
Protasiewicz’s endorsements speak just as loudly as her words
Political candidates’ endorsements often speak volumes about how an elected official will handle critical issues.
In the case of Judge Janet Protasiewicz, candidate for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, her endorsements astonishingly speak just as loudly as her own words, which are already bluntly liberal and arguably unethical.
“In regard to the progressive label,” she says, “I embrace that [label] when it comes to issues such as gerrymandering, when we talk about the maps, when we talk about marriage equality, when we talk about women’s rights and women’s rights to choose.”

Why Not Janet Protasiewicz
“What I would tell you is that [on] the bulk of issues, the myriad number of issues, there’s no thumb on the scale,” said WI Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz recently, according to the MacIver Institute, “but I will also tell you that I’ll call them as I see them and I’ll tell you what my values are in regard to this particular issue because this issue [abortion] is so critically important.”
So, according to Janet Protasiewicz, “there’s no thumb on the scale”; and yet, she has been quite open about her views and values:
- “[The state legislative district maps] are rigged, period. I’m coming right out and saying that. I don’t think you could sell to any reasonable person that the maps are fair.” Except for the US Supreme Court justices who ruled just last year that Wisconsin’s maps are legally permissible.
- “Women have, for the last 50 years…relied on the Roe v. Wade case. They’ve relied on it to be able to make their own decisions regarding bodily autonomy,” Protasiewicz said in an interview with WKOW.
- Said another way in one of her ads: “I believe in a woman’s freedom to make her own decision on abortion. It’s time for a change.”
Despite the fact that Wisconsin’s Code of Judicial Conduct specifically states that “a judge, candidate for judicial office, or judge-elect should not manifest bias or prejudice inappropriate to the judicial office,” Protasiewicz seems to feel quite comfortable in at a minimum, signaling to Wisconsin voters how she intends to rule on cases. And we should pay attention to that because that means she has no true regard for the rule of law.
If Protasiewicz’s stance on major issues weren’t already made clear, here’s what she said just last month on WKOW’s Capital City Sunday:
- “In regard to the progressive label, I embrace that when it comes to issues such as gerrymandering, when we talk about the maps, when we talk about marriage equality, when we talk about women’s rights and women’s rights to choose.”
There’s no mistaking how Protasiewicz would rule on major cases affecting life, marriage, and elections in Wisconsin—cases that could alter the future of Wisconsin for at least the next decade.
Now, contrast that with what Justice Dan Kelly, Protasiewicz’s opponent in the April 4 election, said in a recent PBS Wisconsin interview:
“…if you think as a candidate that you should be virtue signaling to attract the votes of a certain body of Wisconsinites, what you’re telling them is that you are not — you are not committed to the constitutional order, and you’re telling them that the politics should have a role in the court, even if you don’t intend to follow through on that, what you’re telling the voters is that it should have a role, and I think that’s extraordinarily problematic because when people come in to this room so that the court can hear their case, what people of Wisconsin want to know, with absolute certainty, is that everyone on that bench is going to follow the law.”
The difference in judicial approach is pretty clear.
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The results are in – here’s how the WI Supreme Court primary race played out
A pivotal election took place in Wisconsin on Tuesday. This race has garnered nationwide attention and involvement because the balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake. Will it remain conservative or flip to liberal?
The race, which the New York Times calls “the most consequential American election on the 2023 calendar,” is expected to be the most expensive judicial election in American history. Over $8.7 million has already been spent on advertising.
While four candidates were on the ballot, voters voted for only one. The top two candidates move on to the general election in April. Two candidates leaned liberal—Janet Protasiewicz and Everett Mitchell—and two leaned conservative—Daniel Kelly and Jennifer Dorow. The winner of the race will serve a 10-year term.
Gather Signatures!

Between now and June 1, candidates for congress, assembly and senate need to get signatures for their nomination papers. Vote Right Wisconsin has put together a list of candidates that need your assistance with getting signatures to get on the ballot for this fall’s election.

- Download the official nomination paper for your candidate of choice and fill out the bottom portion of the paper with your “circulator” information.
- GET SIGNATURES of those who support your candidate!
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NOTE: Nomination papers do NOT need to have 10 signatures in order to be tallied. They can have anywhere from 1-10 signatures, and every single one counts!
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Congressman Bryan Steil – 1st Congressional District
Peter Theron – 2nd Congressional District
Derrick Van Orden (Endorsed by 3rd Congressional District GOP Caucus) – 3rd Congressional District
Tim Rogers (Primary) – 4th Congressional District
Cindy Werner (Primary) – 4th Congressional District
Scott Fitzgerald (Endorsed by 5th Congressional District GOP Caucus) – 5th Congressional District
Congressman Glenn Grothman – 6th Congressional District
Tom Tiffany – 7th Congressional District
Congressman Mike Gallagher – 8th Congressional District

Cherie Link (Primary) – 10th Senate District
Rob Stafsholt (Primary) – 10th Senate District
Joan Ballweg – 14th Senate District
Sen. Duey Stroebel – 20th Senate District
Sen. Patrick Testin – 24th Senate District
Sen. David Craig – 28th Senate District
Eric Wimberger – 30th Senate District
Dan Kapanke – 32nd Senate District

Rep. Shae Sortwell – 2nd Assembly District
Rep. Ron Tusler – 3rd Assembly District
Aaron McClendon – 10th Assembly District
Orlando Owens – 11th Assembly District
Ozell Cox – 12th Assembly District
Rep. Rob Hutton – 13th Assembly District
Linda Boucher (Primary) – 14th Assembly District
Bonnie Lee (Primary) – 14th Assembly District
Rep. Joe Sanfelippo – 15th Assembly District
Rep. Jessie Rodriguez – 21st Assembly District
Rep. Janel Brandtjen – 22nd Assembly District
Rep. Jim Ott – 23rd Assembly District
Rep. Dan Knodl – 24th Assembly District
Rep. Paul Tittl – 25th Assembly District
Rep. Terry Katsma – 26th Assembly District
Rep. Gae Magnafici – 28th Assembly District
Rep. Shannon Zimmerman – 30th Assembly District
Rep. Cody Horlacher – 33rd Assembly District
Rep. Rob Swearingen – 34th Assembly District
Calvin Callahan (Primary) – 35th Assembly District
Rep. John Jagler – 37th Assembly District
Rep. Barbara Dittrich – 38th Assembly District
Rep. Kevin Petersen – 40th Assembly District
Rep. Jon Plumer – 42nd Assembly District
Beth Drew – 43rd Assembly District
Terry Lyon – 46th Assembly District
Rep. Tony Kurtz – 50th Assembly District
Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt – 52nd Assembly District
Rep. Michael Schraa – 53rd Assembly District
Rachel Cabral-Guevara – 55th Assembly District (Primary)
Rep. Dave Murphy – 56th Assembly District
Eric Beach – 57th Assembly District
Rep. Rick Gundrum – 58th Assembly District
Rep. Timothy Ramthun – 59th Assembly District
Rep. Robert Brooks – 60th Assembly District
Rep. Robert Wittke – 62nd Assembly District
Crystal Miller – 65th Assembly District
Rep. Rob Summerfield – 67th Assembly District
Rep. Jesse James – 68th Assembly District
Rep. Nancy Lynn Vandermeer – 70th Assembly District
Rep. Scott Krug – 72nd Assembly District
James Bolen – 74th Assembly District
David Armstrong – 75th Assembly District
Rep. Ken Skowronski – 82nd Assembly District
Rep. Chuck Wichgers – 83rd Assembly District
Rep. Mike Kuglitsch – 84th Assembly District
Rep. James Edming – 87th Assembly District
Rep. John Macco – 88th Assembly District
Drew Kirsteatter – 90th Assembly District
Rep. Treig Pronschinske – 92nd Assembly District
Rep. Loren Oldenburg – 96th Assembly District