MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WDLB) — State Attorney General Brad Schimel campaigned in central Wisconsin on Thursday.
Schimel stopped at the Republican Party Headquarters at the Marshfield Mall, where a small gathering of local and county officials greeted the state’s top cop, who filled WDLB in on how the campaign for reelection was going.
“Well, it’s going great. I’ve got a virtual sweep of law enforcement. Every professional police association that’s endorsing is supporting me. I’ve got 114 elected sheriffs and district attorneys backing me up in this race. My opponent’s got one. And I’ve got bi-partisan support. I’ve got twenty more Democrat sheriffs and district attorneys than my Democrat opponent has. Because it shows that I’ve taken the experience I have from 29 years as a prosecutor in Wisconsin to turn it into results at the DOJ. And that’s why bi-partisan law enforcement is in my camp to make sure I stay on as Wisconsin’s top cop.”
Schimel is opposed by Democrat Josh Kaul, the son of former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager. Schimel says that doesn’t qualify Kaul for the job, but neither does his resumé.
“I’ve been 29 years as a Wisconsin prosecutor. My opponent has never prosecuted one criminal in this state. He’s never worked with one crime victim in this state. He’s only lived 4 years of his adult life here. I’ve lived my entire 53 years of my life here in Wisconsin. I’ve worked hard for Wisconsin over the years. And I’ve got that experience that we’ve turned into results. And that’s why I’m the overwhelming, virtually unanimous choice of law enforcement in Wisconsin. If you don’t know who to vote for, ask your police chief, your sheriff, the police officer that lives down the street or whose kids go to school with your kids. Ask any of them and do what they recommend. Because I’m confident they will all tell you, you should vote to help me to have another term.”
In the latest Marquette Law School poll, Schimel holds a 47-to-45 percent lead on Kaul. But seven-percent of voters continue to say they’re undecided—and they may decide the election. Many of those polled said they did not have enough information about Kaul. 72-percent of likely voters said they hadn’t heard enough about Kaul to give him a favorable or unfavorable rating.
Schimel is seeking his second term in office.
