Election 2026

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Issue record

Public safety

In short

Tiffany's campaign would back police, oppose early release for violent criminals and sex offenders, and ban sanctuary policies. Crowley's campaign would change state funding so cities and counties can pay for police and fire departments, and says he put opioid settlement money into treatment and prevention. On the record, Crowley voted for the 2018 law ordering the state's youth prisons closed and co-wrote the 2019 follow-up that moved the deadline to July 2021.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Tom Tiffany

Would back police, end “soft-on-crime policies” and oppose early release for murderers, violent criminals and sex offenders. Would ban sanctuary policies statewide.

David Crowley

Would change state funding so cities and counties can pay for “well-trained police and fire departments.” Says he put county opioid settlement money into treatment and prevention.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    David Crowley: Matches stated record claim

    He voted for the 2018 closing law, which a committee wrote, and co-wrote the 2019 follow-up law that kept the plan going and moved the deadline to July 2021.

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    His campaign says he co-wrote legislation to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, the state's youth prisons, and replace them with smaller sites closer to home. In 2017 he co-wrote a bill for a youth facility in Milwaukee County, closer to home. It died. The 2018 law that ordered the closing had no named authors; a committee wrote it. He voted for it, and it passed the Assembly 95-0. In 2019 he co-wrote the follow-up law, 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, which kept the plan going and moved the closing deadline from January 1 to July 1, 2021. Limit: The law he co-wrote was a follow-up, not the one that first ordered the closing.

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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. 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

  3. David's Recordhttps://www.crowleyforwi.com/Record

    Crowley for Wisconsin · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. His account of his record in the Assembly and as county executive.

    candidate statement

    For: David Crowley: campaign position; David Crowley: Matches stated record claim

  4. 2017 Assembly Bill 953, juvenile correctionshttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/ab953

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Introduced by the Committee on Corrections, with no individual authors. Became 2017 Wisconsin Act 185, which required Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake to close. Published 2018-03-31.

    official legislative record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated record claim

  5. 2017 Assembly vote 281, AB 953 passagehttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/related/votes/assembly/av0281

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    2018-02-21. Passed 95-0. Crowley: Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated record claim

  6. 2017 Assembly vote 343, AB 953 concurrencehttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/related/votes/assembly/av0343

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    2018-03-22, concurring in the Senate substitute. Passed 90-0. Crowley: Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated record claim

  7. 2019 Assembly Bill 188, juvenile secure custody facilitieshttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/ab188

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Introduced 2019-04-25 by 35 representatives including Crowley, with Senate cosponsors including Tiffany. Became 2019 Wisconsin Act 8, published 2019-06-29.

    official legislative record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated record claim

  8. Act memo: 2019 Wisconsin Act 8 (document)

    Wisconsin Legislative Council · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Calls Act 8 trailer legislation to Act 185. It moves the Lincoln Hills closing deadline from January 1, 2021 to July 1, 2021.

    official legislative record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated record claim

  9. 2017 Assembly Bill 468, Milwaukee County youth facilityhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/ab468

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Relating to a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility in Milwaukee County. Introduced 2017-08-07 by Representatives Young, Crowley, Bowen and others. Failed to pass 2018-03-28. His 2017 legislator page also lists AB 102, a study of Missouri's small-facility model, among his co-authored bills.

    official legislative record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated record claim

  10. Representative David Crowley, 2017 sessionhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/legislators/assembly/1634

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The Legislature's biography and his authored and co-authored bills. It lists 2017 AJR 10 among his co-authored proposals.

    official legislative record

    For: David Crowley: Matches stated record claim