Susan Crawford Signs From Wausau Event - Photo by MWC's Tom Schumacher
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford made a campaign stop in Wausau on Thursday afternoon to rally supporters as the race continues to gain attention nationally.
The rally was held at the Marathon County Democratic office and the liberal candidate for the high court spoke to voters about issues such as abortion, Act 10, and other legal issues on the minds of Wisconsin voters this spring.
During her interview with WSAU, Crawford spoke about the tour of the state she’s on and what she’s heard from voters, saying, “This was a great event today with a lot of enthusiastic supports who showed up to hear me talk about the race. My background is all the way from growing up in Chippewa Falls to now serving as a judge and people are really fired up about the race…just saw a lot of yard signs go out the door…and people are gonna help me get the word out about this election.”
While speaking about Elon Musk getting involved in the race, Crawford addressed concerns about accepting donations from out-of-state billionaires such as George Soros, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and LinkedIn Co-founder Reid Hoffman, saying, “I have received tens of thousands of contributions from ordinary Wisconsinites…lots of low dollar contributions…and that’s because people are concerned about the race and they want to make sure our Wisconsin Supreme Court is not politized and remains fair and impartial.”
According to Wispolitics, the Wisconsin Democratic Party contributed $2 million to candidate Susan Crawford last month, including $1 million from far-left donor George Soros and $500,000 from Illinois billionaire Governor J.B. Pritzker. Other contributions to her campaign and the party include $250,000 from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, $490,000 from Milwaukee Democratic donor Lynde Uihlein, and $470,000 from Los Altos, California resident Gloria Page. When it comes to overall amounts pouring in from out of state, the report found that a total of 44.5% of Crawford’s funds to date have come from non-Wisconsin donors, while just 7.1% of Schimel’s funds have come from outside of Wisconsin.
Crawford also spoke about whether she would recuse herself from any case involving Act 10 and Voter ID due to past conflicts saying, “If I end up on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and a case comes before the court that I might have a conflict of interest on I would certainly take a close look at that and I would apply the judicial rules on recusal,” and continued with “that really depends on the specifics…who are the parties…what are the legal issues are they raising and what’s the evidence supporting their claims.”
The issue of recusal on those issues made headlines when a tool developed by the conservative legal group the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) found that the return of Act 10 could come at a cost for taxpayers saying, “for an average Wisconsin home valued at $300,000, property taxes could increase by $624 or more annually if the costs were shifted to taxpayers.”
The 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election between Judge Crawford and former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel will be held on April 1st.
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