Attorney General Candidate Preview

All of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) Commissioners--the Attorney General, State Treasurer and the Secretary of State-- are up for election in 2022. BCPL Commissioners oversee the Common School Fund, so these races are very important and will have an impact on school library funding. 

State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski is not seeking re-election and is instead running for a U.S. Senate seat, so the race for state treasurer is wide open and has a crowded field of candidates. Both Attorney General Josh Kaul and Secretary of State Doug La Follette are running for re-election and face challengers. 

Candidates are currently circulating nomination papers to get on the ballot. Nomination papers are due by June 1. 

If a primary is required for any of the races, it will be held August 9. The General Election will be held on November 8, 2022. 

We have spent the last week previewing the candidates in each of the three races and are concluding the series today with a preview of the Attorney General race. 

Attorney General Candidates

Josh Kaul (D-Madison), Incumbent

Kaul says that if re-elected, he will work to pass gun safety measures, take steps to make schools safer and provide more support for addiction programs. Kaul was first elected Attorney General in 2018. 

 

Campaign Website: https://www.joshkaul.org/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/JoshKaulWI/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshkaulwi

Eric Toney (R-Fond du Lac)

Toney says he is running to "restore the Department of Justice’s mission to fight crime, support law enforcement, protect families, and enforce the rule of law." Toney is currently the Fond du Lac County District Attorney. 

Campaign Website: https://erictoney.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricToneyWI

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericjtoney

Karen Mueller (R-Chippewa Falls)

Mueller says that if elected, she will "investigate and prosecute allegations" of: hospital homicides related to COVID patients; vaccine injuries and deaths; and election violations and fraud, including de-certifying the 2020 Presidential Election results. Mueller is currently an attorney in Chippewa Falls. 

Campaign Website: https://www.mueller4ag.com/

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Adam Jarchow (R-Middleton)

Jarchow says he is running on a platform of restoring election integrity; stopping violent crime and backing the badge; standing with parents; fighting Biden lawlessness and mandates; and stopping Madison bureaucrats. Jarchow is currently an attorney and previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. 

Campaign Website: https://adamforag.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdamForAG/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamForAG/

Matthew Joseph Bughman (L-Muskego)

Bughman is listed as a candidate on the Wisconsin Elections Commission website, but does not appear to have a campaign website or social media at this time. 

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