WI-GOV: Tom Tiffany (R) criticizes campaign finance loophole he voted to enact into law

New reporting from the Wisconsin Examiner found that U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) recently expressed uncertainty about a campaign finance loophole, which he previously voted for as a state senator.

During an interview with PBS Wisconsin published last week, Zac Schultz of “Here & Now” asked Tiffany how much money he expects to raise in his bid for governor. Tiffany responded by begrudgingly acknowledging that a lot of campaign money flows through Wisconsin because of a campaign finance loophole in state law.

“Yeah, a lot. We’re budgeting to raise $40 million,” Tiffany said. “We’ll see if we get there. But, you know, Wisconsin, because of that pass-through loophole, I call it the ‘billionaire loophole’, there’s just so much money that comes into Wisconsin. But, you know, you can cry about it or you can compete. We choose to compete. And but we’re hoping to raise $40 million.”

The loophole stems from Wisconsin Act 117, which was passed by Republicans and signed into law by former Gov. Scott Walker (R) in 2015. The law eliminated a $10,000 cap that individual donors could contribute to political candidates and committees. Contribution limits to party and legislative campaign committees were also eliminated, allowing unlimited money to flow into campaigns.



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