Wisconsin Ideas Project The Tiffany Record
Congressman Tom Tiffany in a dark suit and bolo tie
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany

Tom Tiffany answers to Trump and his billionaire donors. Not to Wisconsin.

He's stood with Donald Trump on every vote that mattered. And billionaires have put $40.6 million behind his campaign for governor. Here's the record.

Trump, Jan. 27, 2026
“Tom Tiffany has always been at my side.” Donald Trump, endorsing Tiffany for governor. Tiffany's response: “I will make Wisconsin great again.” (AP via PBS Wisconsin)

Loyal to Trump

Always at his side. Even when it cost Wisconsin.

The Associated Press calls Tiffany a “fierce Trump loyalist.” His voting record shows what that loyalty looks like.

  1. Jan. 6, 2021Electoral count
    Objected

    Hours after the Capitol was overrun, he voted against certifying the 2020 election.

    Tiffany objected to counting the certified results from Arizona and Pennsylvania. He was one of 147 Republicans who did.

    Source: Wisconsin Watch
  2. July 3, 2025H.R. 1 · Roll Call 190
    Voted Aye

    He voted for Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” and its health care cuts.

    The bill passed the House 218–214. The Congressional Budget Office projects it will leave 10 million more Americans without health insurance by 2034.

    Sources: House Clerk · FactCheck.org on CBO
  3. July 15, 2025H.Res. 580 · Roll Call 194
    Voted to block

    He voted to block a vote on releasing the Epstein files. It passed by one vote.

    Democrats tried to force a House vote requiring the Justice Department to release the Epstein files. Tiffany voted with Republican leaders to shut it down, 211–210. He switched to supporting release only in November, after Trump reversed course and told House Republicans to back it.

    Sources: House Clerk · The New Republic · AP · Roll Call 289
  4. Feb. 11, 2026H.J.Res. 72 · Roll Call 65
    Voted Nay

    He voted to keep Trump's tariffs on Canada, Wisconsin's largest export market.

    The resolution to end Trump's tariff emergency passed 219–211. Six Republicans broke with Trump. Tiffany wasn't one of them.

    Sources: House Clerk · AP
  5. Jan. 27, 2026Endorsement
    Accepted

    Trump picked him. His top Republican rival quit the next day.

    Trump endorsed Tiffany for governor in a late-night social media post. Tiffany said he was “honored.”

    Source: AP via PBS Wisconsin

Paid for by billionaires

The billionaires behind Tiffany.

Two billionaire families, the Uihleins of Illinois and Diane Hendricks of Beloit, have poured $91.7 million into Wisconsin Republican committees this cycle. Tom Tiffany is the biggest beneficiary.

$40.6M in billionaire-connected money supporting Tiffany's campaign for governor

State law caps what one person can give a candidate for governor. There's no cap on what a party can pass along. That's how a $60,000 donation limit turns into $40 million. Republicans wrote that loophole into law in 2015, and Tiffany, then a state legislator, voted for it.

Trump's donors, Trump's advisers

In 2016, Trump named Diane Hendricks and Liz Uihlein to his campaign's economic advisory team. Now they're backing the candidate he endorsed.

Source: CBS 58

$24 million in ten weeks

Between mid-July and late September 2026, Tiffany pulled in more than $24 million in state party transfers. In those same ten weeks, the billionaire families sent $32.6 million to the state party.

Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign finance filings

What it adds up to

Wisconsin needs a governor who works for us.

Tom Tiffany has spent his career taking orders from Donald Trump, and his campaign is being paid for by billionaires who expect a return. Wisconsin families deserve someone who answers to them.

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