Endorsement, Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) – WEAC endorses Susan Crawford 11/27/2024: https://weac.org/weac-recommends-judge-susan-crawford-for-supreme-court/ WEAC, Twitter/X – WEAC stood against school choice – 10/5/2024: https://x.com/WEAC/status/1842537219048997030

22.) WATCH: TMJ4 News YouTube – “The United States Supreme Court, the Dobbs decision caught so much attention. Their ruling did not end abortion. It did not authorize abortion. Instead, the court recognized [] that this question about abortion belongs in the hands of the voters. Not in the hands of a judge anywhere. That is the correct answer. This is a decision to be made by the voters through referendum or through their elected legislative representative… Any judge on the court should be respecting the will of the voters.” Timestamp 10:34 2/4/2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoLUTWyeYpM

WATCH, PBS Wisconsin News Video – “Brad Schimel on the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race” – “The United States Supreme Court recognized that abortion isn’t in the United States Constitution. There’s no reference to it anywhere. Therefore, the decision belongs with the people, and that’s where they returned it. And it’s a — it can create a messy situation, I guess, where each state is going to have their own set of rules based upon what the voters in that state want. Mississippi and California are going to have two different, very different perspectives on abortion. But that’s the way the Constitution intended it. If it’s not in the U.S. Constitution, it belongs to the people and the states, and that’s what they recognized. That was a, you know, it had been a long time that, that, that the Roe decision was in place. But the United States Supreme court, three years ago almost now, considered that precedent and decided it was no longer — it wasn’t valid.” Timestamp 3:30 2/6/2025: https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/brad-schimel-on-the-2025-wisconsin-supreme-court-race/

Americans United for Life – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Brad D. Schimel – Amicus Curiae brief – Schimel defended his state in a lawsuit brough by Planned Parenthood to try to eliminate certain abortion regulations. Americans United for Life joined in support of Schimel’s defense. 3/26/2015: https://aul.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2015-Planned-Parenthood-of-Wisconsin-Inc.-v.-Schimel.pdf

23.) WATCH: Civic Media YouTube – “Judge Susan Crawford: Fighting for Fair Justice on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court” – “I was fighting for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and their doctors when the government was trying to get between women and their doctors.” Timestamp 8:40 2/5/2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA-K5Ifs5S4&t=516s

Article, Wisconsin Public Radio – “Planned Parenthood Wants Permanent Injunction on Medical Abortion Restrictions” Susan Crawford represented Planned Parenthood in court, fighting against a law that required a doctor to be present for administration of abortion-inducing drugs. 4/24/2014: https://www.wpr.org/health/planned-parenthood-wants-permanent-injunction-medical-abortion-restrictions

Article, BREITBART – Crawford [said] in an interview that the government should not regulate abortions, according to a New York Times article with the headline “One of 2025’s Biggest Battles Over Abortion Rights Has Already Begun” – “I believe as a woman that I should be the one to make decisions about my own body and my health care, together with my doctors,” she said. “I trust other women to make those same decisions.” 2/17/2025: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/17/exclusive-wisconsin-state-supreme-court-race-bring-trumps-agenda-halt/