MADISON, WI (WSAU) — Charges could be filed against Wisconsin State Superintendent candidate Lowell Holtz for using his government email for his own campaign.
One Wisconsin Now recovered a campaign-focused email explaining Holtz’s support among Republicans using his Whitnall Public School email address. The email from May would have been sent during the school day and would violate state laws prohibiting use of government resources for political campaigns, similar to the Hatch Act on the federal level.
The email describes the beginning of Holtz’s campaign, which he says was sparked by an approach from a conservative exploratory committee which gave him opportunities to raise his political profile, including a Milwaukee Republican caucus featuring Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke.
Holtz retired last year as Whitnall superintendent and no longer has access to that email address. He’s looking to unseat State Superintendent Tony Evers on April 4th.
