The Wisconsin Examiner reports that Tom Tiffany’s gubernatorial campaign received personal air travel from Leonard Boltz, a county GOP chair who has promoted election conspiracy claims. The article examines their connections and Tiffany’s changing public statements about the 2020 election.
Trump-endorsed candidate for Tiffany’s former congressional seat who received a donation from Boltz
ALSO MENTIONED Adam Steen, Election denier who campaigned to unseat Robin Vos; Brad Schimel, Political candidate named among recipients of Boltz’s donations; Cory Mason, Racine mayor whose name was used without permission in absentee ballot requests; Cory Tomczyk, State senator named among recipients of Boltz’s political donations; Eric Hovde, Former Republican Senate candidate whose loss to Tammy Baldwin was questioned; Harry Wait, Election-conspiracy proponent convicted of impersonating voters to request absentee ballots; Janel Brandtjen, Former state representative who promoted election-conspiracy claims; John McCain, Former presidential candidate named as a recipient of Boltz’s past donations; Leonard Boltz, Langlade County Republican Party chair and pilot for Tiffany’s campaign; Lindee Brill, State representative shown alongside Boltz at a 2024 video appearance; Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator targeted by efforts to remove her; Michael Gableman, Former state Supreme Court justice who led a review of the 2020 election; Peter Bernegger, Election-conspiracy advocate who disputed Hovde’s loss and received a party payment; Rebecca Kleefisch, Republican political figure named among recipients of Boltz’s donations; Robin Vos, Wisconsin Assembly speaker discussed in connection with the election-conspiracy movement and efforts to challenge his authority; Terry Brand, Former Langlade County Republican Party chair who worked with Boltz and was named in a campaign-finance matter; Timothy Ramthun, Former state representative who advocated for a cyber forensic election audit
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Trump-endorsed candidate for Tiffany’s former congressional seat who received a donation from Boltz
ALSO MENTIONED Adam Steen, Election denier who campaigned to unseat Robin Vos; Brad Schimel, Political candidate named among recipients of Boltz’s donations; Cory Mason, Racine mayor whose name was used without permission in absentee ballot requests; Cory Tomczyk, State senator named among recipients of Boltz’s political donations; Eric Hovde, Former Republican Senate candidate whose loss to Tammy Baldwin was questioned; Harry Wait, Election-conspiracy proponent convicted of impersonating voters to request absentee ballots; Janel Brandtjen, Former state representative who promoted election-conspiracy claims; John McCain, Former presidential candidate named as a recipient of Boltz’s past donations; Leonard Boltz, Langlade County Republican Party chair and pilot for Tiffany’s campaign; Lindee Brill, State representative shown alongside Boltz at a 2024 video appearance; Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator targeted by efforts to remove her; Michael Gableman, Former state Supreme Court justice who led a review of the 2020 election; Peter Bernegger, Election-conspiracy advocate who disputed Hovde’s loss and received a party payment; Rebecca Kleefisch, Republican political figure named among recipients of Boltz’s donations; Robin Vos, Wisconsin Assembly speaker discussed in connection with the election-conspiracy movement and efforts to challenge his authority; Terry Brand, Former Langlade County Republican Party chair who worked with Boltz and was named in a campaign-finance matter; Timothy Ramthun, Former state representative who advocated for a cyber forensic election audit
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