By Jalen Maki
Tomahawk Leader Editor
WISCONSIN – After considering a bid for United States Senate, U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), on Tuesday, Aug. 1, announced that he will instead seek reelection to the House of Representatives.
In May, Tiffany said he was mulling a Senate campaign and that he would make a decision this summer regarding a potential run.
Tiffany said this week that after talking with his family, he ultimately decided to forego a challenge to incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.).
Instead, he will pursue another term as Representative of Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.
“While Tammy Baldwin is vulnerable due to her record as a rubber stamp for President Biden, I can make the greatest impact continuing to serve the great people of Wisconsin in the House of Representatives,” Tiffany stated. “Let there be no doubt, I will continue to hold the Biden administration accountable for their fiscal recklessness, open border disaster and the weaponization of the Justice Department against the American people. America and Wisconsin can do better than the current status quo. I look forward to working with our nominees for President and U.S. Senate to turn Wisconsin red in 2024.”
With Tiffany opting to seek reelection to the House, there are currently no Republican candidates challenging Baldwin. Another prospective GOP opponent to Baldwin, State Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Green Bay), in June said he would not run for Senate in 2024.
Tiffany has represented Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District since May 2020, when he defeated Democrat Tricia Zunker in a special election called after former Republican Rep. Sean Duffy resigned.
Tiffany defeated Zunker again in Nov. 2020 and emerged victorious over Democrat Richard “Dick” Ausman on his way to reelection in Nov. 2022.
Prior to his election to Congress, Tiffany represented Wisconsin’s 35th Assembly District from Jan. 2011 to Jan. 2013 and served in the state’s 12th Senate District from Jan. 2013 until his May 2020 election to the U.S. House of Representatives.