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Tom Tiffany

U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 7th District since 2020. Running with David Varnam for lieutenant governor. Campaign affiliation: Republican.

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Background, stated goals, record, and money

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filing window and the reconciliation in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Tom Tiffany

Background

  • U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 7th District since winning a special election in May 2020. Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany, Congress.gov
  • Elected to the state Assembly in 2010 and the state Senate in 2012. Wisconsin State Legislature
  • Grew up on a dairy farm near Elmwood and worked as a dam tender. Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin State Legislature
  • His running mate for lieutenant governor is David Varnam. La Crosse County Clerk

What they say they want to do

  • End what he calls the 400-year property tax increase, then freeze property taxes. Tiffany for Wisconsin
  • Cut income taxes 10 percent for working families earning under $150,000. Tiffany for Wisconsin
  • End state income taxes on tips and overtime. Tiffany for Wisconsin
  • Ban China and other foreign adversaries from buying Wisconsin farmland and homes. Tiffany for Wisconsin
  • Audit every state agency and program for waste and fraud. Tiffany for Wisconsin

What the official record shows

  • Mar 11, 2013 Lead Senate author of the iron mining bill, which passed the Senate 17-16 and became 2013 Wisconsin Act 1. Wisconsin State Legislature
  • Dec 11, 2017 Lead author of the 2017 bill ending the sulfide mining moratorium. It passed as the Assembly's copy and became 2017 Wisconsin Act 134. Wisconsin State Legislature, Wisconsin State Legislature
  • Dec 18, 2025 Voted yes on the gray wolf delisting bill, which passed the House 211-204. It is not law. Congress.gov, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Jan 8, 2026 Voted no on extending the larger health insurance tax credits. The bill passed the House 230-196. U.S. Government Publishing Office, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Feb 11, 2026 His bill to make the Apostle Islands a national park cleared a House committee 20-17. Congress.gov

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Governor candidates file with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, and state law limits how that data may be reused, so we link to it instead. Wisconsin Ethics Commission, Wisconsin State Legislature

Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission

Words and record

Where statements meet the record

Each card is labeled narrowly, by rule, and states its own limit.

Tom Tiffany

Taking the gray wolf off the endangered list

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His House office says he wrote the bill to take the gray wolf off the endangered list, and that it passed the House with votes from both parties.

“He authored the Pet and Livestock Protection Act”

Source: Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany, Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany

What the record shows · Dec 18, 2025

The bill, H.R. 845, names Rep. Lauren Boebert as sponsor. Tiffany signed on as a cosponsor the day it was filed. The House passed it 211-204 on December 18, 2025, with his vote and five Democratic votes. It has sat in a Senate committee since.

Sources: Congress.gov, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

Limit: Congress lists one sponsor per bill, so the record can't show who wrote it. His office's earlier release says he and Boebert introduced it together.

Tom Tiffany

Health insurance costs

Matches stated direction

What they say

He says extending the pandemic-era health insurance subsidies would bail out insurers, and that more choice and competition would lower premiums instead.

“bailing out insurers again is not the solution”

Source: Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany

What the record shows · Jan 8, 2026

He voted for H.R. 6703, which expands association health plans, adds oversight of drug-benefit managers and funds cost-sharing payments. It passed 216-211. Three weeks later he voted against H.R. 1834, which extends the larger premium tax credits. It passed 230-196. Neither is law.

Sources: U.S. Government Publishing Office, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

Limit: His votes match what he said. Whether either bill would lower premiums is a forecast this record can't test.

Tom Tiffany

A land bill for a Wabeno business

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His House office says his bill to help a small business in Wabeno passed the House.

“Tiffany's Legislation to Help Wabeno Small Business Clears House”

Source: Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany

What the record shows · Jul 22, 2025

He sponsored H.R. 3937, which would transfer a piece of national forest land to a Wabeno concrete company. The House passed it 410-1 on July 22, 2025. A Senate committee backed it in June 2026, and it has been on the Senate calendar since July 2026.

Sources: Congress.gov, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

Limit: Passing the House is not becoming law. The Senate has not voted.

Tom Tiffany

Making the Apostle Islands a national park

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His House office says his bill to make the Apostle Islands Wisconsin's first national park cleared a House committee.

“Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act advanced out of the House Committee on Natural Resources”

Source: Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany

What the record shows · Feb 11, 2026

He introduced H.R. 5497 in September 2025. On February 11, 2026, the Natural Resources Committee voted 20-17 to send it to the House, with changes. The House has not voted on it.

Sources: Congress.gov

Limit: A committee vote is an early step. The bill is not law.

Tom Tiffany

Wisconsin's 2017 mining law

Record does not bear out the claim

What they say

Running for governor, he said he helped write the state's last mining law, and that it gave local communities control.

“We also provided for local control”

Source: PBS Wisconsin

What the record shows · Dec 11, 2017

In 2017 he was lead author of Senate Bill 395, which ended the state's “prove it first” limit on sulfide mining. It passed as the Assembly's copy, which he cosponsored and voted for, and became 2017 Wisconsin Act 134. The Act has the state post mine plans locally and notify local clerks and libraries, but notice to local governments was already law. It also repealed the section that let local governments take part as a party in the permit hearing.

Sources: Wisconsin State Legislature, Wisconsin State Legislature, Wisconsin State Legislature, Wisconsin Legislative Council, Wisconsin State Legislature, Wisconsin State Legislature, Wisconsin State Legislature, PBS Wisconsin

Limit: He didn't name the bill; we read it as the 2017 law, the last one he led. Mines must still meet local zoning, but that rule is older than the Act, and local governments can still ask for a hearing after the state decides.

Tom Tiffany

Federal taxes on tips and overtime

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign site says he voted to end federal taxes on tips and overtime.

“I voted to eliminate federal taxes on tips and overtime”

Source: Tiffany for Wisconsin

What the record shows · Jul 4, 2025

He voted for H.R. 1 in May and July 2025. It became law on July 4, 2025. It lets workers deduct up to $25,000 in tips and up to $12,500 of the extra pay for overtime from federal income tax, through 2028. The deductions shrink for incomes over $150,000.

Sources: Congress.gov, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Government Publishing Office

Limit: His vote is on record. The law caps the tax break and ends it after 2028; it doesn't end the tax.

Tom Tiffany

Keeping power plants open

Matches stated direction

What they say

In a 2025 letter, he asked Wisconsin's utility regulators to keep all of the state's power plants running and not close coal plants early.

“we must keep all of our current power plants online”

Source: Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany

What the record shows · Dec 16, 2025

He voted for H.R. 3632, which would let federal regulators, on a complaint from a state utility commission or grid operator, order a power plant to keep running if service is likely to fall short. It would also make owners give five years' notice before closing one. It passed the House 222-202 on December 16, 2025, and sits in a Senate committee.

Sources: U.S. Government Publishing Office, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

Limit: His letter asked state regulators to keep plants open; this bill would let federal regulators order it. It is not law.

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Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. Occurred Aug 26, 2026

    race event

    The ballot is set

    The official sample ballot prints two tickets for governor: Tiffany and Varnam, and Crowley and Godlewski, plus a write-in line.

    La Crosse County Clerk
  2. Occurred Jan 8, 2026

    race event

    Tiffany votes no on health credits

    The House passes H.R. 1834, extending the larger premium tax credits, 230-196. Tiffany votes no.

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Government Publishing Office
  3. Occurred Dec 18, 2025

    race event

    House passes wolf bill

    H.R. 845 passes 211-204, with Tiffany's vote. It has not moved in the Senate.

    Congress.gov Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  4. Occurred Jul 4, 2025

    race event

    Tips and overtime tax break becomes law

    H.R. 1 becomes law after the House agrees to it 218-214, with Tiffany's vote.

    U.S. Government Publishing Office Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
  5. Occurred Jun 29, 2019

    race event

    Youth prison follow-up law

    2019 Wisconsin Act 8 becomes law. Crowley was a co-author in the Assembly and Tiffany a cosponsor in the Senate.

    Wisconsin State Legislature
  6. Occurred Dec 11, 2017

    race event

    Sulfide mining moratorium ends

    The bill Tiffany led becomes 2017 Wisconsin Act 134, passed as the Assembly's copy. The Senate vote was 19-14, with his vote.

    Wisconsin State Legislature Wisconsin State Legislature Wisconsin State Legislature

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