Election 2026

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Issue record

Energy and climate

In short

Tiffany's campaign would stop closing reliable power plants and back next-generation nuclear power. Crowley's campaign would invest in solar, energy retrofits and clean infrastructure. Tiffany voted for a House bill letting federal regulators order a plant to keep running if service is likely to fall short; it is not law. Crowley's campaign says he nearly halved county emissions; county operations cut them 46% from 2005 to 2023, about three-quarters before he took office in 2020.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Tom Tiffany

Would stop closing reliable power plants and back next-generation nuclear power. In Congress he urged regulators to keep coal plants open, citing manufacturing and data centers.

David Crowley

Would invest in solar power, energy retrofits and clean infrastructure, which he says will create union jobs.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Tom Tiffany: Matches stated direction

    He voted for a House bill letting federal regulators order a plant to keep running if service is likely to fall short, which passed 222-202 and is not law.

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

  2. official action

    David Crowley: Matches stated direction

    County operations cut emissions 46% from 2005 to 2023, but about three-quarters of that drop came before he took office in 2020.

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    His campaign says he has already cut Milwaukee County's emissions nearly in half. County operations cut emissions 46 percent from 2005 to 2023, from 209,154 metric tons to 113,789. By 2019, the year before he took office, they were already down about 35 percent, to 136,347. About three-quarters of the drop came before he was county executive. In May 2026 the county put the cut at 48 percent through 2024. Limit: County operations cut emissions 46% from 2005 to 2023, but about three-quarters of that came before he took office in 2020.

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  1. Tom Tiffany's Plan for a Brighter Future for Wisconsinhttps://tomtiffany.com/solutions/

    Tiffany for Wisconsin · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His governor platform. Confirmed as his: the campaign site's other pages carry a “Paid for by Tiffany for Wisconsin” line. The site blocks our reader, so the owner loaded it in a browser on 2026-09-23, and quotes are checked against that saved copy.

    candidate statement

    For: Tom Tiffany: campaign position

  2. Tiffany demands PSC prioritize baseload power sourceshttps://tiffany.house.gov/media/press-releases/tiffany-demands-psc-prioritize-baseload-power-sources-ensure-affordable-energy

    Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany · Published Jun 5, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His letter to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission asking it not to close coal plants early.

    official office record

    For: Tom Tiffany: campaign position; Tom Tiffany: Matches stated direction

  3. David's Planhttps://www.crowleyforwi.com/Plan

    Crowley for Wisconsin · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. His plan as governor.

    candidate statement

    For: David Crowley: campaign position; David Crowley: Matches stated direction

  4. H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025, as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3632eh/html/BILLS-119hr3632eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Lets federal regulators, on a complaint from a state commission or grid operator, order a generating unit to keep running, and requires five years' notice before a planned retirement. Referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2025-12-17; not law.

    official legislative record

    For: Tom Tiffany: Matches stated direction

  5. House roll call 342, 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Passage of H.R. 3632, 2025-12-16. Passed 222-202. Tiffany: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Tom Tiffany: Matches stated direction

  6. Milwaukee County Climate Action 2050 Plan (April 2025) (document)

    Milwaukee County · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The county's climate plan, filed as File 25-262. Gives county operations' emissions as 209,154 metric tons in 2005 and 113,789 in 2023, a 46 percent drop, and lists David Crowley as County Executive. The Board resolution on the same file prints 2005 as 207,154, which would give 45 percent; the desk uses the plan's figure. The plan's 2005 and 2016-2022 figures come from the county's ClearPath inventories; its 2023 vehicle-fleet figure was modeled on 2022 data.

    official office record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated direction

  7. Climate Action 2050 Plan: Emissions Assessment Report, File 23-986 (document)

    Milwaukee County · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    An audit of the county's ClearPath inventories, filed 2023-11-08. Appendix A, Table 5 gives county operations' emissions by year: 2018 141,979; 2019 136,347; 2020 111,789 metric tons. This is the series the plan's 2005 and 2023 figures come from. The county's first inventory (File 20-318, April 2020) used earlier methods and put 2018 at 146,678; it is not mixed in. sha256 69f2f820.

    official office record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated direction

  8. File 20-318, cover memo (document)

    Milwaukee County Office of Sustainability · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Cover memo for the county's first emissions inventory, dated April 10, 2020 and copied to Chris Abele as County Executive. Abele still held the office that day.

    official office record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated direction

  9. File 20-383, appointment letter (document)

    Office of the Milwaukee County Executive · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Dated May 6, 2020, from David Crowley, County Executive, appointing a department director. With the April 10 memo, it puts his start as county executive between those dates. sha256 9180dc48.

    official office record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated direction

  10. Crowley highlights emission reductions in county operationshttps://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/County-Executive/News/Milwaukee-County-Executive-David-Crowley-Highlights-Emission-Reductions-in-County-Operations

    Office of the Milwaukee County Executive · Published May 19, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The county's Office of Sustainability reports a 48 percent cut in county operations' emissions through 2024, against 2005. File 26-415, which the release cites, does not print that figure, and the 2024 inventory itself was not read. The site blocks our reader; checked against a copy saved 2026-09-24, sha256 9afcf29c.

    official office record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated direction