Republican Governor Candidate Tom Tiffany Discusses Affordability During a Campaign Stop At Gorski's Restaurant - Photo by MWC's Tom Schumacher
MOSINEE, WI (WSAU) – Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany made a campaign stop at Gorski’s restaurant in Mosinee on Monday to discuss his job creation and affordability policies.
Tiffany’s plan, titled “Keep More of Your Hard-Earned Money,” emphasizes the need to end the 400-year property tax increase imposed by Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto and implement a property tax freeze, as well as reduce state income taxes by 10% for working families earning less than $150,000 per year.
Other Tiffany campaign proposals include eliminating state income taxes on tips and overtime pay, returning the entire state budget surplus to taxpayers rather than increasing government spending, and repealing Wisconsin’s minimum markup law (the Unfair Sales Act), which currently requires a 9.18% markup on motor vehicle fuel.
During Monday’s press conference, Tiffany spoke directly about how his plan will create jobs, saying, “When we allow entrepreneurs and others to keep more of their money in their pockets, they are more likely to be here in Wisconsin, and business owners are more likely to expand their businesses here in Wisconsin. You look at eight years ago, Wisconsin is open for business signs were taken down; we’re gonna put those back up and send a message to those job creators very clearly.” Tiffany cited data during the campaign stop that ranked Wisconsin 40th in job creation in the country from January 2018 to January 2025, adding only 63,300 jobs.
Tiffany’s opponent, Democratic candidate David Crowley’s campaign has discussed affordability in recent weeks, laying out his plan called Badger Basics, which includes raising the state minimum wage to $15 immediately and to $20 by 2030, repealing Act 10 to restore collective bargaining rights for public sector workers, reforming shared revenue to give local governments more financial flexibility, fully funding public schools to reduce property tax pressure.
These plans come after a July poll from the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) found that 38% of voters identified inflation and cost of living as their single most important issue, with 82% calling it “very important”, while the latest Marquette Law School poll found 43% of voters cited inflation and the cost of living as their most important issue, far ahead of immigration (12%) and health insurance (9%).
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